It’s hard to imagine Russian President surrendering power peacefully, said , the one-time oil tycoon who spent a decade in prison. Putin missed his chance to give up power in a peaceful transition, Khodorkovsky, 51, said at the in today. Putin began his current term in 2012, after serving as president from 2000 to 2008 and prime minister from 1999 to 2000 and 2008 to 2012. Once Russia ’s richest man with a fortune of $15 billion, Khodorkovsky was convicted of , money-laundering and oil embezzlement in 2005. He has maintained his innocence, saying the charges against him were retribution for financing political parties that opposed Putin, an allegation the government denies. Related: His comments come as Russia endures sanctions from the U.S. and European Union for its annexation of Crimea and investors pull money from the nation. Khodorkovsky, who was freed in December and has been living in […]