Exiled Russian Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky said in an interview with FRANCE 24 from London that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is political "suicide" for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who "cannot win in Ukraine, even if he manages to take Kyiv or Kharkiv". This war is the result of an "emotional decision" by Putin, the former oligarch said.
Once the richest man in Russia, Mikhail Khodorkovsky spent ten years in prison for what he says were false accusations by the Kremlin. He has lived in exile in London since his release from jail in 2013.
