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Russian Opposition Leader Boris Nemtsov Shot Dead In Moscow

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Close Previous Next Paul Gypteau  ‏ @ paulgypteau     29m 29 minutes ago Scène de crime où le leader de l'opposition russe Boris Nemtsov a été abattu, à deux pas du Kremlin Russian Opposition Leader Boris Nemtsov Shot Dead In Moscow Friday February 27 th , 2015  at  6:59 PM The Huffington Post | Full News Feed 1 Share MOSCOW (AP) — Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic former deputy prime minister turned Russian opposition leader, was shot and killed in Moscow Saturday, officials said. He was 55. 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 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