Soleron on 10 August 2012
| Mr Khan said: Oddly, Putin himself was asking that they be treated leniently. |
It's a show. Putin has absolute control over whether they are released or not, he' s just trying to look like the good guy and it's fooling no one.
Russia's real problem is that the downturn has shown how weak they actually are. In astrong economy, authoritarianism can be glossed over (China, 1930s Germany, Saudi Arabia etc.)
