Putin: Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin: The move, along with an amnesty for the two jailed members of the Pussy Riot punk band and the 30-member crew of a Greenpeace protest ship, appears designed to assuage international criticism of Russia's rights record ahead of February's Winter Olympics in Sochi, Putin's pet project, according to The Star. Khodorkosky found guilty again MOSCOW Jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky will be pardoned, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday in a surprise decision that will let his top foe and Russia's formerly richest man out of prison after more than a decade. More on thestar.com (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.