U.S.-Russia row over Khodorkovsky

Narayan Lakshman Washington: A strident exchange of official statements between the United States and Russia has followed in the wake of the guilty verdict for Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russian businessman convicted of embezzling billions of dollars worth of oil money. On Monday, Mr. Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev were found guilty of siphoning and then laundering money from their oil company Yukos. Shortly after the verdict was announced U.S. Secretary of State Hillary…
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U.S.-Russia row over Khodorkovsky

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