Trial

begins soon...I'm so cynical I don't really think it'll make any difference to the out-come...I don't even know why they bothered wasting their money on the lawyers. Nothing will change. IMHO Putin wants nothing short of public humiliation and total capitulation on the part of all involved, and by arresting MBK he has raised the stakes too high to back down. Of course Russia doesn't really have separation between government and judiciary - never really made that transition to full Western democracy. There are no checks and balances - just chekists. So, I think I have a right to be pessimistic. What a circus for a pre-determined outcome...!