1、1Sources for this report include the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS), CentralEurasia: Daily Report; RFE/RL Newsline; Johnsons List; the State Departments WashingtonFile; and Reuters, Agence France Presse (AFP), Associated Press (AP), and other newswires.Congressional Research Service Th
2、e Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21678November 21, 2003Russias Arrest of “Oligarch” MikhailKhodorkovskiy: Background and Implicationsfor U.S. Interestsna meredactedAnalyst in Russian and Eurasian AffairsForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionS
3、ummaryThis report discusses the Russian governments arrest of “oligarch” MikhailKhodorkovskiy in late October 2003 and other moves against his Yukos oil company.The background of the arrest and subsequent political and economic fallout arepresented, as well as implications for Russia and U.S. intere
4、sts. This report may beupdatedas events warrant. Related productsincludeCRSIssueBriefIB92089,Russia,updated regularly.Background1The October 2003 arrest of Mikhail Khodorkovskiy (purportedly Russias richestperson) and other moves against his Yukos oil firm (among the worlds largest in termsof reserv
