Khodorkovsky almost sold Russia

According to the Lenta.Ru agency, the former general director of the National Strategy Council, Stanislav Belkovsky, has prepared another report, this time called "The Tragedy of Vladimir Putin", in which he informs the public about the true motives for the arrest of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, which became known to him, Stanislav Belkovsky.

According to Mr. Belkovsky, during his 2003 trip to the United States, Mikhail Khodorkovsky told George W. Bush's National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice that he was going to assume formal political power in Russia (i.e., become prime minister). ) and after that is ready to go for the complete nuclear disarmament of Russia.

For this, the former general director of Yukos allegedly expected to receive 50-60 billion US dollars for the nuclear weapons disposal program, and another 100 billion were to be received by Yukos shareholders for organizational services, a nationwide propaganda campaign and, as Belkovsky's report says, "the most symbolic important action - confirmation of the inevitability of the end of history in Washington style .

However, Khodorkovsky's proposal seemed too adventurous to the Americans, and they hastened to inform Russian President Vladimir Putin about it, reports Lenta.Ru.

Sources

• Belkovsky: US refused to buy Russian nuclear arsenal from Khodorkovsky for $160 billion // Lenta.ru. 2004. January 19.