Khodorkovsky Says Putin Fabricated Conflict With West As Distraction
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The Russia-Ukraine conflict has no short-term solution and is part of a fabricated conflict with the West to distract everyday Russians from corruption and incompetence, a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.
Mikhail Khodorkovsky told an audience in Washington on June 17 that no real rapprochement with Russia was possible so long as Putin remained in charge.
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“The current confrontation with the West is absolutely artificial,” he said, speaking through a translator.
“They desperately need an image of an enemy who would distract the attention of the populace from the corruption and inefficiency that exists.”
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