01 Jan 2005 Yukos: Who’s On First?

Posted at 00:45h in Blog by

Yukos says the German government of Gerhard Schroeder is helping Vladimir Putin finance the Russian state’s takeover of Yukos assets, the UK Independent reports.

Meanwhile, a top aide to Putin attended the trial of ex-Yukos CEO and Founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky in Moscow Friday, UPI says.

When following the Yukos saga, one increasingly needs a scorecard to remember which people are on which team.



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