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Kerry Condemns Murder of Russian Politician Nemtsov

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Kerry asserted that Nemtsov committed his life to a more democratic Russia, and to strong relationships between Russia and its neighbors and partners, including the United States.

Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was shot to death in central Moscow late Friday, Interfax reports.

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Russian Politician Boris Nemtsov Killed in Moscow

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The "brutal" murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov must be investigated and those responsible should be brought to justice, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said in a statement.

"I am shocked and saddened to learn of the brutal murder of former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov in central Moscow," Kerry said in the Friday statement. "The United States urges the Russian authorities to act expeditiously to investigate and bring to justice those responsible," he added.

.@JohnKerry: I am shocked & saddened to learn of brutal murder of former #Russia Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov. http://t.co/VDmnheS2so
— Department of State (@StateDept) 28 февраля 2015

Kerry asserted that Nemtsov committed his life to a more democratic Russia, and to strong relationships between Russia and its neighbors and partners, including the United States.

"His absence will be deeply felt in Russia and around the world," Kerry's statement said.

Nemtsov, who served as Russian deputy prime minister under the country's former President Boris Yeltsin, voiced opposition to the current Russian government, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his policies, although the politician was more involved in business than politics in recent years.

Nemtsov co-chaired the RPR-PARNAS (Republican Party of Russia – People's Freedom Party) since 2012 and was also one of the leaders of the liberal Solidarnost movement.

Police and medics surround the body of Boris Nemtsov, a leading opposition figure and former deputy prime minister, who was shot and killed near the Kremlin, Moscow in the early hours of Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015

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According to the Russian Interior Ministry, Nemtsov was killed at 11:40 p.m. Moscow time on Friday (20:40 GMT), when several shots were fired at him from a passing car, while he was walking with a female companion from Ukraine in central Moscow.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin considers the murder a provocation suspecting that it was a contract killing.

Nemtsov was killed one day ahead of the Vesna (“Spring”) opposition rally planned to be held in Moscow on March 1.

Topic:

Murder of Russian Politician Boris Nemtsov (80)

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