Khodorkovsky – once Russia's richest man and the founder of Open Russia, an alliance of progressive Russians – said Putin has no choice but to see the invasion of Ukraine through to the end to satisfy his political base of "patriotic nationalists".
"I am convinced that Putin cannot stop," he said.
With Western help, Kyiv could "crush Putin", Khodorkovsky said. And defeated, the Russian president would likely lose his hold on the country.
"Russian society is deeply marred by propaganda," he said. "But support for the war should not be overestimated."
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