Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Mikhail Khodorkovsky: Mr. Putins declaration that he was ready to pardon oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky after a decade behind bars came a day after Russias parliament passed an amnesty bill that will see other critics freed from prison, including two members of the anti-Putin punk band Pussy Riot, as well as 30 Greenpeace activists. The high-profile prisoner releases will help quiet mounting international criticism of Russias human-rights record ahead of the Olympics in February. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Obama sending gay athletes to Sochi as Harper says he #039;ll skip Olympics Russian President Vladimir Putin sent two messages on Thursday by announcing he plans to free his countrys most famous political prisoner. The first is that he is once more in complete control of his country. The second is that he badly wants the world to come to the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Putins marathon Q A session ends with surprise pardon of jailed oil tycoon (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.