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Nemtsov murder witness says blocked from leaving Moscow
Moscow (AFP) – The Ukrainian model girlfriend of slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov complained Monday she was being blocked from leaving Moscow, as authorities vowed to solve the most shocking political assassination of Vladimir Putin’s rule.The funeral for Nemtsov, a 55-year-old former deputy prime minister, longtime Putin...
Nemtsov murder witness says blocked from leaving Moscow
Moscow (AFP) – The Ukrainian model girlfriend of slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov complained Monday she was being blocked from leaving Moscow, as authorities vowed to solve the most shocking political assassination of Vladimir Putin’s rule.The funeral for Nemtsov, a 55-year-old former deputy prime minister, longtime Putin...
Poland Senate speaker says Russia denies him entry for Nemtsov funeral
Warsaw (AFP) – Poland’s Senate speaker Bogdan Borusewicz said Monday that Russia had denied him entry for the funeral of outspoken opposition activist Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down in central Moscow on Friday.”I wanted to pay respect to the slain Boris Nemtsov and to all Russians who think like him. But I have just learnt...
Nemtsov’s murder reveals the rotten core of Putin’s propaganda war
Six years ago I wrote an article for Prospect Magazine in which I argued that Vladimir Putin was highly unlikely to seek a return to the Russian presidency in 2012. It was an article that expressed my hope at the time that the incremental changes the country was seeing under then-president Dmitry Medvedev and the “reset” policy being...
A Russian oligarch wants to sue Britain because he is blacklisted from investing in North Sea Oil
Mikhail Fridman is threatening to sue the British government, after the Department of Energy blocked his purchase of 12 oil and gas fields in the North Sea because of Western sanctions over Ukraine, the FT reports. Until a few months ago, Fridman had focused on strengthening his position in Russia’s domestic energy industry, but in August...
The final journey of murdered Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov
Although few doubted the seriousness of his political convictions, Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov also had a reputation as a charmer and something of a playboy. Yet one of a very few opposition leaders who always seemed to manage to keep a smile on his face, despite taking the huge risk of publicly opposing the Kremlin, was brutally...
Kerry, Lavrov open tough talks on Ukraine, Nemtsov
Geneva (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry began tough talks in Geneva Monday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the fighting in eastern Ukraine.Kerry was also expected to press Lavrov to ensure that Moscow carries out a credible investigation into the weekend assassination of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. The two...
Estonians vote under shadow of resurgent Russia
Tallinn (AFP) – Estonians voted Sunday in an election marked by jitters over a militarily resurgent Russia and a popular pro-Kremlin party, with the security-focused centre-left coalition tipped for another term. Moscow’s annexation of Crimea last year and its meddling in eastern Ukraine have galvanised the European Union, including...
Ukraine’s frontlines calm ahead of gas talks
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s frontlines were relatively calm on Sunday ahead of high-level EU-mediated gas talks between Kiev and Moscow, as journalists mourned the killing by mortar fire of a Ukrainian photographer.Kiev’s security officials said there was no fire after midnight on Ukraine’s positions and no Ukrainian soldiers...
At least 10,000 march in memory of slain Russian opposition figure Nemtsov
Moscow (AFP) – At least 10,000 people turned out Sunday in central Moscow to march in memory of slain opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down in a high-profile assassination, AFP reporters said at the scene.Access to the underground rail network was almost impossible due to the crowd, but Moscow police, often accused by critics...
