EU kremlinologists are watching the trial of fallen oil baron Mikhail Khodorkovksy to see if Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has the power to make good on promises of legal reform.
Mr Khodorkovsky, the founder of now-defunct oil firm Yukos, stands accused of stealing over €20 billion from the company in a new trial which opened in Moscow on Tuesday (3 March).
Once Russia's richest man, he fell from grace in 2003 after promoting political transparency and human rights. He has spe...
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.