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Russia accuses Khodorkovsky and other exiled Kremlin critics of conspiring to seize power

Russia's Federal Security Service accused Mikhail Khodorkovsky and 22 Anti-War Committee members of terrorism and plotting a violent government overthrow, with potential life sentences if convicted.

  • Russia's Federal Security Service opened a criminal case against Mikhail Khodorkovsky and other critics, accusing them of plotting to seize power and forming a terrorist organization.
  • The investigation includes 22 members of the Russian Antiwar Committee, which opposes the war in Ukraine.
  • Khodorkovsky denied the accusations, calling them absolutely false and stating their work is public and humanitarian.
  • He claimed that the Kremlin views the Council of Europe initiative as a significant threat to its power.
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Businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once the richest man in Russia and the former head of the Yukos oil giant who now lives in exile in Israel, is on trial in Russia for allegedly founding a “terrorist” organization aimed at overthrowing the Russian government. The FSB, the Russian secret service, announced this on Tuesday, adding that other people including legendary chess player Garry Kasparov and former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov a…

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Russia accuses Khodorkovsky of plot to seize power

Russia authorities have alleged businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky and other prominent Kremlin critics are plotting to violently seize power...

·Canberra, Australia
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The anti-war committee of Putin's opponent and former oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky accuses the regime of violent overturning intentions. The action has to do with the Ukraine war.

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Mediazona broke the news in on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
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