Mikhail Khodorkovsky, former oil tycoon and once the richest man in Russia, fell out of favor with President Vladimir Putin in 2003. In his new book, “The Russia Conundrum,” Khodorkovsky recounts his dealings with Putin and his 10 years in prison. He describes for The World’s host Marco Werman how the Russian leader’s “mafia clan” operates, and the stakes in Putin’s Ukraine gambit.
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