Russian journalist Arkady Dubnov spoke about a conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin at his residence in Novo-Ogaryovo near Moscow in 2008, where they discussed the case of ex-head of the oil company Yukos, Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

Details Dubnov led on the air "Echo of Moscow".

"I have a personal example of those, say, opportunities to communicate with him when I was in the Kremlin bullet. In 2008, far away, he left the post of president in the premiere, and gave the so-called dumping in Novo-Ogaryovo for journalists writing the Kremlin's pool. Then there was a buffet table, so to speak, there were good drinks and snacks. And Vladimir Vladimirovich talked to all, spoke absolutely openly in his manner very loyal, "he said..

"And at some point I approached him, realizing that you can ask a question that, in general, worried me. I asked: "Vladimir Vladimirovich, tell me, why do you hate Khodorkovsky so much?" Around me a group of colleagues. He said: "Yes, his hands are on the elbow in the blood". I say: "Why, Vladimir Vladimirovich, why are they being tried for him, why is he being tried for tax crimes?" - "Well," he says, "what, you do not know? They are bringing in bags, so to speak, Money to the prosecutor's office, to the courts ". I say: "So this is what, it turns out that these are the results of your 8 years?" And then my colleague pulls at the hem of his jacket and says: "Arkady, stop, what are you?" - added the journalist.

After that, according to Dubnov, Putin was also asked about the case of Svetlana Bakhmina, YUKOS vice-president..

"At this point, I'm distracted, and another colleague from a Russian agency well-known asks:" Vladimir Vladimirovich, and for what sits Svetlana Bakhmina ". Then Vladimir Vladimirovich pauses and says: "Who is this?" Can you imagine that Putin did not know the name of the person who thundered with Khodorkovsky? That is, he pauses to, so to speak, understand how to answer. To him this colleague answers: "Well, this is the accountant of Yukos" - "Accountant? The accountant always sits," he remembered.

The journalist noted that Putin believed and convinced himself that Khodorkovsky was a murderer, whose hands are elbows in the blood.

"He believed it, because he gave it out, so to speak, just perfectly natural, and on his face was absolutely full convinced that ... Not that he believes, but what is true. But it was amazing, because then we understand the course of events, right? And only then, when it was necessary to dissolve a new case against Khodorkovsky, here, they again gave out this idea of ??

his involvement in the murder of the mayor of Nefteyugansk, in my opinion. Well, here's a story, "- accented Dubnov.

"Therefore for me, Vladimir Vladimirovich is the greatest example, so to speak, of a native of this corporation, which does honor, in general, to the professionalism of these people," he concluded..

As reported by the "Observer", earlier Khodorkovsky told about the contract with Putin about the change of power in Russia.

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