Putin's re-election: Russian opponent Khodorkovsky calls for not recognizing the result. Former oil tycoon spent ten years in prison after opposing Mr.

Putin in the early 2000s. Since his release in 2013, he has taken refuge in London where he finances opposition platforms. On Sunday, Mr. Khodorksi met Yulia Navalnaïa, the widow of the opponent Alexeï Navalny who died in prison in February, in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin.