Summary
Russia's Federal Security Service charged exiled oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky with terrorism, accusing him of trying to create a terrorist group and planning to seize power violently. The charges involve a group backed by Khodorkovsky that opposes the war in Ukraine. Khodorkovsky, once a prominent businessman in Russia, has been a critic of President Vladimir Putin.
Key Facts
- Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) opened a criminal case against Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
- Khodorkovsky is accused of creating a terrorist organization and plotting to seize power.
- The charges relate to a group opposed to the war in Ukraine.
- Khodorkovsky previously spent 10 years in prison on fraud charges, which many viewed as politically motivated.
- After his release in 2013, Khodorkovsky left Russia, receiving a presidential pardon.
- Russia's Kremlin has increased prosecutions against dissenters of its Ukraine war narrative.
- Khodorkovsky was designated a "foreign agent" by Russia soon after the Ukraine war began.
- He has since positioned himself against the Russian government, advocating for political reform.
