| Author (Person) | Belton, Catherine |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 22.4.09 |
| Publication Date | 22/04/2009 |
| Content Type | News |
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Article reports that a Moscow court granted the early release from jail of a lawyer for fallen Yukos tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, April 2009, in another sign the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is seeking to present a more liberal image to the west. But analysts and opposition politicians cautioned that the steps looked like little more than gestures and said they were likely agreed first with Mr Putin, who has retained power as prime minister. |
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| Countries / Regions | Russia |
