releases: http://www.cardin.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/cardin-statement-on-the-release-of-mikhail-khordorkovsky
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| http://www.cardin.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/cardin-statement-on-the-release-of-mikhail-khordorkovsky | Cardin Statement on the Release of Mikhail Khordorkovsky | 2013-12-20 | 2013 | 2013-12 | Democrat | House | MD | Benjamin Cardin | C000141 | www.cardin.senate.gov | legacy | December 20, 2013 Cardin Statement on the Release of Mikhail Khordorkovsky WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, released the following statement: "Freeing political prisoners is always a good thing and necessary step. Releasing Mikhail Khodorkovsky and others brings Russia closer to where it should be as a modern European state. It is too early to tell if this could lead to broader reform. For now, I share the joyful anticipation of those who may get to greet 2014 in freedom and the company of loved ones." Print Email Tweet Next Article | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |