Putin tells reporters about plans for a pardon . This comes as lawmakers back an amnesty law . Comment: Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to pardon jailed oligarch and Kremlin opponent Mikhail Khodorkovsky , he said Thursday . Russia has been criticized for its treatment of Khodorkovsky .
Putin tells reporters about plans for a pardon . This comes as lawmakers back an amnesty law . Comment: Russia has been criticized for its treatment of Khodorkovsky .