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Donetsk Rebels Pledge to Complete Heavy Weapons Withdrawal Sunday
The self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in Ukraine plans to complete on Sunday the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front line as required by the latest Minsk agreement, ITAR-TASS reported. “Today we are finalising the withdrawal,” Eduard Basurin, a representative of DPR’s defence ministry told the news agency. He...
Nemtsov Murder: Investigators Suggest Leader Might be ‘Sacrifical Victim’
There have been various suggestions as to why opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was killed on Thursday evening in Moscow, 500 meters from the Kremlin. Here are some of them: Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s spokesperson, has called the development a “100-percent provocation” and “a contract killing”.An Interior Ministry...
Nemtsov Murder: Conflicting Versions of Russian Oppositon Leader’s Killing
There have been various suggestions as to why opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was killed on Thursday evening in Moscow, 500 meters from the Kremlin. Here are some of them: Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s spokesperson, has called the development a “100-percent provocation” and “a contract killing”.An Interior Ministry...
Russian Investigators: Nemtsov Killing Linked to Charlie Hebdo Comments
Investigators are working on the hypothesis that the killing of Boris Nemtsov was related to his stance on the attack of Charlie Hebdo magazine.”Nemtsov received threats related to his position on the shooting of journalists in the office of Charlie Hebdo edition in Paris,” Vladimir Markin, who represents the Investigative Committee...
Bulgaria to Back New Sanctions on Russia if Minsk Deal Fails
Sofia will support new sanctions against Russia if the agreement to end hostilities in Ukraine’s Donbass region does not yield results, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov says. In a Friday interview with Reuters Mitov added the country was considering whether to send a humanitarian convoy with food and medical aid to ethnic Bulgarians in...
Nemtsov ‘Was Preparing Report on Russia-Ukraine Standoff’ – Opposition
Murdered Russian oppositioner Boris Nemtsov was working on a report allegedly containing evidence of Russia’s direct involvement in Ukraine’s unrest, according to Nemtsov’s fellow colleagues.Ilya Yashin, an activist who had close ties to Nemtsov, told Ekho Moskvy radio he had spoken to Nemtsov two days before his killing on...
Russian Police Aware of Nemtsov’s Last Route
Police have found four vehicles that CCTV systems spotted at the time and place of Boris Nemtsov’s murder. Nemtsov was shot 4-6 times in the back and died shortly before midnight on Thursday as he crossed a bridge in the view of the Kremlin. The fatal wound came from a shot in the heart, RT has reported. A manhunt is now underway. For...
Who Is Who: Boris Nemtsov
Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead in Moscow late on February 27, was well-known as an oppositional leader and one of the main figures to harshly criticize Russia’s politics as led by President Vladimir Putin. Until his unexpected shocking murder Nemtsov was a member of Regional Parliament of Yaroslavl Oblast (elected in 2013) and co-chair of...
World Politicians React to Boris Nemtsov Murder
Leaders across the globe have reacted to the events of Thursday evening when prominent Russian oppositioner Boris Nemtsov was killed. US President Barack Obama condemned the “brutal murder” in a statement and urged a “prompt, impartial and transparent investigation” . Former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul called...
Russian Police: Four Cars Present at Nemtsov Murder Venue
Police have found four vehicles that CCTV systems spotted at the time and place of Boris Nemtsov’s murder. Nemtsov was shot 4-6 times in the back and died shortly before midnight on Thursday as he crossed a bridge in the view of the Kremlin. The fatal wound came from a shot in the heart, RT has reported. A manhunt is now underway. For...
