Russian President Vladimir Putin wants the public to believe he doesn’t benefit from the death of Boris Nemtsov, and some of the slain politician’s anti-Kremlin allies seem inclined to agree. Putin has used this propaganda line before, however, and there’s no reason to believe it now. Nemtsov’s murder — regardless of who ordered it and pulled the trigger — plays into the Russian leader’s hands more than anyone else’s.
Putin’s handling of Nemtsov’s death is remarkably similar to the way he reacted to the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya in 2006. “Her influence on the country’s political life was minimal,” he …read more
Source: iPolitics
