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How does Putin run Russia?

The Russian oligarch and exile Mikhail Khodorkovsky speaks about Putin's Russia.

The spotlight is about to fall on Russia as it hosts the World Cup after months of steadily worsening relations with the rest of the world after allegations that President Putin has ordered the poisoning of spies, the downing of an airliner and the invasion of Ukraine.

Nick Robinson speaks to the former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who fell out with Putin, was imprisoned by him then released but forced into exile. He has become the leading critic of the Kremlin and founder of the campaigning organisation Open Russia.

(Image: Vladimir Putin. Credit: Getty Images)

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