EGP declines vs. USD at Thursday's close    Euro area inflation rises to 2.0% in October '24 – flash estimates    IF YOU LOVE SOMEONE WHO SMOKES, GIVE THEM THE FACTS    Asian stocks slide as chip sector weakens    Egypt's Minister of Environment highlights biodiversity issues at COP16    Egypt's Agriculture Minister meets Syrian, Bahraini counterparts to boost cooperation in Amman    Al-Qassam Brigades targets Israeli vehicles in eastern Gaza    ACUD, DP World, and GAFI sign MoU to develop free zone in New Capital    Egyptian government encourages increased mutual investment with Bahrain: Finance Minister    A Tale of Two Cities: Alexandria hosts 2nd edition of exhibition celebrating Greek, Egyptian cultural ties    Egypt, Djibouti leaders discuss strengthening ties, regional issues    Egypt's FM affirms commitment to Sahel security, offers support to Niger    Egyptian banking sector support underprivileged communities in Alexandria – CBE    Afghanistan signs $163m deal for cement plant    US tightens tech investment rules for China    Biden unveils $3b investment to strengthen US port infrastructure    Military Production, Environment Ministers inaugurate banana fiber recycling plant    Luxor Museum to host exhibition on 19th century antiquities inspection tours    Nourhan Kamal Wins 2024 Helmi Sharawy Award for African Studies    Egypt observes Intl. E-waste Day, highlights recycling efforts    Egypt's military capabilities sufficient to defend country: Al-Sisi    Al-Sisi emphasises water security is Egypt's top priority amid Nile River concerns    Cairo Opera House hosts grand opening of Arab Music Festival, Conference    Grand Egyptian Museum ready for partial trial run on October 16: PM    Colombia unveils $40b investment plan for climate transition    Kabaddi: Ancient Indian sport gaining popularity in Egypt    Ecuador's drought forces further power cuts    Al-Sisi orders sports system overhaul after Paris Olympics    Basketball Africa League Future Pros returns for 2nd season    Egypt joins Africa's FEDA    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    A minute of silence for Egyptian sports    Paris Olympics opening draws record viewers    Who leads the economic portfolios in Egypt's new Cabinet?    Financial literacy becomes extremely important – EGX official    Motaz Azaiza mural in Manchester tribute to Palestinian journalists    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



Ukraine Crisis: Khodorkovsky Warns On Russia Sanctions
Published in Amwal Al Ghad on 22 - 05 - 2014

Former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has warned against further sanctions on Moscow for its role in Ukraine's current crisis.
In an interview with the BBC, he said Europe risked playing into the hands of nationalists trying to isolate Russia.
Instead, he urged EU leaders to help Ukraine become more stable, saying this could encourage change in Russia.
Mr Khodorkovsky was Russia's richest businessman until he fell out with the Kremlin and spent 10 years in prison.
He has taken a keen interest in the crisis in Ukraine since being released and sent into exile abroad at the end of last year.
Mr Khodorkovsky told the BBC that Ukraine had entered a "slow burn civil war" but he said he did not believe Russian President Vladimir Putin was planning to invade eastern Ukraine.
Mr Putin had "lost control" of events in Russia's neighbour, Mr Khodorkovsky said, citing the Kremlin's recent inability to stop a referendum by pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk.
But he said Europe's reaction to events in Ukraine threatened to exacerbate renewed Russian nationalism, stirred up by the Russian president's annexing of Crimea.
Mr Khodorkovsky argues that EU leaders should avoid further sanctions on Moscow and concentrate their efforts on encouraging political reform in Kiev.
Russia could become even more authoritarian, he says, if the situation in Ukraine deteriorates and allows Mr Putin to exploit a power vacuum in the country.
The BBC's Bridget Kendall in Moscow says Mr Khodorkovsky is not without his critics.
He was seen by many Russians as one of the hated class of oligarchs, who made their fortunes in semi-legal circumstances in the chaotic years following the Soviet Union's collapse.
But his arrest and long years of incarceration turned him from Russia's richest oil tycoon into the country's most famous political opponent of President Putin, our correspondent says.
Timeline: Mikhail Khodorkovsky
1963 - Born in Moscow, son of chemical engineers
1981 - Enters Mendeleyev Chemistry Institute, Moscow
1980s - Sets up computer software business with fellow students
1987 - Founds Menatep bank
1995 - Buys Yukos for $350m, with Menatep assuming $2bn in debt
2003 - Arrested for tax evasion, embezzlement and fraud
2004 - First court case begins
2005 - Found guilty on six of seven charges, jailed for eight years
2007 - Yukos declared bankrupt
2010 - Convicted of embezzlement and money laundering
December 2013 - President Putin pardons him after a request for clemency and he is flown to Germany
Source : BBC


Clic here to read the story from its source.