It’s possible that Vladimir Putin didn’t order the murder of Boris Nemtsov, a political opponent and one of his most prominent critics. Even for a leader as proudly thuggish as Mr. Putin, it would be quite a step to have an opponent gunned down Mafia style while walking on a bridge near the Kremlin.
Still, no one’s going to believe he’s innocent, either. If you build a criminal state, people will act like criminals, and Mr. Putin has been diligently turning Russia into a personal fiefdom where he makes the laws, and breaks them as he sees fit. It should come …read more
Source: National Post