Is Putin a puppet? Interview with Mikhail Khodorkovsky - BBC Newsnight

Mikhail Khodorkovsky tells Emily Maitlis the atmosphere has dramatically changed for all Russians living in London. In this interview he alleges that Russia's President is surrounded by criminal gangs - who may now have more power than Putin himself.

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