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When the collective republics of the Soviet Union began their conscious uncoupling in the early 1990s, many Russians saw the collapse as a bold new step toward freedom and democracy. Mikhail Khodorkovsky saw cash. The future billionaire had grown up with dreams of being an engineer — he lived on …

Hours after he was roused from his Florida home in a pre-dawn raid by armed federal agents, Roger Stone, President Trump’s longtime friend and former political adviser, appeared on Fox News to announce that the charges against him were “thin indeed.” But Stone’s indictment may not be the last word …