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24/12/2013

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Stephen Sackur talks to oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky following his release from prison.

Stephen Sackur speaks to Mikhail Khodorkovsky in Berlin. Recently pardoned and released by President Putin, for ten years the former oil tycoon was Russia's most famous prisoner.

In a special edition of HARDtalk from Berlin, Stephen Sackur speaks to Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Recently pardoned and released by President Putin, for ten years the former oil tycoon was Russia's most famous prisoner, after falling out with the president and paid the heaviest of prices. Now he is staying in a Berlin hotel, reunited with his family, and reflects on his past, present and future.

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