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Mikhail Khodorkovsky, former CEO of Yukos, said he is ready to go to Ukraine to try to stop bloodshed in that country.

“I believe the presence of independent and internationally recognized figures in Ukraine at this time will help prevent the escalation of the conflict,” Khodorkovsky was quoted as saying by the Voice of America.

Khodorkovsky reiterated that he is ready to go to any place in Ukraine “at any time at the invitation of any official in charge to prevent bloodshed.”