Yesterday we dug up some quotes from Chris Weafer speculating on the Kremlin's "unfinished business" in taking over control of Norilsk Nickel and creating a state-owned mining giant.  Here Mikhail Prokhorov of Onexim Group (and former Norilsk stakeholder) gives his opinion on the possibility of the merger.  Since becoming top dog over the fallen Deripaska, Prokhorov has been on a media blitz lately - see here and here.