Even faced with Western sanctions over Russia 's incursion into Ukraine , Putin has convinced many Russians `` it 's those nasty Americans '' who are trying to punish Russia for its `` independent '' foreign policy . Former Russian oligarch Jill Dougherty spent the next 20 years in Siberian labor camp . Khodorkovsky is looking to unite European with `` European mindset , '' writes Mikhail Khodorkovsky . But prospects for Siberian civic life appear dim , at least for now , she says .
Former Russian oligarch Jill Dougherty spent the next 20 years in Siberian labor camp . Khodorkovsky is looking to unite European with `` European mindset , '' writes Mikhail Khodorkovsky . But prospects for Siberian civic life appear dim , at least for now , she says .