Mikhail Khodorkovsky
@khodorkovsky.com
A leader of the Russian opposition, reformer. Ex-political prisoner (2003–2013). Follow for insights on current events in Russia and beyond.
My book 'How to Slay a Dragon: Building a New Russia After Putin' is available here — https://a.co/d/ai95jkW
My book 'How to Slay a Dragon: Building a New Russia After Putin' is available here — https://a.co/d/ai95jkW
Ukraine struck a Russian tanker in the Mediterranean last month. Cutting off oil profits is the obvious motive.
🧵 But what @dossier_center found in the crew records hints at why these ships might matter beyond sanctions
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🧵 But what @dossier_center found in the crew records hints at why these ships might matter beyond sanctions
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January 13, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Ukraine struck a Russian tanker in the Mediterranean last month. Cutting off oil profits is the obvious motive.
🧵 But what @dossier_center found in the crew records hints at why these ships might matter beyond sanctions
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🧵 But what @dossier_center found in the crew records hints at why these ships might matter beyond sanctions
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Russian soldier to his sister: "They send us as cannon fodder while commanders sit in bunkers shouting 'Forward!' They shake us down for money, fill their pockets, then send us to die so we can't come back for what's ours"
January 9, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Russian soldier to his sister: "They send us as cannon fodder while commanders sit in bunkers shouting 'Forward!' They shake us down for money, fill their pockets, then send us to die so we can't come back for what's ours"
The newest punishment in Putin’s army: burying soldiers up to their necks when they refuse to die on command.
Two cases from a paratrooper unit show clearly how commanders are treating their own wounded men.
Two cases from a paratrooper unit show clearly how commanders are treating their own wounded men.
January 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
The newest punishment in Putin’s army: burying soldiers up to their necks when they refuse to die on command.
Two cases from a paratrooper unit show clearly how commanders are treating their own wounded men.
Two cases from a paratrooper unit show clearly how commanders are treating their own wounded men.
Let’s call things by their proper names: Maduro’s capture is not a victory for international law. It is a demonstration of Western — above all American — power, and of a readiness to use that power in international politics. [1/3]
January 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Let’s call things by their proper names: Maduro’s capture is not a victory for international law. It is a demonstration of Western — above all American — power, and of a readiness to use that power in international politics. [1/3]
Putin now admits what the Kremlin has denied for months: Russia's war-driven growth is over.
Labor reserves are exhausted, unemployment — at record lows, and no solutions in sight.
Key takeaways from his annual Direct Line broadcast: [1/13]
Labor reserves are exhausted, unemployment — at record lows, and no solutions in sight.
Key takeaways from his annual Direct Line broadcast: [1/13]
January 5, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Putin now admits what the Kremlin has denied for months: Russia's war-driven growth is over.
Labor reserves are exhausted, unemployment — at record lows, and no solutions in sight.
Key takeaways from his annual Direct Line broadcast: [1/13]
Labor reserves are exhausted, unemployment — at record lows, and no solutions in sight.
Key takeaways from his annual Direct Line broadcast: [1/13]
2025 in review: Remember the Crimean Bridge bombing?
8 men who were likely innocent got life sentences for it.
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8 men who were likely innocent got life sentences for it.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
2025 in review: Remember the Crimean Bridge bombing?
8 men who were likely innocent got life sentences for it.
🧵(Read on)
8 men who were likely innocent got life sentences for it.
🧵(Read on)
Russia's "import substitution" policy is a cruel joke and has created a catastrophic dependence on China.
How the promise of independence led to a humiliating reality of isolation and decline. 🧵 [1/18]
How the promise of independence led to a humiliating reality of isolation and decline. 🧵 [1/18]
December 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Russia's "import substitution" policy is a cruel joke and has created a catastrophic dependence on China.
How the promise of independence led to a humiliating reality of isolation and decline. 🧵 [1/18]
How the promise of independence led to a humiliating reality of isolation and decline. 🧵 [1/18]
As the year draws to a close, a chilling question hangs over Russia's literary realm: If Dostoevsky isn't immune, who is?
The Kremlin's censorship reached unprecedented levels in 2025, and the trend is ominous.
🧵Here's what you need to know: [1/13]
The Kremlin's censorship reached unprecedented levels in 2025, and the trend is ominous.
🧵Here's what you need to know: [1/13]
December 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
As the year draws to a close, a chilling question hangs over Russia's literary realm: If Dostoevsky isn't immune, who is?
The Kremlin's censorship reached unprecedented levels in 2025, and the trend is ominous.
🧵Here's what you need to know: [1/13]
The Kremlin's censorship reached unprecedented levels in 2025, and the trend is ominous.
🧵Here's what you need to know: [1/13]
If you think Russia’s nuclear weapons are constrained by procedure, you are dangerously wrong.
There is no "Red Button." There is just one man, and a room full of people too afraid to stop him, latest investigation by @dossier_center shows:
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There is no "Red Button." There is just one man, and a room full of people too afraid to stop him, latest investigation by @dossier_center shows:
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December 12, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If you think Russia’s nuclear weapons are constrained by procedure, you are dangerously wrong.
There is no "Red Button." There is just one man, and a room full of people too afraid to stop him, latest investigation by @dossier_center shows:
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There is no "Red Button." There is just one man, and a room full of people too afraid to stop him, latest investigation by @dossier_center shows:
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In 2012, this man ran the campaign of Putin’s “rival.”
Today, he supports Putin and the war — yet is still afraid to speak openly.
You can’t support Putin and claim to support free speech. End of story.
Today, he supports Putin and the war — yet is still afraid to speak openly.
You can’t support Putin and claim to support free speech. End of story.
December 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
In 2012, this man ran the campaign of Putin’s “rival.”
Today, he supports Putin and the war — yet is still afraid to speak openly.
You can’t support Putin and claim to support free speech. End of story.
Today, he supports Putin and the war — yet is still afraid to speak openly.
You can’t support Putin and claim to support free speech. End of story.
While Brussels argues about frozen funds, Putin’s goal is simple: have sanctions lifted so Russia's industry stops decaying.
Because this is where China can't — and won't — replace Europe.
Because this is where China can't — and won't — replace Europe.
December 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
While Brussels argues about frozen funds, Putin’s goal is simple: have sanctions lifted so Russia's industry stops decaying.
Because this is where China can't — and won't — replace Europe.
Because this is where China can't — and won't — replace Europe.
The most dangerous moment in dealing with the Kremlin is when Putin opens his mouth.
He guaranteed Prigozhin’s safety weeks before blowing him out of the sky; promised peace in Ukraine days before launching an invasion.
🧵 We may have to deal with him, but we must never trust him
He guaranteed Prigozhin’s safety weeks before blowing him out of the sky; promised peace in Ukraine days before launching an invasion.
🧵 We may have to deal with him, but we must never trust him
December 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The most dangerous moment in dealing with the Kremlin is when Putin opens his mouth.
He guaranteed Prigozhin’s safety weeks before blowing him out of the sky; promised peace in Ukraine days before launching an invasion.
🧵 We may have to deal with him, but we must never trust him
He guaranteed Prigozhin’s safety weeks before blowing him out of the sky; promised peace in Ukraine days before launching an invasion.
🧵 We may have to deal with him, but we must never trust him
With the release of Epstein files pending, let me remind what we've uncovered:
Convicted sex-trafficker worked directly with an FSB officer who ran Putin's elite St. Petersburg Economic Forum. We have their emails
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Convicted sex-trafficker worked directly with an FSB officer who ran Putin's elite St. Petersburg Economic Forum. We have their emails
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December 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
With the release of Epstein files pending, let me remind what we've uncovered:
Convicted sex-trafficker worked directly with an FSB officer who ran Putin's elite St. Petersburg Economic Forum. We have their emails
🧵(Read on)
Convicted sex-trafficker worked directly with an FSB officer who ran Putin's elite St. Petersburg Economic Forum. We have their emails
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A Russian man who yelled at an 11-year-old for wearing a hat with a 'Z' on it just got 4.5 years in a maximum-security prison.
🧵 He was already serving time when he said the wrong thing to 8 inmates.
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🧵 He was already serving time when he said the wrong thing to 8 inmates.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A Russian man who yelled at an 11-year-old for wearing a hat with a 'Z' on it just got 4.5 years in a maximum-security prison.
🧵 He was already serving time when he said the wrong thing to 8 inmates.
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🧵 He was already serving time when he said the wrong thing to 8 inmates.
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We must stop the killing immediately. But we cannot do so by sacrificing Ukraine's sovereignty.
Giving into Kremlin's calculated attempts to disarm the victim is dangerous as it can trigger a bigger and more dangerous war in Europe. 🧵 1/4
Giving into Kremlin's calculated attempts to disarm the victim is dangerous as it can trigger a bigger and more dangerous war in Europe. 🧵 1/4
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
We must stop the killing immediately. But we cannot do so by sacrificing Ukraine's sovereignty.
Giving into Kremlin's calculated attempts to disarm the victim is dangerous as it can trigger a bigger and more dangerous war in Europe. 🧵 1/4
Giving into Kremlin's calculated attempts to disarm the victim is dangerous as it can trigger a bigger and more dangerous war in Europe. 🧵 1/4
The epitome of Putin's fear: drummer Vladislav Leontyev in a St. Petersburg courthouse.
He's part of a young street band that performed songs by artists declared "foreign agents."
He's part of a young street band that performed songs by artists declared "foreign agents."
November 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The epitome of Putin's fear: drummer Vladislav Leontyev in a St. Petersburg courthouse.
He's part of a young street band that performed songs by artists declared "foreign agents."
He's part of a young street band that performed songs by artists declared "foreign agents."
Putin's biggest fear has been exposed.
As a Russian dissident who spent 10 years in his prisons, I can tell you it's not sanctions or missiles. It's the rising legitimacy of the Russian opposition.
🧵 And that legitimacy just got a major boost.
As a Russian dissident who spent 10 years in his prisons, I can tell you it's not sanctions or missiles. It's the rising legitimacy of the Russian opposition.
🧵 And that legitimacy just got a major boost.
October 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Putin's biggest fear has been exposed.
As a Russian dissident who spent 10 years in his prisons, I can tell you it's not sanctions or missiles. It's the rising legitimacy of the Russian opposition.
🧵 And that legitimacy just got a major boost.
As a Russian dissident who spent 10 years in his prisons, I can tell you it's not sanctions or missiles. It's the rising legitimacy of the Russian opposition.
🧵 And that legitimacy just got a major boost.
Trump's new sanctions won't work, but Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv might. Putin isn't a politician, he's a mob boss who only understands force.
🧵Here's why the recent talk of long-range weapons has rattled him, and what needs to happen next: [1/12]
🧵Here's why the recent talk of long-range weapons has rattled him, and what needs to happen next: [1/12]
October 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Trump's new sanctions won't work, but Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv might. Putin isn't a politician, he's a mob boss who only understands force.
🧵Here's why the recent talk of long-range weapons has rattled him, and what needs to happen next: [1/12]
🧵Here's why the recent talk of long-range weapons has rattled him, and what needs to happen next: [1/12]
In 2019, Putin pompously opened a gas pipeline to China.
Just 6 years later, having lost its lucrative European market, Gazprom finds itself drowning in a staggering $72.7 billion of debt 1/9
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Just 6 years later, having lost its lucrative European market, Gazprom finds itself drowning in a staggering $72.7 billion of debt 1/9
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October 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
In 2019, Putin pompously opened a gas pipeline to China.
Just 6 years later, having lost its lucrative European market, Gazprom finds itself drowning in a staggering $72.7 billion of debt 1/9
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Just 6 years later, having lost its lucrative European market, Gazprom finds itself drowning in a staggering $72.7 billion of debt 1/9
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This is Sergey, a 19-year-old Russian conscript. He refuses to fight in Ukraine, and warns that any contract 'signed' by him would be coerced.
🧵 Sergey is far from alone — [1/8]
🧵 Sergey is far from alone — [1/8]
October 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This is Sergey, a 19-year-old Russian conscript. He refuses to fight in Ukraine, and warns that any contract 'signed' by him would be coerced.
🧵 Sergey is far from alone — [1/8]
🧵 Sergey is far from alone — [1/8]
I am not an expert but... is Putin's ombudswoman, who has an ICC arrest warrant for unlawfully transferring Ukrainian kids, on camera casually admitting to... unlawfully transferring a Ukrainian kid?
October 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I am not an expert but... is Putin's ombudswoman, who has an ICC arrest warrant for unlawfully transferring Ukrainian kids, on camera casually admitting to... unlawfully transferring a Ukrainian kid?
If you had any illusions about Putin's rule and his war, look at this: a regular Russian school.
A boy in tactical gear stands while classmates kick him; his peers were shown photos of corpses and not allowed to call parents.
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A boy in tactical gear stands while classmates kick him; his peers were shown photos of corpses and not allowed to call parents.
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October 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
If you had any illusions about Putin's rule and his war, look at this: a regular Russian school.
A boy in tactical gear stands while classmates kick him; his peers were shown photos of corpses and not allowed to call parents.
1/5🧵(Read on)
A boy in tactical gear stands while classmates kick him; his peers were shown photos of corpses and not allowed to call parents.
1/5🧵(Read on)
Is Putin's grip on power weaker than it seems?
I believe so. A single misstep could be his last.
🧵 Here're his top 3 vulnerabilities
I believe so. A single misstep could be his last.
🧵 Here're his top 3 vulnerabilities
October 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Is Putin's grip on power weaker than it seems?
I believe so. A single misstep could be his last.
🧵 Here're his top 3 vulnerabilities
I believe so. A single misstep could be his last.
🧵 Here're his top 3 vulnerabilities
Putin now calls me a terrorist — for nothing more than opposing his war.
This means life in prison if I return to Russia and it's nothing new. What's truly unpleasant is that this label authorizes violence against me and my allies abroad. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXtO...
This means life in prison if I return to Russia and it's nothing new. What's truly unpleasant is that this label authorizes violence against me and my allies abroad. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXtO...
Exiled Russian oligarch: Putin sent signal to Trump he's ready for Ukraine deal
YouTube video by Sky News
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October 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Putin now calls me a terrorist — for nothing more than opposing his war.
This means life in prison if I return to Russia and it's nothing new. What's truly unpleasant is that this label authorizes violence against me and my allies abroad. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXtO...
This means life in prison if I return to Russia and it's nothing new. What's truly unpleasant is that this label authorizes violence against me and my allies abroad. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXtO...