Exiled Russian calls on those still in country to ‘sabotage’ Putin’s war

Mikhail Khodorkovsky claims armed resistance' may play role, although critics say mass opposition unlikely

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the exiled Russian businessman, has called on Russians still inside the country to launch a wave of sabotage" against state structures, with the aim of derailing Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine and destabilising his government.

Khodorkovsky, who spent a decade in jail between 2003 and 2013 and now lives in London, said Putin's invasion had completely changed the agenda for Russia's political opposition, and claimed that armed resistance" may play a role at some point in the future.

The Russia Conundrum: How the West Fell for Putin's Power Gambit - and How to Fix It by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, with Martin Sixsmith, will be published on 8 September by WH Allen, 20