Kremlin-aligned media outlets were quick to deflect blame for the murder of Boris Nemtsov, a leading figure in the Russian opposition, from Vladimir Putin and his allies, claiming that killing Nemtsov does not benefit Putin and presenting other possible alternative explanations for the murder.
Nemtsov, Russia’s former deputy prime minister and an outspoken critic of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, was murdered February 27 on Moskvoretskiy Bridge, approximately 200 meters away from the Kremlin.
RIA Novosti quoted the Communist parliamentarian Valeriy Rashkin as speculating that Nemtsov’s personal relationships and financial issues or the “fascist junta” in Ukraine could be responsible for the murder. …read more
Source: The Washington Free Beacon
