Despite publicly dismissing exiled critics as irrelevant, Russian authorities are closely tracking their activities and will contest any Western move to confer official recognition on them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/world/politics/kremlin-putin-exiled-opponents/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #mikhailkhodorkovsky #russia #vladimirputin