breaking news this hour on r.t. international reports say x. tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky may have already walked free after the russian president vladimir putin signed his pa. stripped of its full mocks the european union loses its top credit rating. and tense budget negotiations inside the block. for syria so it is community pressing for a seat at the negotiating table for the upcoming geneva peace talks hoping to grab the opportunity to secure their independence and their rights. this hour's top headlines from around the world it's r.t. international with me rule resewn a very warm welcome to you today reports are now saying that mikhail khodorkovsky may have already left the prison where he was serving the sentence for embezzle mint and fraud it comes less than one hour off the president putin signed a pardon for the former tycoon who had fallen amnesty plea let's get more on this now go to chris going off now joining us live here on the program what do we know yet god has he already walked out. well first of all i'd like to apologize for the sound problems that you may be hear

breaking news international mikhail khodorkovsky lands in germany after being released from prison in russia after president putin signed a pardon what he called humanitarian principles. the idea that the people don't deserve access to knowledge because people cannot deal with. co-producer of a movie which shows just how hard it can be for whistleblowers to get the truth in print. and syria's embattled kurds take their ambitions for autonomy to a new level demanding a seat at next month's international peace talks in switzerland our top stories this. hour from a studio city here in moscow which has turned eight pm this is international so after a decade of incarceration. is free russia's most high profile prisoner left jail and traveled to germany board a private jet let's get the latest now from. who is in berlin tell us peter what have you heard from the german officials who've obviously greeted khodorkovsky. well apparently received a warn your visa or on arrival to berlin shauna feld airport now he left the airport in a motorcade protected by police along with the for the germa

but the idea of a pardon for former russian tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky was unexpected to say the least rather really with. the news came absolutely out of the blue last time i spoke with him was back in august and he didn't show any intention of filing a petition i totally support any decision of his he needs to be set free his children and even grandchildren grew up without him a four hour q. and a and not one question about fred of course ski and then this if you don't know who the kospi recently wrote a petition asking me to pardon him he spent more than ten years in prison this is a serious punishment he saw as humanitarian reasons saying his mother is sick and i believe taking jus account of all the circumstances it's possible to take a respective decision and in the near future i will sign a decree to pardon him the former c.e.o. and founder of the oil company yukos built a fortune that made him russia's richest man after the collapse of the soviet union snapping up state assets at a bargain price in often dubious circumstances other course the fall from grace began in octo

released one of pussy riot's members after mikhail khodorkovsky says he will work to get other political prisoners out of jail. >> german chancellor angela merkel helped broker the deal for his freedom. ryan chilcote joins us from berlin with the details. please be advised, some of our pictures do contain flash photography. weekend was the first time that mikhail khodorkovsky has announced -- has addressed the press as a freeman in more than a decade. he walked into that rest conference, that is where you got flash photography. he was greeted like a rockstar. i have not seen a kind of pandemonium in more than 20 years as a reporter. room was absolutely packed. the cameraman and i were not even -- were not even able to get a camera position as we were stuck behind hundreds of people. they were just trying to get a photo of the man as they applauded him and he came into the room. when you take that kind of reception coupled with where this was happening, a museum at checkpoint charlie, all of the cold war symbolism was there. perfect situation to be the freedom fighter and lash o

from behind bars to berlin former russian tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky is in germany looking forward to being reality with his family following his pardon i'm released from prison. defense as a price eight and a half trillion dollars goes on a kind and for less than two decades as part of the effort to keep the pentagon running. and friday prayers turned violent in egypt as police just supporters of president he was protesting against the law restricting demonstrations. are welcome it's nice to have you company you watching. international just hours after being released from prison mikhail khodorkovsky is back in the lap of luxury for more oil tycoon was one of russia's richest men before being jailed a decade ago but following his presidential pardon he jumped on a private jet flew to bird lane and is now in a five star hotel all correspondents are following the story in russia randi let's cross live peter oliver and lindsey france first to you paint he's in you're outside the five star hotel where he's believed to be staying right now who is picking up the bill for this extravagant

for the tycoon president putin's decision to pardon mikhail khodorkovsky may have caused a bombshell at home but it's only a reserve reaction of. the syrian kurdish community presses for a seat at the negotiating table the upcoming geneva peace talks hoping to grab the opportunity to secure their rights. and on the team of wiki leaks journalists make a road movie about their mission to blow the whistle we talk to one of them about changing the world. it is friday morning here in moscow it's r.t. international with me roar from everybody here thanks for joining us one of russia's highest profile prisoners for oil tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky is set to walk free president putin said he'll pardon him after getting his appeal for clemency. he has spent a decade in jail on tax evasion charges and the announcement of his release came as a big surprise as a tease and he said now it reports. he may well be one of the most well known prisoners in the world but the idea of a pardon for former russian tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky was unexpected to say the least read really with. the new

putin made a surprise announcement saying he plans to pardon mikhail khodorkovsky, who spent more than than a decade in jail. khodorkovsky was once russia's richest man. and a potential rival enough putin. then he became the most famous political risen in russia, jailed for embezzlement. charges he tonight -- denied. >> mikhail khodorkovsky was arrested in october 2003. he has been in prison ever since, having been put on trial twice for fraud, theft, and money laundering. he is seen as a political prisoner because other oligarchs were not put on trial and because he alone had stayed in russia and continued to stand up to vladimir putin. putin has the blue, said he will pardon mikhail khodorkovsky. he has already spent more than 10 years in jail. it is a serious punishment. these are circumstances of a humanitarian nature. his mother is ill. i will soon sign an order about his pardon. >> mikhail khodorkovsky is close to in prison, the arctic circle and the announcement today appears to have taken his family and legal team by surprise. the decision follows on the heels of the amnes

tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky vows to help others in russia. thanked angela merkel for helping are secure his police. he was jailed for over a decade in prison. he is reuniting with his family. seemed to be a fairly wide reaching press conference. he covered a lot of ground, a lot of topics. what would you say some of the highlights were? >> well, what an amazing 36 hours mikhail khodorkovsky has had since arriving in by berlin. the press conference was quite chaotic at times. they didn't expect quite so many to show up. he thanked those who helped secure his freedom, one of those people were the german chancellor angela merkel. he was taken by surprise then found himself coming here to berlin. he said he wanted to fight for the freedom of those other political prisoners and he was also asked about going back to russia. and this is what he had to say: >> translator: mr. peskov press secretary to the russian president, said that nobody prevents me from returning to russia at any time. fortunately today, i don't have guarantees after this, i will be able to fly where i want for different re

misty for the ex tycoon president putin's decision to pardon mikhail khodorkovsky may have caused. the reaction of. the syrian kurdish community presses for a seat at the negotiating table the upcoming geneva peace talks hoping to grab the opportunity to secure their independent rights. and on the cover a team of wiki leaks journalists make a road movie about their mission to blow the whistle here what international we talked to one of them about how the leaks changing the world. it is friday morning here in moscow it's azzi international with me rule research from everybody here thanks for joining us today first of two a developing story for you here on the program the european union's credit rating has been dealt a blow standard and poor's has downgraded it from aaa to double a plus he said it's due to the weakening cohesion within the block and the overall credit worthiness of all member states of the move comes after france italy and spain suffered credit rating cuts in recent years plagued by the sovereign debt crisis and despite the downgrade s. and p. said the overall outlo

man. after 10 years in prison, mikhail khodorkovsky walks free . it may seems like written's -- eike putin para restroika. don't be so sure. show for ericast and i for the year. we are going to talk about the blackberry. if you thought things cannot get worse, think again. shares fell by more than 50% in the last quarter and losses were far worse than analysts anticipated. are actually rising this morning thanks to a separate announcement about a new partnership with foxconn. we have julie hyman and cory johnson to break this down. walk us through the foxconn partnership. is a five-year partnership, foxconn will take over some manufacturing and help market the phones in indonesia and asia. unclear about the financials in the conference call, how are they going to pay foxconn. there is some talk that maybe this would open more of a mass-market audience to blackberry products. it is not entirely clear. still have a strategy. that has been their big struggle. they change their business model a few years back to go into consumer products and try to grow that. now they are pulling

tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky is getting ready to meet the press after finally being reunited with his family in following his surprise release from prison. also this week eighty civilians are executed by islamist rebels in syria while western nations signal upcoming peace talks might not need a removal after all. and a big deal for ukraine russia agrees to buy fifteen billion dollars of its debt and slash the price of gas which. as it's rescued from bankruptcy. i welcome the watching r.t. international with me andrey farm now in a few hours mikhail khodorkovsky is set to give his first press conference since he was released from jail after ten years behind bars the man who was russia's most high profile prisoner is now in berlin where he was reunited with his parents and son on saturday artie's peter all of us has been watching the scene at the five star hotel where the x. tycoon is. and how to close he spent his first full day of freedom in ten years here in berlin and the out alone hotel just behind me now he met with his son pavol who flew from new york in order to in order to be w

pope told the crowd. once russia's richest man, mikhail khodorkovsky is now in berlin just days after his pardon by president vladimir putin. the ex-oil tycoon had spent more than 10 years in jail. mikhail khodorkovsky sat down for an exclusive interview with ryan chilcote and give us a firsthand glimpse of what it's like to actually live in a russian jail. >> describe your single most difficult day in prison. i had around 4000 difficult days. to say which was the most difficult is pretty tough. daye the most difficult [indiscernible] , or wheny the company i learned that the company's legal counsel had died. or maybe the toughest day was when i got knifed in the face. >> stabbed with a knife? >> it's difficult. >> what was the most difficult thing about prison? >> the most unpleasant part of prison was the feeling of wasting time. that stuff you can get used to if you have a little bit of self-discipline. i spent all of those years in prison under so-called double surveillance. >> a prison within a prison? >> yes, and even a third prison. level is where you are a prisoner like

desert. what is life like in a russian jail? mikhail khodorkovsky used to be russia's richest man until he was thrown in jail. now he is speaking out. ♪ >> this is lunch money on bloomberg television. we're also streaming live. today's moving pictures where the video is the story, and thailand officials want to delay an upcoming election after a riot by antigovernment protesters. clashes were sparked by demonstrators after they tried to disrupt february elections. protesters want election rules rewritten to make sure that the family of the prime minister does not keep control. shinzo abe became the first japanese prime minister to visit the shrine and seven years. it memorializes some world war ii criminals. pope francis delivered his first christmas day message to more than 100,000 people in front of the vatican. the pope called for peace on earth, citing conflicts in syria, south sudan, and elsewhere. peace calls for daily commitment, the pope told the crowd. once russia's richest man, mikhail khodorkovsky is now in berlin just days after his pardon by president vladimir putin. the

is r.t. international after a decade of incarceration mikhail khodorkovsky is free russia's most high profile prisoner left jail and traveled to germany on board a private jet went on. joins me now live so germany seems to be very involved in all of this hasn't it. well germany has been very involved in deed what we've seen is. arrive here burly in short a failed airport on a private jet there was apparently ordered for him by former foreign minister hans dietrich genscher he was the foreign minister in the eighty's and early ninety's now it turns out mr gain share has been instrumental in orchestrating this move of . leaving jail in russia and arriving here eventually in the evening time local time in berlin now he also it seems it organized him a one year shain gandee that it would allow him to to stay in the european union in the end zone there now speaking we understand now that he is in a hotel in central just needs of the brandenburg gate. just again she has since spoken on german television now in that in that interview that he give he said that mikhail khodorkovsky was gr

putin has freed mikhail khodorkovsky after nearly ten years in jail. peter sharp has more. >> reporter: president putin cannot be accused of hiding from the press. this is another four-hour media marathon. allowing the leader a golden opportunity to put a shine on the country's image abroad. he approved a pardon for the multi-billionaire, mikhail khodorkovsky. >> he has already spent more than ten years in jail. it's a serious punishment. he refers to circumstances of the humanitarian issue, his mother is ill, and i think it's possible to make that decision and i will soon sign an order about his pardon. >> reporter: just two days ago putin offered $15 billion of state investment to its troubled neighbor ukraine. a bailout to save floundering economy from bankruptcy. apparently no strings attached. even some conciliatory words directed at the european yuan yoon. >> are we against the association with europe? not at all. we simply say we have to protect our economy. we have a free trade agreement with ukraine. we cannot leave it unchanged if ukraine opens its doors to the e

on al jazeera this evening. we should find out more about mikhail khodorkovsky sunday. >> that is news of the russian oil tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky has been released from prison. >>> wreaths have been laid marking 25 years since the locker by bombing. >> it was a half hour from london to new york. 11 people on the ground died when wreckage of the plane hit the area. the bomber was released from jail in 2009 and he died in may last year. somsome like jim spire, whose daughter died in the bombing, do not believe that he was responsible. he has been investigating the event. >> not only were there extraordinary flaws in the security that should have protected the lives of our families, but we have been deceived. >> let's head to ukraine where there is fierce opposition to the president after a month of mass rallies began following his decision to reject an e.u. trade deal and following russia. >> reporter: from ukraine's east and south supporters from the orthodox church came to pray for solidarity with russia. >> western culture is not orthodox. western values, so-called euro stand

from behind bars to live in former russian tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky is in germany looking forward to being reunited with his family following his pardon i'm release from prison. here outside of the hotel where because he's believed to have spent his first night of freedom ten years we'll be bringing you all the latest on this story as it develops but at a price eight and a half trillion dollars goes on accounted for in less than two decades as part of the effort to keep the pentagon running. and friday prayers turned violent in egypt as police dispersed supporters of the president who were protesting against a law restricting demonstrations. casting twenty four seven live from moscow you're watching international. now just hours after being released from prison mikhail khodorkovsky is back in the lap of luxury the former oil tycoon was one of russia's richest men before being jailed a decade ago but following his presidential pardon he jumped on a private jet flew to berlin and is now in a five star hotel well earlier i spoke to our correspondents following the story in bo

mikhail khodorkovsky after more than a decade of imprisonment. ryan chilcote joins us now with more. around half an hour ago, he walked out of jail. >> that is right. ,bout 20 minutes after 12:00 russia is four hours ahead of us, this was up in the far north of russia. he was released from a prison there. he spent the last decade in prison. some of that time knitting gloves. he was before he went to jail russia's richest man about $13 billion. the principal owner of the country's largest company called ukos which eventually was optioned off and became the main of another will company. vladimir putin yesterday told russia reporters that mikhail khodorkovsky had requested a pardon. he said it was going to grant it. we learned about an hour ago that that pardon had been granted and we got the news that he indeed has been released from prison after 10 years in russian jails. >> ryan, do we know where he is going? >> the thinking is that he will now go to germany. president putin yesterday said that he was being released on humanitarian grounds. that he had requested to be released so he

at his first news conference as a free man former oil tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky says he's not interested in politics he wants to defend those whom he calls political prisoners. of a court finding a person guilty of murder i think it's very difficult for anyone to go and say he's guilty but he's not actually guilty because he's a political prisoner. also this hour radical islamist rebels in syria allegedly massacred dozens of civilians during a battle in the suburbs of the capital damascus. plus turkish police crackdown on protests corruption scandal that's put the other one government in the line of our top stories this hour. the look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly. magnates mikhail khodorkovsky says he has no interest in pursuing politics or being involved in business he held his first major news conference in the german capital where he flew directly after being released from jail after ten years of it is in. mikhail khodorkovsky entered into the press conference in a whirlwind of media hype into a room packed to the ra

president putin says he is ready to sign a pardon for russian tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky who spent more than a decade behind. and tax evasion. amnesty international says hardline syrian rebels have established a new form of tyranny enforcing a reign of terror with secret prisons where children as young as eight are. in prejudice london rejects an e.u. offer to fund food banks has put hundreds of thousands of people in britain going hungry on top stories. from a studio center here in moscow which just past midnight this is international president vladimir putin says he will sign a motion to jailed russian tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky the businessman he spent more than ten years behind bars for embezzlement has reportedly already filed a petition to be pardoned. has this report. the president was hosting a media conference which lasted over four hours but the biggest news came after it finished he was surrounded by journalists and someone asked the question about. and suddenly the president said that the former had asked him to be released and he says the man is already spent over ten

thirteen. and legal cases brought against russia's football tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky had to be reviewed the move by the country's highest court could lead to previous sentences being overturned. even if you just joined us a sense nine pm here in moscow when i was cavanagh in our top story tonight an hour to international hell fire missiles drones and fighter jets the iraqi military is about to get an upgrade from the united states the lethal aid is meant to help baghdad fight al qaeda linked groups gaining territories both in iraq and in syria can report. the iraqi prime minister asked for help because al qaeda is not just active in iraq but it's gaining territory to an extent that they're talking about in the islamic state the u.s. is now rushing dozens of hellfire missiles and surveillance drones to the iraqi government to combat this jihad is the insurgency there the cia is also reportedly helping them with targets inside iraq but al qaeda is gaining momentum in iraq largely because they've been able to establish a strong food hold in the neighboring syria so you have let's

mikhail khodorkovsky here to win he has to have done a lot of work prior to him arriving here in fact he met at the airport and help him achieve they helped him receive a visa for one year to allow him to stay inside the shamed end zone now the fact that we saw just again she leaving the hotel and he was in the same convoy of cars well that leads us to believe that mr hart of course he remains inside that central berlin hotel now in that interview that mr gaines you give to german television station he said that. he was very grateful to the mercy of blood amir putin for granting him his pardon now that echo statements that had been released by one of mr holocaust the spokespeople through a an open letter and which he thanked president putin for for granting him this this pardon on humanitarian grounds now in terms of response from the german government under miracles folks person released a statement saying the german chancellor welcome to make here to lynn and praised hans dietrich genscher for the work that the veteran diplomated had put in order to secure this she also spoke about the

announced the pardon of former oil tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky so who is khodorkovsky and what does his freedom mean artie's a nice and now we brings us up to speed. he may well be one of the most well known prisoners in the world but the idea of a pardon for former russian tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky was unexpected to say the least a four hour q. and a and not one question about her. and then this you know the course of the recently wrote a petition asking me to pardon him but he spent more than ten years in prison and this is a serious punishment he saw as humanitarian reasons and his mother is secure in the go i believe taking jew account of all the circumstances it's possible to take your respective decisions and in the near future i will sign a decree to pardon him the former c.e.o. and founder of the oil company yukos built a fortune that made him russia's richest man after the collapse of the soviet union snapping up state assets at a bargain price in often dubious circumstances rather caused the fall from grace began in october two thousand and three when he was arrested on

former russian tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky is getting ready to meet the press after finally being reunited with his family in following his surprise release from prison. also this week eighty civilians are executed by islamist rebels in syria while western nations signal upcoming peace talks might not need a sad removal after all. and a big deal for ukraine russia agrees to buy fifteen billion dollars of its debt and slash the price of gas which kiev hails as its rescue from bankruptcy. i. know that you're watching a weekly here on r.t. international now in a few hours time a chaotic of ski is set to give his first press conference since he was released from jail after ten years behind bars the man who was russia's most high profile prisoner is now in berlin where he was reunited with his parents and on saturday well let's go live now to the german capital and speak to artie's peter oliver. the hotel where he's staying for a number of hours apart from his close friends and families anyone caught a glimpse of him. well those that have been in to see him are few and far between has

i'm not planning to be involved in politics. mikhail khodorkovsky reveals his plans for the future at his first news conference as a free man but some questions about his past are being avoided. people consistently overlook the european court of human rights has repeatedly said that he's guilty but that never seems to get repeated. a suicide car bomb attack in syria claims the lives of up to seven children that comes amid allegations that is on this massacre of dozens of civilians in a damascus suburb. if you can't get into your home. you can. apparently not many would especially after a report claim that cancer causing chemicals were found in water samples collected near fracking sites in colorado. the latest developments and a look back at the top stories of the past seven days this is the weekly r.t. mikhail khodorkovsky says he will not pursue a career in either politics or business the former oil magnate outline his plans for the future of his first news conference and his release from jail. is a new months. i'm not wanting to be involved. already made clear in my letter to pr

mikhail khodorkovsky. it's important for your audience to know really who mikhail khodorkovsky was he's not some innocent businessman that was wrongly punished following the collapse of communism in russia the russian state was on its knees politically economically and legally and what emerged to take advantage of that was a very small group of very talented businessmen including mikhail khodorkovsky. flattr make isn't skee mikhail friedman of lot of time in who took advantage of that to buy up pretty much all the assets of the russian states prefer actually nothing and they made hundreds of millions of dollars they enrich themselves and by doing so the russians they lost everything they lost their safe and they lost their pensions they lost their insurance schemes and because of the actions of. khodorkovsky ordinary russians were thrown into. abject poverty into abject misery this is not a man who should be called the fires in the west the only reason he's being glorified in the west is because he's a critic and opponents of president putin a president who has made strong again. f

former russian tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky was unexpected to say the least bit of four hour q. and a and not one question about for the whole ski and then this but you don't know who the kosi recently wrote a petition on asking me to pardon him but i showed him where he spent more than ten years in prison and this is a serious punishment he saw as humanitarian reasons saying his mother is secure in the i believe taking jew account of all the circumstances it's possible to take a respective decision and in the near future i will sign a decree to pardon him the former c.e.o. and founder of the oil company yukos built a fortune that made him russia's richest man after the collapse of the soviet union snapping up state assets at a bargain price in often dubious circumstances rather caused the fall from grace began in october two thousand and three when he was arrested on charges of fraud and tax evasion he and his business partner plateau never dead were found guilty in two thousand and five and handed eight year sentences four years later fresh charges were brought against the two men a

stories of the past seven days this is the week going on r.t. . mikhail khodorkovsky says he will not pursue a career in either politics or business the former oil magnate outlined his plans for the future at his first news conference since he was released from jail. is a new month speaking. i'm not wanting to be involved in politics already made clear in my letter to president and confirmed many times i'm going to devote myself to social issues of. the struggle for power is just not for me. but it was despite the former president being flooded with question some aspects of his past were avoided by the media as peter oliver reports mikhail khodorkovsky entered into the press conference in a whirlwind of media hype into a room packed to the rafters with journalists many of whom were congratulating him on his release as a political prisoner however there is a nother side to the yukos saga one that's not often heard free after ten years is that some of these comments after his release of raised eyebrows i mean. some of my comrades remain in jail they are my fellow sufferers for examp

hearing from the german officials that. well the latest is that mikhail khodorkovsky is here in the german capital we believe but we can't confirm yet that he is in the market and along the hotel just down from the brandenburg gate in fact very close to where our studios are here now the reason we believe he's in that hotel is because former german foreign minister hans dietrich genscher was seen leaving not hotel now just again she has been instrumental apparently in securing a visa for mikhail khodorkovsky to allow him to come here to germany now we heard from russian prison authorities earlier on friday that said as soon as he left prison he was issued with a german passport with a father with a russian passport in order to allow him to travel but it appears that mr again she has been working behind the scenes along with the the german government here working with the russian government in order to push through a german visa for for him to allow him to come here to to live in now in terms of statements that we've heard regarding mikhail khodorkovsky arrival here a spokesperson fo

former russian tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky is getting ready to meet the press after finally being reunited with his family in the early following his surprise release from prison. also this week eighty civilians are executed by islamist rebels in syria while western nations coming peace talks might not just add removal after all . and a big deal for ukraine russia agrees to buy fifteen billion dollars of its debt and slash the price of gas which kiev hails as its rescue from bankruptcy. and i welcome you watching the weekly here on r.t. international. now in a few hours may hear what it called ski set to give his first press conference since he was released from jail after ten years behind bars the man who was russia's most high profile prisoner is now in berlin where he was reunited with his parents and son on saturday artie's peter oliver is following events later on sunday he's going to be holding a press conference where he'll meet the world's media and outline perhaps what he's going to be doing next we're all looking forward to seeing what he has to say it is a paid press co

. yes, it drives. first to russia where prison officials say mikhail khodorkovsky has been freed from jail. after president tin's surprise signing of apartment. overd been imprisoned for a decade. moscow with more on the details behind the release. yesterday, the news came as a surprise to everybody including saidrkovsky's lawyers who there was no way he signed a request for pardon. in previous years, he said he would not do that because it does imply that you except your guilt. what we are hearing from sources as morning is khodorkovsky was visited in prison by russian officials and told his mother was ill and an new case was being prepared against him. he was advised strongly to sign this piece of paper asking for a pardon. he did, indeed, do that. >> earlier, i spoke to douglas putint and asked him why made the decision now. >> it has taken a lot of people by surprise. khodorkovsky had been such a symbol. knew releasing him would have a big international residents, to say the least, at a time when russia has spent $50 billion on sochi. he has been under scrutiny for his humans righ

will press ahead. >> the russian oligarch mikhail khodorkovsky is a free man tonight after spending a decade in prison for tax evasion and embezzlement. he was once russia's richest man and used his wealth to fund opposition parties. yesterday, president clinton announced his intention to pardon his former political opponent on humanitarian grounds. today, it became a reality. beinghail khodorkovsky welcomed at berlin airport today by the former german foreign minister who helped negotiate his release. list away for his first taste of freedom, the former oligarch who became russia's most famous political prisoner. only this morning, he was still behind bars in this remote penal colony in northwest russia. then came the presidential decree to secure his liberty. himself whoutin confirmed he was prepared to offer clemency after mr. khodorkovsky requested a pardon so he could see his aging parents again. an extra ordinary turnaround after 10 years of rivalry between president and prisoner, a move no one was expecting. once mikhail khodorkovsky is a powerful oil magnate, russia's richest

about what is on the shopping list. mikhail khodorkovsky is a big story over the next 24 hours. the flak that vladimir putin designed a degree -- to create releasing him -- i wonder how long it will take him to release him from jail. we will watch and see we get any pictures on that. we're going to talk to karen karen parsons. -- catherine parsons. she was a business of the year later when her. we talked to her about what happens next in 2014 for her all zes and we are going n. we are going to be meditating. it is a year in which we have seen a great deal of stress among senior executives. we are going to be existing -- addressing that issue right here on the pulse. we have a leader on meditation. francine is really looking forward to this one. she is going to be sitting crosslegged in the corner of this studio. .> i tried a bit of that it just hasn't brought me down off the ceiling. we will see how it goes in 2014. i will see you in "the pulse." from meditation to companies that are on the move. it is toyota. they are targeting sales and profit growth in europe and russia next year. tha

businessman mikhail khodorkovsky is released from jail. >>> and this canadian team has struggled with a stutter all his life. >> i -- i -- it's my -- it's my way to co come -- come -- communicate. >> but you'll see what happens when he gets behind a mic. ♪ >>> the lists of countries that will attend peace talks on syria has been unveiled. the un special envoy says 26 countries including saudi arabia has been invited but iran remains the sticking point. let's go to james bays who joins us live from geneva. james this is the list, but it's not the final list, i understand. >> no, there is still discussion taking place. we had the meeting taking place here inning geneva, the last preparatory meeting. they are insisting that the peace talks are taking place on january 22nd. there is no stopping them, but most of the unresolved issues were not sorted out at this meeting. as you say they announced a list of 26 countries, but there is one country that is still under debate. this is what the ambassador had to say. >> translator: we were about to agree on one party, and i think you know what p

from behind bars to learn former russian tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky is in germany looking forward to being reunited with his family following his pardon i am released from prison. defense at a price eight and a half trillion dollars goes on accounted for in less than two decades as part of the effort to keep the pentagon running. and friday prayers turned violent in the police dispersed supporters of the ousted president who were protesting against the law restricting demonstrations. and i welcome you watching r.t. international coming to you live from moscow. now just as after being released from prison mikhail khodorkovsky is back in the lap of luxury the former oil tycoon was one of russia's richest men before being jailed a decade ago but following his presidential pardon he jumped on a private jet flew to berlin and is now in a five star hotel while our correspondents are following the story in russia and in germany so let's cross live now it's a roll over and lindsay fronts firstly to pay to his in in place a lot of questions being asked here firstly who's picking up this bi

quarter past the hour freed former oil mogul mikhail khodorkovsky may still be deciding exactly what to do next but one thing he says he knows for sure that he wants to get former associates out of prison one of them serving a life sentence for organizing several murders he claims he was behind bars unjustly you know all of her husband. after ten years in jail. has now decided will do is need found freedom and some of those plans have caused a few raised eyebrows. some of my comrades remain in jail they are my fellow sufferers for example my friend platon lebedev alexei protrusion says there are still other political prisoners in russia not only those related to the u. cos case i am free now and i'm asking you to think of it as something which symbolizes that the efforts of civil society can lead to the release of some people who no one thought would be able to walk free to chew good and was the head of security for his daughter coasties oil company you cos he's currently serving a life sentence for five counts of murder. in two thousand and seven a court convicted her children of or

sex with their. i. guess tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky is riding the wave of media hype these days with journalists across the globe seeking to interview the former high profile prisoner but important questions about his company's controversial actions back in the one nine hundred ninety s. ago and i'd asked such as how was you cause connected to the murder of a mayor in the city where the oil giant was registered that is ridiculous because spoke to the mayor's widow. at sort of the spike the fact that hunter kosky has escaped responsibility on those counts i'm convinced he's behind my husband's murder. why do you think the hoof was shot dead on his way to work with the whole thing yourself or your pilot he walked to work and he usually did and was shot he died from the last chart and the temple. it just was the if you got his money every game tightly wound with one of the most notorious legal sagas of the russian case from one thousand nine hundred five they were giant was based in new cue ganske and they taxes to the city and the region there that you guess was registered there so whe

i'm released from prison. outside of the hotel with mikhail khodorkovsky is believed to have spent his first night of freedom in ten years we'll be bringing you all the latest on this story as it develops plus as a price eight and a half trillion dollars goes on accounted for in less than two decades as part of the effort to keep the pentagon running. and friday turned violent in egypt as police dispersed supporters of the president who were protesting against illegal restricting demonstrations.

reunited a day after being released from a russian prison for oil tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky meets his son in the german capital and hopes to see the rest of his family. washington is told still raining unaccountable defense spending at the pentagon amounting to eight point five trillion dollars since nine hundred ninety six. new charges are thrown at egypt's in bottled former eleven hundred more see a prison break in twenty eleven as the latest show of dissent on the streets is stifled by police in the first time in my life that the child is locked up in the mildred reason for having a look at and while the ongoing political witch hunt in egypt knows no bounds we'll bring you the story of a fifteen year old boy it's run behind bars for how they approach him was his sign on his school really. international news live from moscow you're watching also international with me as you know. thanks for joining us. we haled holocaust he has not his son in berlin former oil tycoon flu strain to germany after being let out of a russian penal colony on friday following a presidential pardon all

god. from behind bars to burlington former russian tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky is in germany looking forward to being reunited with his family following his pardon and release from prison. defense at a price eight and a half trillion dollars goes on they counted for less than two decades is passed to keep the pentagon running. and friday prayers turned violent in egypt as police dispersed supporters of the president who were protesting against the law restricting demonstrations. there would welcome to you watching international now after a decade behind bars the man who was russia's highest profile prisoner is now in germany whiting to be reunited with his family mikhail khodorkovsky was released from a penal colony and arrived in berlin late on friday following a bombshell pardon by president putin let's get more details now from our teams in the france lindsay obviously he must be looking forward to seeing his family how soon will that happen do you think well very soon indeed and do we know that his mother plans to get to berlin as soon as possible in fact we just spoke wi

watching r.t. international with me andrew farmer. pardon former tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky says he won't engage himself in politics or business but will dedicate himself to helping he's imprisoned comrades at his first press conference following his release he said he needs to pay back its debts to those still behind bars artie's peter oliver looked into one of the cases of ski's associates mikhail khodorkovsky entered into the press conference in a whirlwind of media hype into a room packed to the rafters with journalists many of whom were congratulating him on his release as a political prisoner however there is a nother side to the yukos saga one that's not often heard. free after ten years this is that some of these comments after his release brings i bros i mean your property. some of my comrades remain in jail they are my fellow sufferers for example my friend platon lebedev alexei pictures and there are still other political prisoners in russia not only those related to the you cause case i am free now and i'm asking you to think of it as something which symbolizes that the effort

mikhail khodorkovsky killed come here the german chancellor in a statement from the chancellor spokesperson angle merkel spoke first and she paid she paid tribute to the work done by mr genscher in bringing holocaust ski here to germany and she also praised the work done by the german government behind the scenes in making this possible and well could be called holocaust skeered to germany. where he is just behind me in the outlawed hotel now enjoying his family reunion. peter over there in berlin where more analysis from hans friedrich von plots he's a diplomat and germany's former ambassador to russia it looks like but lin has been working very hard to get cortical out of jail what's in it for germany well there are two points one one is. that the fate of. holocaust ski touched many people here who felt. he didn't get proper legal treatment and the second thing is of course that relations with russia are very important for for germany and europe and in fact the world but this affect relations between moscow and berlin and anyway. sorry can you repeat it i can communicate but