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Opposition politician Boris Nemtsov died in the center of Moscow after he was shot at four times. A number of leading figures from all sides of political spectrum called his murder a "provocation". :
One of the possible motives behind Nemtsov’s killing could be to destabilize the political situation in Russia, the Investigative Committee said. 09:56 GMT:
The assassination of Boris Nemtsov may have possible links to Ukraine events as well as Islamist extremist attacks, Russia’s Investigative Committee said. 09:56 GMT:
Investigators have information that Boris Nemtsov received threats in connection with his position on the Charlie Hebdo shootings in Paris, said Vladimir Markin, the spokesman for the Russian Investigative Committee. 09:56 GMT:
The investigation into Nemtsov’s assassination is a matter of high priority, but one shouldn’t interfere with it and wait, said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. 09:56 GMT:
Russian authorities will do everything to solve Nemtsov’s murder and ensure the perpetrators are punished, said Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko. 09:32 GMT:
At least 200 people have gathered at Vasilyevsky Spusk in central Moscow, on a bridge leading to Red Square, where Nemtsov was killed, according to RIA Novosti. Flowers and a portrait of Nemtsov can be seen on the bridge. 09:31 GMT:
Boris Nemtsov will be buried in Moscow, Aleksandr Kotusov, the former press secretary of the opposition leader, told Tass news agency. 09:26 GMT:
"[Like] many people in Russia, we are shocked by the cold-blooded murder of a prominent opposition leader on the streets of Moscow. Our sympathy goes out to his family and friends,” German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said.
According to the German FM, in Nemtsov Russia has lost “an experienced politician who was willing to take responsibility for his country.” 09:21 GMT:
The crowd is only getting bigger as Russia mourns the death of #Nemtsov pic.twitter.com/W2pDiGXD5f — Paige Reynolds (@Paige_Reynolds_) February 28, 2015
09:18 GMT:
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is “shocked” by the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, a statement from the Bundestag said. Merkel honored “the courage of the former deputy prime minister and a vocal critic of the government.”
Merkel also called upon Russian President Vladimir Putin to ensure that the murder is investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice. 09:15 GMT:
Mourners lay flowers at scene of Nemtsov killing: http://t.co/GDJw0rknDZ pic.twitter.com/KLKYOkVfPO — Ruptly (@Ruptly) February 28, 2015
08:53 GMT:
Russian President Vladimir Putin asked the heads of Russia’s Investigative Committee, Interior Ministry and Federal Security Service to create an investigative group and to put the case under their personal supervision, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said. 08:53 GMT:
People in Moscow are bringing flowers to pay tribute to Boris Nemtsov near the Kremlin, where the Russian opposition leader was shot dead. 08:38 GMT:
In the last couple of hours before the deadly shooting, Nemtsov had dinner at a restaurant inside GUM, the famous department store on Red Square, with the woman he was with when he was shot. She was later identified by police as Ukrainian model Anna Duritskaya, 23.
According to Duritskaya, the two then went for a walk at about 23:00 Moscow time (20:00 GMT). 07:51 GMT:
France’s president, Francois Hollande, has denounced Nemtsov’s murder. “Boris Nemtsov was a courageous and tireless defender of democracy and a fierce fighter against corruption,” Hollande said in a statement. 07:49 GMT:
Sergey Mironov, the leader of Fair Russia political party, said that the murder of Boris Nemtsov is a provocation from those who want to destabilize the situation in Russia.
“This assassination is a clear provocation. It was organized and made by those who want to destabilize the situation in Russia,” Mironov said. 07:46 GMT:
Nemtsov was threatened in social media several months ago, his aide in the State Duma, Olga Vakhrina said.
People lay flowers at a murder scene of politician Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead on Moskvoretsky bridge.(RIA Novosti / Iliya Pitalev)
People lay flowers at a murder scene of politician Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead on Moskvoretsky bridge.(RIA Novosti / Iliya Pitalev)
07:26 GMT:
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev believes that the purpose of the assassination of Boris Nemtsov is to destabilize the situation in Russia.
“What happened on Moskvoretsky Bridge - the assassination of Boris Nemtsov – is an attempt to push the situation to complication, maybe to destabilize the situation in the country…” 07:09 GMT:
More journalists than mourners at site of Nemtsov's assassination pic.twitter.com/DSkd8k6n4r — Jake Rudnitsky (@Rudnit) February 28, 2015
06:30 GMT:
Meanwhile, people in Kiev are taking flowers to the Russian Embassy in Ukraine to commemorate Boris Nemtsov. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called the opposition leader “a bridge” between Kiev and Moscow. 09:15 GMT:
Mourners lay flowers at scene of Nemtsov killing: http://t.co/GDJw0rknDZ pic.twitter.com/KLKYOkVfPO — Ruptly (@Ruptly) February 28, 2015
08:53 GMT:
Russian President Vladimir Putin asked the heads of Russia’s Investigative Committee, Interior Ministry and Federal Security Service to create an investigative group and to put the case under their personal supervision, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said. 08:53 GMT:
People in Moscow are bringing flowers to pay tribute to Boris Nemtsov near the Kremlin, where the Russian opposition leader was shot dead. 08:38 GMT:
In the last couple of hours before the deadly shooting, Nemtsov had dinner at a restaurant inside GUM, the famous department store on Red Square, with the woman he was with when he was shot. She was later identified by police as Ukrainian model Anna Duritskaya, 23.
According to Duritskaya, the two then went for a walk at about 23:00 Moscow time (20:00 GMT). 07:51 GMT:
France’s president, Francois Hollande, has denounced Nemtsov’s murder. “Boris Nemtsov was a courageous and tireless defender of democracy and a fierce fighter against corruption,” Hollande said in a statement. 07:49 GMT:
Sergey Mironov, the leader of Fair Russia political party, said that the murder of Boris Nemtsov is a provocation from those who want to destabilize the situation in Russia.
“This assassination is a clear provocation. It was organized and made by those who want to destabilize the situation in Russia,” Mironov said. 07:46 GMT:
Nemtsov was threatened in social media several months ago, his aide in the State Duma, Olga Vakhrina said.
People lay flowers at a murder scene of politician Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead on Moskvoretsky bridge.(RIA Novosti / Iliya Pitalev)
People lay flowers at a murder scene of politician Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead on Moskvoretsky bridge.(RIA Novosti / Iliya Pitalev)
07:26 GMT:
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev believes that the purpose of the assassination of Boris Nemtsov is to destabilize the situation in Russia.
“What happened on Moskvoretsky Bridge - the assassination of Boris Nemtsov – is an attempt to push the situation to complication, maybe to destabilize the situation in the country…” 07:09 GMT:
More journalists than mourners at site of Nemtsov's assassination pic.twitter.com/DSkd8k6n4r — Jake Rudnitsky (@Rudnit) February 28, 2015
06:30 GMT:
Meanwhile, people in Kiev are taking flowers to the Russian Embassy in Ukraine to commemorate Boris Nemtsov. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called the opposition leader “a bridge” between Kiev and Moscow. More