In the summer of 2006 a Dutch tycoon told me in Moscow that Khodorkovsky would never leave prison as long as Putin was in power.
Tonight, I saw the documentary “Khodorkovsky” by Cyril Tuschi, definitely worth seeing, especially if you are interested in Khodorkovsky and/or the rigged judicial system in Russia. Mr. Tuschi’s movie doesn’t reveal anything surprising, but he makes clear that Mr. Putin holds a personal grudge against Mr. Khodorkovsky. Well, Mr. Putin strikes me as the kind of man who takes many things personally.