Boris Nemtsov, Heart of Russias Opposition, Gunned Down in Moscow
MOSCOW���The leader and driving force for the Russian opposition, Boris Nemtsov, 55, was shot dead on Friday night on Moskvoretskiy bridge, a few meters away from the Kremlin. A gunman fired at Nemtsovs back at least six times from the open window of .
World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Support For Independent Radio Station
A top Russian liberal agreed to accept a 9.5 percent stake in Ekho Moskvy radio to help save the outlet, once part of Russias largest independent media group. The move by Boris Nemtsov would allow Gazprom, the state-dominated natural gas monopoly, to relinquish control of the station, whose staff had threatened to quit unless Gazprom loosened its grip.. Boris Nemtsov, top Russian liberal, agrees to accept 9.5 percent stake in Ehko Moskvy radio to help save outlet, once part of Russias largest independent media group (S)
Into a 3-Month Maelstrom
During the last few months in Russia, no one could be blamed for asking, Can this nation be saved? In July, the International Monetary Fund sent Russia $4.8 billion to prop up the wildly overvalued ruble. The I.M.F. and the Russian Central Bank did everything possible to prevent devaluation, fearing that it would inhibit foreign investment. In August, the central bank was spending nearly $500 million a day to do so.. Op-Ed article by Boris Nemtsov, who was First Deputy Prime Min of Russian Federation from March 1997 to August 1998, and Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, assesses grim outlook for Russia; holds Prime Min Yevgeny Primakovs new economic team is hodgepodge of central planners from days of Mikhail Gorbachevs perestroika; holds their strategy of printing new rubles and paying back wages and other bills Government owes will add to the already formidable disincentives for Western investment (M)
Putin Critic Boris Nemtsov Shot Dead In Moscow | WNIJ and.
A Russian government statement says that gunmen shot Boris Nemtsov as he walked with a companion in central Moscow. President Putin has condemned the murder and called for an investigation. For more on this story,��.
Russian mourners bring flowers to scene of opposition leader Nemtsovs murder
Russian mourners bring flowers to a bridge near the Kremlin where opposition activist Boris Nemtsov was shot to death. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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RUSSIAN OPPOSITION LEADER Boris Nemtsov, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down while walking in sight of the Kremlin early Saturday, prompting an international chorus of condemnation.
Boris Nemtsov Shot Dead: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
An outspoken Vladimir Putin critic has been silenced forever after he was shot dead in Moscow. Boris Nemtsov was killed on February 27, just a two days before he was due to lead an anti-crisis march in the Russian capital called Vansa, the Russian word.
Paul Craig Roberts ��� The CIA May Have Just Assassinated.
Paul Craig Roberts ��� The CIA May Have Just Assassinated Boris Nemtsov In Moscow To Blame Putin. VLADIMIR PUTIN VISITA EL SAL��N AERON��UTICO MAKS-2009 �� Continue Reading��.
Prominent Putin critic Boris Nemtsov shot dead near Kremlin.
MOSCOW (AP) ��� Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic Russian opposition leader and sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down Saturday near the Kremlin, just a day before a planned protest against the government��.
2 Yeltsin Advisers Pushed More Deeply Into Shadows
Two of Russias leading reformers were stripped of some of their official duties today, a move that signaled ongoing power struggles within the Government. Prime Minister Viktor S. Chernomyrdin announced that First Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Chubais, 42, who lost his post as Finance Minister in November after a book-fee scandal, was removed as overseer of Government policy on the news media. He still holds considerable sway on overall economic policy.. Russias First Deputy Prime Minister, Anatoly Chubais, is removed as overseer of Government policy on news media, and its other First Deputy Prime Minister, Boris Nemtsov, loses responsibility for fuel and energy sectors; their free-market policies have made them both unpopular with some business tycoons (M)
The Murder of Boris Nemtsov
In the gangster state that is Vladimir Putin s Russia, we may never learn who shot dead Boris Nemtsov in Moscow late Friday night, much less why. The longtime opposition leader had once been Russias deputy prime minister under Boris Yeltsin, and he .
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File photo of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov delivering a speech during a protest rally to defend Article 31 of the Russian constitution, which guarantees the right of assembly, in Moscow Photo: REUTERS.
World Briefing | Europe: Belarus: Russian Lawmaker Thrown Out
A legislator and leader of Russias largest liberal political party, the Union of Right Forces, was seized at the Minsk airport and then ejected from Belarus in what a party spokesman called a pure setup by the Belarussian K.G.B. The legislator, Boris Y. Nemtsov, later said that K.G.B. officers had tried to plant a folder stuffed with documents and American dollars on him. Mr. Nemtsov, a supporter of Belaruss democratic opposition, called the detention a provocation by the countrys dictator, Aleksandr Lukashenko. Belarus officials said he was trying to destabilize the country; Russias Foreign Ministry said it would demand an explanation. Michael Wines (NYT). Boris Y Nemtsov, leader of Russias largest liberal party, is taken into custody in Minsk and expelled from Belarus; Nemtsov indicates he was set up by Belarussian KGB in response to his political opinions (S)
Foreign Investors Need Good News, Top Russian Official Says
An architect of Russias fiscal strategy said today that foreign investors needed some good news to stem renewed fears that the Government was losing control of its financial destiny, a belief that has driven stock and bond markets to near-record lows this week. The official, Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov, said some important indicators were beginning to move up. He added that the Government would soon begin to issue regular and detailed economic reports to investors that would prove his point.. Deputy Prime Min Boris Nemtsov, an architect of Russias fiscal strategy, says that foreign investors need some good news to stem renewed fears that Govt is losing control of its financial destiny, belief that has driven stock and bond markets to near-record lows this week; contends that some important indicators are beginning to move up (M)
RT: Opposition politician BORIS NEMTSOV killed in the center.
Does anyone want to bet that Putin will be blamed for this; in other words, another attempt false flag? Bad, bad Putin! ~J Published time: February 27, 2015 21:46 Edited time: February 27, 2015 22:49 Boris Nemtsov (RIA��.
Russia opposition politician BORIS NEMTSOV shot dead
A leading Russian opposition politician, former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov, has been shot dead in Moscow, Russian officials say. An unidentified attacker in a car shot Mr Nemtsov four times in the back as he crossed a bridge in view of the.
Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov shot dead
Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, a fierce critic of President Vladmir Putin, was shot dead in central Moscow late Friday ahead of a major opposition rally this weekend, investigators and police said. This story has��.
Putin Critic BORIS NEMTSOV Shot Dead in Moscow
Russian political opposition figure Boris Nemtsov, an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot and killed in Moscow early Saturday, authorities said. Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said Nemtsov, an opposition politician.
Putin Critic Boris Nemtsov Murdered in Moscow - Victory.
The name Boris Nemtsov is not well-known to Americans. A former deputy prime minister, Nemtsov was a visible critic of Vladimir Putin. Today, he was shot and killed in Moscow. Boris Nemtsov (file photo from 2009).
Reaction to death of Boris Nemtsov
The brazen killing of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov in central Moscow on Friday sent shockwaves across Russia and beyond. A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin was quick to condemn the shooting, which happened just outside .
Russian opposition politician BORIS NEMTSOV shot dead in Moscow
A leading Russian opposition politician and vocal critic of Vladimir Putin was gunned down in a politically motivated drive-by shooting on the streets of Moscow this evening. Former deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov was under surveillance by his.
Boris Nemtsov, leading Putin critic, shot and killed in Moscow
A top political nemesis of President Vladimir Putin was shot and killed early Saturday in central Moscow, Russian police said, one day before an opposition rally was scheduled to take place. Boris Nemtsov, 55, a former deputy prime minister, was shot.
Market Reformer From Provinces To Try His Hand in the Kremlin
In more than five years as Governor, Boris Nemtsov has labored mightily to make this Volga River region a bastion of free-market reform. He and his youthful aides courted Western investors. They tried to nurture small businesses. They transformed the cityscape, which now boasts a trade fair and a pedestrian shopping mall.. Russian Pres Boris N Yeltsin names Boris Nemtsov First Deputy Prime Minister in hope that he can smooth Russias rocky transition toward capitalism; Nemtsov, in more than five years as Governor of Nizhny Novgorod, labored to make Volga River region bastion of free-market reform; his tenure as Governor was one of frustration as well as accomplishment, illustrating obstacles he will face as he tries to undo legacy of Communism; map; photos (M)
BORIS NEMTSOV: We Must Free Russia From Putin - Ya Libnan
Slain opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was looking ahead to a planned March 1 opposition rally, though in an interview with RFE/RLs Russian Service earlier this month, he portrayed the demonstration as just a first step in��.
Putin Critic BORIS NEMTSOV Shot Dead
(This post last updated at 10:50 p.m. ET). Boris Nemtsov, a former Russian deputy prime minister turned prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead today on a street in central Moscow, the Interior Ministry told the Interfax news agency.
Russia Arrests a Gadfly Over Some Simple Advice for Voters
The police charged Boris Y. Nemtsov, a former deputy prime minister, with illegal agitation for handing out campaign fliers that did not support any candidate.
BORIS NEMTSOV, outspoken Putin critic, shot dead in Moscow
Moscow (CNN) Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was shot and killed Friday night in central Moscow, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation said in a statement Saturday, prompting immediate speculation from fellow opposition figures .
YELTSIN SHAKES UP CABINET TO SPEED ECONOMIC CHANGE
President Boris N. Yeltsin filled the senior ranks of the Russian Cabinet with economic reformers today, making good on his pledge to overhaul his Government and quicken the pace of economic change. The shake-up, which gave Russia its most aggressively market-oriented Government since 1992, is aimed primarily at reviving a stalled economic program that has created fertile ground for Mr. Yeltsins political opponents.. Russian Pres Boris Yeltsin reshuffles Cabinet, filling senior ranks with economic reformers to make good on pledge to overhaul Government and quicken pace of economic change; shakeup, which gives country most aggressively market-oriented Government since 1992, is aimed at reviving stalled economic program that has created fertile ground for Yeltsins political opponents; is likely to enhance Russias plea for greater role in international economic affairs, coming only three days before Helsinki summit with Pres Clinton; most important move is appointment of 37-year-old Boris Y Nemtsov, dynamic governor of prosperous Nizhni Novgorod region, as one of two First Deputy Prime Ministers; together with recent appointment of Anatoly B Chubais as chief architect of economic change, move gives vital responsibilities for social and economic policy to two of countrys most vigorous and most pro-market officials; other changes noted; photos (M)
The Russia That Died With BORIS NEMTSOV
For years, Moscow insiders have reacted to former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsovs philippics against President Vladimir Putin with a roll of the eyes. Everyone knew what Nemtsov was going to say. The man Boris Yeltsin almost pi��ked as his.
Kremlin Critic on Ballot in Olympic City
Boris Y. Nemtsov, a longtime opposition leader, is a candidate for mayor of Sochi, which will host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
With Boris Nemtsovs murder, Russians lose a champion of democracy
I met Boris Nemtsov in 1992, when he was a young physicist-turned-political reformer in a provincial capital east of Moscow. In the rubble of the Soviet Union, Nemtsov was determined to help build a free society ��� and in the face of bitter opposition.
Yeltsin Attacks Soviet-Era Housing Benefits
The burning issue for Russians these days is not NATO expansion or President Boris N. Yeltsins health. It is Mr. Yeltsins plan to end housing and utility subsidies. In a politically risky move that has galvanized much of Russia, Mr. Yeltsin is pressing to phase out the enormous subsidies by 2003. The logic is clear. Six years after the Soviet Union collapsed, Russia has emerged with an economy that is part free market and part socialist. Prices for food and clothing have soared, often exceeding those in the West. But most Russians still pay a pittance for shelter, leaving cash-strapped local governments to pick up most of the tab.. Pres Boris Yeltsins plan to end housing and utility subsidies has galvanized much of Russia; housing subsidies, geared to apartment size, benefit emerging middle class more than the poor; subsidies eat up scarce funds that could be used to pay back wages, retrain displaced workers or improve nations dismal health care; utility subsidies have spawned almost palpable disdain for energy conservation; First Deputy Prime Min Boris Nemtsov notes that home heating consumption in Russia is five times greater than in northern Europe; Russians accustomed to cheap rents and battered by high prices in other sectors of economy view projected fourfold increase in housing and utility costs more as sign of Government indifference to them than as act of reform; populist politicians are attacking plan, and regional leaders, who privately back it, are loath to endorse it publicly; photo (M)
Putin Tells Nemtsovs Mother Her Sons Killers Will Be Punished
Russian President Vladimir Putin promised the mother of murdered opposition politician Boris Nemtsov on Saturday that everything will be done to find and punish her sons killers, the Kremlin said.
Russias Best Bet
Vladimir Putin has seamlessly replaced Boris Yeltsin as leader of Russia, moving quickly to take advantage of his high approval ratings and his partys bolstered support in parliament. This is quite an accomplishment for a government that lacked a popular mandate only a month ago. Yet many in the United States have expressed doubts about Russias new acting president.
Prominent Russian opposition figure BORIS NEMTSOV shot dead
MOSCOW, Russia (AP) - Russias Interior Ministry says Boris Nemtsov, a leading opposition figure and former deputy prime minister, has been shot and killed near the Kremlin. Nemtsov, a sharp critic.
Paul Craig Roberts ��� The CIA May Have Just Assassinated.
KingWorldNews.com February 27, 2015 On the heels of the news out of Moscow that Boris Nemtsov was gunned down, today Dr. Paul Craig Roberts spoke with.
A New Kremlin Cabinet
After nearly a year of drift, the Russian Government may be picking up the pace of reform once again. That is the encouraging message of Boris Yeltsins cabinet overhaul. The Russian President has placed two of his countrys most aggressive reformers in posts where they can directly speed the transition to a full market economy. Mr. Yeltsin, considerably leaner and more energetic than before his heart surgery last fall, is only now reclaiming the control over the Kremlin that he effectively relinquished just before winning election to a second term last July. The clearest sign of renewed commitment to reform is the choice of Anatoly Chubais and Boris Nemtsov as top deputies to Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin.. Editorial supports Russian Pres Boris Yeltsins cabinet overhaul; contends that in naming Anatoly Chubais and Boris Nemtsov as top deputies to Prime Min Viktor Chernomyrdin, Yeltsin has placed two of his countrys most aggressive reformers in posts where they can directly speed transition to full market economy (M)
Russia: Candidate Sues to Overturn Election Results
The Kremlin critic Boris Y. Nemtsov filed suit, seeking to overturn the results of the April 26 mayoral elections.
Arrests in Russia Signal Divisions Over Dissent
A Moscow court’s jailing of protesters despite a permit seemed to indicate disagreement in the government.
Putin Critic BORIS NEMTSOV Shot Dead | WNIJ and WNIU
Boris Nemtsov, a former Russian deputy prime minister turned prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead today on a street in central Moscow, the Interior Ministry told the Interfax news agency.
Dont Jettison Russia Just Yet
With the year 2000 bringing presidential elections in both the United States and Russia, the emerging scandal over the possible laundering of billions of dollars from Russia through the Bank of New York has, predictably, already prompted a politically tinged search for scapegoats. And in both countries, the leading culprits are the same -- the Democrats and the democrats. In Russia, President Boris Yeltsins administration, through inept governance and suspected corruption, has managed to give reform a bad name. The opposition, frustrated in its efforts to break Mr. Yeltsins power, has taken to blaming democrats and their accomplices in the West for the countrys many troubles.. Op-Ed article by Boris Nemtsov and Ian Bremmer on question of whether United States should continue to support Russia in face of latest scandal over possible money-laundering of billions of dollars; says Russian economy is moving very slowly to free market, and billions of dollars that have left Russia in past decade will come back only if and when Russia becomes integrated part of global economy; says Western governments should focus spending where it can make greatest difference; suggests financing of institutional support through Western nongovernmental organizations and multinational corporations operating in Russia, keeping money out of hands of corrupt elite while providing intellectual and physical infrastructure of market-based economy (M)
Prominent Putin Critic BORIS NEMTSOV Shot Dead Near Kremlin
Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic Russian opposition leader and sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down Saturday near the Kremlin, just a day before a planned protest against the government. The death of Nemtsov, a 55-year-old former.
The BORIS NEMTSOV Assassination: A Propaganda Attack On.
Boris Nemtsov, a Russian dissident politician highly critical of President Vladimir Putin often sounded like an agent of Washington. He was shot and killed today on a street near Red Square. If Nemtsov wasnt assassinated by��.
Putin critic, Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov killed.
Boris Nemtsov, a longtime Russian opposition leader and sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot and killed in central Moscow, the Russian Interior Ministry said early Saturday.
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
If these elections are transparent and honest, which I give a 1 percent chance, it will be a great sign for the future of Russia. BORIS Y. NEMTSOV, a candidate for mayor of Sochi, Russia. [A9]
Russian mourners lay flowers at the spot where opposition leader was killed
Russians living in Moscow react to the news of the shooting and killing of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. Sophia Soo reports.
Boris Nemstov Worried Putin Would Kill Him | The Daily Caller
An outspoken critic of Vladamir Putin who was gunned down Friday in Moscow expressed concern earlier this month that the Russian president would have him killed. Boris Nemtsov, a leader in RPR-PARNAS, the��.
Opposition condemns killing of Boris Nemtsov, outspoken Putin critic
When you see Boris Nemtsovs body lying with the Kremlin as a backdrop, they understand thats a message directed to them. Critics like Yashin and Kasparov pointed fingers in the direction of Putin or a supporter of the Russian President. Its.
Boris Nemtsov, leading Russian opposition leader, gunned down in Moscow
Leading Russian opposition politician Boris Y. Nemtsov, a former first deputy prime minister under President Boris Yeltsin, was shot dead on a Moscow street near the Kremlin early Saturday, Russian officials and news agencies reported. A fierce critic.
A Kremlin Telltale Expose From the Provinces
Most government officials wait until they are out of office to publish kiss-and-tell memoirs. Others let it all leak out while they are still on the job. But a well-known Russian politician has gone one step further: he wrote a memoir critical of President Boris N. Yeltsins administration before he even stepped into the Kremlin.. Interview with Boris Nemtsov, popular Governor of Nizhny Novgorod, who was appointed First Deputy Prime Minister in charge of free-market reform, and has become shining star of Kremlins new economic team headed by Anatoly B Chubais; Russian publishing house will imminently release his book, A Provincial Man, in which he discusses experiences as Governor and makes acid assessments of his new superiors in Moscow; photo (M)
Russian Opposition Leader and Outspoken Putin Critic.
Russian opposition leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov speaks during a news conference on Corruption and Abuse in Sochi Olympics Jan. 30, 2014, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.��.
Boris Nemtsov murder: the man who might have been king
Nemtsov was shot four times in the back as he crossed a bridge in view of the Kremlin, police say. Like most in the opposition, Nemtsov was a prolific user of social networks, and he died just hours after using his most recent blog entry to call on.