If confirmed, I will continue to express our concerns to Russia both publicly and privately about the Khodorkovsky case, selective prosecutions, and the corrosive effect on society when the rule of law is undermined by political considerations.
Nuland pledges to address concerns about political prisoners in Russia.
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