[ Boris Nemtsov’s last interview, given hours before he was assassinated: ‘Putin lied’]
Nemtsov was rumored to be developing a report about Russian troops crossing over into Ukraine to fight, something the Russian government denies in spite of overwhelming evidence against them, including captured soldiers and Internet selfies taken on both sides of the border. NATO published before and after pictures of Russian forces and there was little doubt they loaded tanks, rocket launchers and troop transports onto trucks and moved them into Ukraine. One of them shot down a commercial airliner, then beat a retreat to Russia. In the article, Nemtsov mentions there was no doubt Russia had troops in the Ukraine and they were fighting, more importantly dying, in substantial numbers.
Unless Nemtsov knew something that the press didn't already know, it is hard to believe the the Russian government would see a reason to kill him in such a public way. Not that enemies of Putin don't end up dead at regular intervals, but this guy well known in Russia and internationally. He would be missed, and his murder would be a cause célèbre among the world's elite.
The Russian press has already started to publish irrational stories about motivations of people who killed him. The most rediculous is the one saying Putin's enemies did it to make Putin look bad. The story is similar to the one the press used to say enemies of the Russian Nationalists in Ukraine shot down a commercial airliner [the passengers were already dead] to discredit the cause. Credibility is a little thin when the government controlled press deicides to sheep dip their way through a range of stories, hoping one will stick with the public. Truth is never very close to the hearts of these reporters, or to the offical statements made by the Russian government. Putting Putin in charge of the investigation was a nice touch. We know for sure how far this investigation is going.
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