Steven Theede (right), CEO of the besieged Russian oil giant Yukos, attends the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings headlined "Democracy in Retreat in Russia".

Steven Theede (right), CEO of the besieged Russian oil giant Yukos, and Tim Osborne (left), executive director of Menatep Group (a major Yukos shareholder), attend the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing headlined "Democracy in Retreat in Russia".

Richard G. Lugar, chair of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, presides over the committee hearing headlined "Democracy in Retreat in Russia".

US Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings headlined "Democracy in Retreat in Russia".

'Group Menatep' Director Manager Tim Osbourne, left, and YUKOS Board Chairman Stephen Tidy, right, attend the hearings, dedicated to the situation with democracy in Russia.

Group Menatep Director Tim Osbourne (centre) and YUKOS Board Chairman Steven Tidy (left) attend hearings in the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee.

Managing Director of Group Menatep Tim Osborne.

Hearings at the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs on the situation of democracy in Russia.