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Prominent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov shot dead


Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic former deputy prime minister turned Russian opposition leader, was shot and killed in Moscow Saturday, officials said.Nemtsov’s death comes just a day before a planned protest against President Vladimir Putin’s rule. The Kremlin said that Putin will personally oversee the investigation.Nemtsov, who was 55, was a sharp critic of Putin, assailing the government’s inefficiency, rampant corruption and the Kremlin’s policy on Ukraine, which has strained Russia-West ties to a degree unseen since Cold War times.The Russian Interior Ministry, which oversees Russia’s police force, said that Nemtsov was shot four times from a passing car as he …read more

Source: The Jakarta Post

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