Russia's Khodorkovsky: Putin Is 'Naked King' Facing Economic Ruin, Discord

Former Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky described Vladimir Putin on Thursday as a "naked king" and warned that the Kremlin chief is presiding over an economy that will weaken further, eventually provoking a battle between rival clans in Moscow. "Putin with bare chest isn't a mighty leader: He is a naked king," Khodorkovsky told an audience in London. Once Russia's richest man, Khodorkovsky was arrested in 2003 after falling foul of Putin...

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