we look back at his life. >> boris nemtsov knew the risks of speaking out.his television show was shut down so he took his message online instead and on to the streets of moscow and beyond. nemtsov was a thorn in the side of the kremlin and vladimir putin. but in the 90s boris nemtsov was very much part of the russian political establishment. he was elected to parliament in 1990 and then seven years later he became a deputy prime minister under the watch of president boris yeltsin. in the last few years he had become a prominent critic of the russian leadership. >> he is a man of principle. he stood up for the values in favor of ordinary people, having their say in the way that russia should develop in the need which i think is very profound need for any country to have a dialogue between the rulers and the ruled. so in general yes you might call that justice. >> nemtsov refused to be silenced. he tried to expose corruption in the run up to last year's sochi olympics. and more recently he had been a leading voice against russia's alleged involvement in the c

boris nemtsov was a fierce critic. vladimir putin. india's finance minister present the first full budget of the government, headed by prime minister narendra modi. it includes health insurance for india's poor. >>> back to the top story - a political analyst and former russian diplomat - a lot of speculation about a political motive for boris nemtsov's killing. >> in russia there's quite a lot of versions about the reason why boris nemtsov, himself, was killed. me personally am sharing political reasons, because he was a political figure one of two or three main political groups that criticize vladimir putin, and russian government this year. i don't think that he is so popular through threatens the regime, or vladimir putin's government. oath it's some kind of provocation. boris, himself, was a close friend of all ukranian presidents. and now petro porashenko he was a close friend and close ally to ukrainian leaders. it is one of the reasons, and he was killed in the breach with ukranian girl was strolling in the street late at nigh

boris nemtsov was well aware he was a potential target. after he was shot and killed, his long-time friend and pro democracy activist gary kasparov spoke to cnn's john bermen. he believes kremlin led investigation in to the murder will turn up nothing. >> brave man, full of life who had been blasting putin's regime for corruption for violation of human rights up to the last hour of his life. his last is recorded 40 minutes before he was shot dead. few hundred yards away from kremlin. >> who do you think killed him? >> remains to be seen. i have great doubts they will be found. we could see pictures of police bringing machines and using powerful hoses to wash away the spots. if you are serious -- if you are trying to investigate it seriously you don't do that of course. i doubt that it was a direct order from putin. it is a toxic atmosphere of hatred that has been pomle gated by russian television 24/7. russian mass media has been spreading hatred. boris nemtsov and people like him have been called national traitors. i think that some of pu

that march is now a memorial of boris nemtsov himself. we'll have to wait and see how many people choose to come out for it. >> thank you for that. errorly challands live in moscow. western nationings have long used the word terrorist to describe hams. but for the first time an arab nation has condemned the hamas palestinian movement. hamas supported the muslim brotherhood in egypt although hamas said it does not meddle in egyptian affairs. but egypt named muslim brotherhood as a terrorist group. egypt says that hams supported the sinai fighters. hamas denies this and says that it hurts the palestinian people. >> this is a shame for egypt which is attempting to export it's internal crisis. now the occupation is becoming a friend and the palestinian people the enemy. this will not have any affect on hamas role. hamas has the respect from leadership in the muslim world. >> i think this is a very wrong decision. it was unjustified, and i hope it's not politically most motivated. such decision will not only hurt between egyptian and palestini

the new boris nummerdorb nemtsov -- he knew boris nemtsov.now the killing hasn't come as a surprise to many people given at a time current environment in moscow. nevertheless, it has been awhile, perhaps some 10 years since we have seen a high profile assassination like this. what do you make of the timing of nemtsov's killing? >> first of all, this is clearly a terrorist act. this is an attempt to put terror on the russian side here. it is a way of producing intimidation that people would be shut down that people would not speak up march. >>> you know we know flat boris nemtsov certainly enjoyed genuine popularity inside russia as an opposition leader. you say that this was aimed at quashing -- the march he had planned for sunday but if anything, it had the reverse effect i have that. has it not? including this march, i would say probably more than people would come to pay tribute to him than would go to this anti-war march. >> there had been suggestions he had been preparing a report on the presence of russian troops in ukraine. i know that

supporters paid tribute to boris nemtsov. mourners arrived to lay flowers at the scene of the shooting. >> well let's spoke to a political commentator and joins us live from moss coy. -- moscow. i know you worked closely with boris nemtsov, and his death sparked a lot of death and speculation in russia over who may have killed him. >> it would be an exaggeration to say i was too close to him. i contacted him as columnist of "sun daly", we should not trade theories, we'll have to wait for conclusions. what we see is different theories. some loyal to the kremlin, saying it was to fuel opposition feeling. hard-line russian opposition say it was arranged. whatever trem tur comment, it would complicate the situation. >> as you were saying a lot of speculation at his death. some fingers pointing at the christian democrats. others saying vladimir putin have not gained anything. he marginalized the opposition there was no need to have them soft killed. >> well boris was popular in the '90s unfortunately for him, the time as gone and

victories of boris nemtsov, and victories for liberal russia. this was the final nail in the coffin in the hope that russia may become a liberal democracy along western lines. >> 11 killed in western iraq a car bomb went off in diyala province. a second vehicle exploded. 50 have been hurt. >> condemnations come in about the destruction of iraq's ancient relics by oil fighters. the minister for tourism and intick wities says the country needs help from the international community. >> what happened is a cross violation not only to the human heritage, but gross vial agency. the minister -- violation. the ministry will adopt measures it will come together and support iraq. on our part we'll open the museum and promise the iraqi people that the answer was to open more museums and shape the future. the united nations envoy is heading to damascus for two days. trying to get the rebels and the government to agree on a truce. last week he said the syrian government had a willingness to halt all aerial bombardings, a team is being sent. >> in yemen protes

he ordered a full investigation into boris nemtsov's death. those who knew the opposition leader said the government did nothing to protect him when he received threats. before he died. boris nemtsov was working on a report that he believed prove russia was involved in the separatist rebellion, and criticized the government's inefficiency and corruption, and wants the man mourned, as a voice attempting to healed the government accountable. >> if he wants a symbolic location this is it. about 20 meters from the walls of the kremlin itself. that brings a political atmosphere to this murder. the people that came to pay respects feel that it's very unlikely we'll know the truth about what happened to boris nemtsov. it's worth remembering that this is a man not everyone saw as a saint or saviour much i was at a rally where people coming out on to the streets, thousands to say that what happened in kiev last year - that bloody revolution was something that should never happen in russia. for those people there are a lot in russia boris nemtsov was a

boris nemtsov was a fierce critic of vladimir putin. he was gunned down. >>> india national prime minister narendra modi, revealed a budget which including health insurance for the country's poor. >>> a last minute vote in congress averted a partial shutdown of the department of homeland security. >>> greece will not be looking for a third pailout. backlash against syriza party. john siropolous reports. >> this is the first antigovernment protest in athens since the election, and it's coming from syriza's left the communist party. it is still legally and politically bound by the same austerity straight jacket as its socialist and conservative predecessors. >> the previous government commitments became this government's commitments. there were a few changes in words. we no longer have a trickya troika, but getting rid of expensive cars and so on. >> the communists only took 5.5% of the vote in january but syriza was once even smaller. it is position ising itself as the new antias you tears vehicle like ser syriza good. they want greece t

they've incited hatred for all dissidents and for boris nemtsov." he was set to take part in an opposition rally criticizing russia's role in the ukraine conflict this sunday. instead, there will be a march of mourning for one of russia's most eloquent opposition voices brutally silenced forever. fred pleitgen cnn, moscow. >>> nemtsov did a radio interview just hours before his death and talk about why russia needs political reform. >> >> translator: we think that in order to bring the country to order and overcome crisis, important political reforms are needed. namely, it's necessary to carry out honest elections with the participation of the opposition. canceling censorship to stop this absolutely miserable lying propaganda that has overturned the minds and eaten the minds of the russian people. >> earlier, i spoke with peter baker the white house correspondent for "the new york times." he says the killing is shocking but in russia violence against political critics is nothing new. >> you know shock but not surprise, right? i think it's a shocking

boris nemtsov was shot, lately has been been a critic of vladimir putin.what is the mood tonight in moscow after this assassination? >> reporter: well, david, this is shock in russia right now. the fact that such a prominent leader of a political faction would be shot down on the streets of the capital within sight of the kremlin is really, causing this kind of ripple effect within russia. now whether or not anything actually comes of it given status of the political structure, within russia it's clearly too early the say. it has to be said, this individual boris indemnify sofer was anemtsov, was anopposition leader for a very long time. outspoken -- boris nemtsov into the putin era, this is a political figure within russia. his loss will be felt. this is a voice that has been silenced within russia. it will of course have to be something we'll have to keep an eye on in the coming days but this is a very large political event within russia. >> and given skepticism that russians will have, and those that say this has got to be connected to vladimir putin wh

at one point he was going to be boris yeltsin's successor.im being killed without his guards without his security, he was walking the street there's a lot of suspicion. you can't finger putin directly but, you know, the smell of this whole thing, opposition figures disappearing, being killed, repression, press repression this is not a good period for putin. this could be a bigger problem for him than some of the economic problems of the russian economy falling apart. >> which sets the stage for the fact that the world of course is going to be paying close attention to what happened given the fact that boris nemstov was a high-profile opposition leader. what kind of pressure do you think putin will be under at this time knowing that so many people are watching his moves and other world leaders are expressing outagency at the death of this man. >> the big concern that putin has is what europe will do what germany, what angela merkel, the french will do saying look this has reached the point where the repression and the rule in the ukraine, expa

they've incited hatred for all dissidents and for boris nemtsov. nemtsov was set to take part in a rally criticizing russia's role in ukraine this sunday. instead there will be a march of mourning for one of russia's opposite voices brutally silenced forever. fred pleitgen cnn, moscow. >> coming up next we'll speak to a friend of nemtsov. >>> congress dodging one crisis but lurching into another. what's going on in washington. we'll discuss that as well. oh yea, that's coming down let's get some rocks, man. health can change in a minute. so cvs health is changing healthcare. making it more accessible and affordable with walk-in medical care, no appointments needed and most insurance accepted. minuteclinic. another innovation from cvs health. because health is everything. when you ache and haven't slept... you're not you. tylenol® pm relieves pain and helps you fall fast asleep and stay asleep. we give you a better night. you're a better you all day. tylenol®. >>> a one-time very highly ranked russian politician who publicly slammed vladimir putin o

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russian opposition leaders demand a transparent investigation into the murder of boris nemtsov. >>> protectingraq's past a museum re-opened in baghdad days after is ill fighters destroy valuable statues in mosul. >> a battleground as professional gamers show off skills for a european face-off. hello. western nations have long used the word "terrorist" to describe hamas. now t they are declared a terrorist organization. they protest at the first time an arab nation has condemned the group. hamas says the ruling sets a dangerous precedent. secretary general of the palestinian islamic jihad group has arrived in cairo to try to convince egypt to reconsider. hamas is widely seen as supportive of the muslim brotherhood in egypt. hamas says it doesn't medal in egypt's internal affairs. he script declared the muslim brotherhood a terrorist group in 2013 five months after mohamed morsi was ousted in a military coup. hamas strongly denies egyptian allegations that it supports fighters in north sinai who have been attacking egyptian security forces. >> the court's decision is shocking dangerous and targe

he served as deputy prime minister under boris yeltsin and had been governor of a big city. after leaving parliament in 2003 he helped establish and led several opposition parties. he was murdered two days before a major opposition rally he was due to take part in. >> until now, at least, the kremlin does not tend to deal with opponents by shooting them in the street. you know but there are all kinds of political force, many under the carpet who might do a thing like that to create waves or create a crisis. to cast blame on the kremlin >>> russian president vladimir putin condemned the murder. his spokesman said the president is it taking the investigation into the murder under his personal control >>> the fighting in eastern ukraine forced more than a million people to flee their homes. many thousands of others are unwilling or unable to leave. local hospitals have been turned into trauma units. they are struggling to cope with a shortage of staff and medical supplies. we have this report. >> for 2-year-old oxana and her youngest sister home is the simply room in this hospi

boris nehmcav was shot down. the shooters fired from a car. he is a former deputy prime minister, a long-time critic of vladimir putin. dana lewis has more from london. >> it is a shock not only to me as a correspondent who has covered boris and interviewed him many times, starting as far back in the 1990s, when he was the deputy prime minister under boris yeltsin until the time he ran for a mayor in sochi, to expose corruption in the olympics, and trying to start a real opposition movement from sochi, that would have free media and free speech in russia to criticize the kremlin vladimir putin, which he has done for the last two decades. he is i think, the tallest, highest profile political opposition figure in russia. the timing is extremely sinister. he was about to be working on a report. it is said that directly it points the finger at vladimir putin, for pulling the trigger on the events in ukraine, causing the events in ukraine, and putting troops into ukraine, despite vladimir putin's denials, and told a magazine this month, earlier thi

but of course boris nemtsov was one of the most prominent opponents of the kremlin. he was a former deputy prime minister he was at one point considered a presidential contender. he has made the anti-putin case more eloquently than any other politician. and on sunday, we are to have a big rally the first big opposition rally in moscow in many, many months and nemtsov was to have been a featured speaker there. so it -- i mean the killing coming at this time throws a wrench into everything in moscow. it makes moscow look like a wild and lawless place. of course it casts suspicion on the kremlin and the kremlin haws moved very past in damage-control mode to cast suspicion anywhere else it possibly can. >> that is the question. who other than the kremlin would be interested if this was a contract killing? and as you said, nemtsov was an early opponent of putin when putin started rolling back democracy at the turn of the evacuee, just after the turn of the century. so who other than putin and his allies would have an interest in killing this man? >> this is a very big and

this is the system. >> meet boris nemtsov. he was deputy prime minister under yeltsin.ritics of putin, bad things seem to happen to them. >> yes, unfortunately, existing power represent what i saw russia of 19th century. not of 21st. >> boris nemtsov was 55 years old. joining from moscow is frederik pleitgen. what are authorities saying about this incident? >> reporter: we have just gotten new information a couple of minutes ago. authorities say this happened in the late evening hours. and the interesting thing was boris nemtsov was walking directly in the vicinity of the kremlin and there was a second person who was with him. and she later spoke to an opposition figure who just spoke to us and he said that she told him that they had been walking along a bridge near the kremlin that a car stopped next to the two. a man jumped out, opened fire at nemtsov. very targeted very direct. jumped back in his car and sped away. russian authorities say they've started a manhunt for this person. they're searching for someone who apparently fled in a white car. i can tell you from m

this is a man once considered to be a potential successor to former president boris yeltsin. but instead yeltsin chose a little-known spy chief vladimir putin. but the opposition he fought so ladder for had recently found it harder and hard for make itself heard in an increasingly patriotic and anti-western russia. president vladimir putin offered his condolences and called the murder a provocation. he ordered a full investigation into nemtsov's death. he who knew the opposition leader said that the government did nothing with the threats. the opposition wants a march planned for sunday to now be a rally to be for a man that they saw more than a voice holding politicians accountable. >> the italian navy is getting ready to carry out a military exercise off the shores of libya. it will do drills on monday. libya has an underwater oil. line that carries crude from western libya to sicily. there have been attacks on oil installations forcing ports to shut down. still with italy thousands of right wing activists are rallying in rome. supporters are demanding the government to do

outspoken putin critic boris nemtsov, was shot four times in the back.dered last night as he walked home from dinner. look carefully at this video. this is just into us at cnn. it's hard to see. pretty grainy. this is bridge surveillance video that comes to us from moscow city government-owned tv station, tv center. they say it was shot by a low-quality camera that records weather and the bridge around the clock. in the video the reporter says the camera captured two people believed to be boris nemtsov and his companion. then a reporter explains what the footage shows is the two people walking. then they're blocked by a snowplow. the video then shows this one person left at the scene, presumed to be nemtsov's companion. also a person running into a car, the car speeding off. i should note cnn cannot independently confirm the authenticity of this video. it is coming to us from basically moscow's government television station. joining me now to talk about it former cia counterterrorism analyst buck sexton. buck no one can really tell what is going on here.

this was a man once considered to be a potential successor to former president boris yeltsin. but instead yeltsin chose little-known spy chief vladimir putin. and nemtsov became one of opposition. the opposition he fought so hard for of found it harder and harder to make itself heard in an increasingly patriotic anti- anti-west russia. >> many call the murder a provocation. he ordered a full investigation into nemtsov's death. but those who knew the opposition leader said that the government did nothing to protect him when he received threats. before he died, nemtsov was working on a proper that he believed proved russia was directly involved in the separatist rebellion in eastern ukraine. he also criticized what he called the government's inefficiency and corruption. the opposition wants a march planned for sunday to be a rally for a voice that wanted to hold the government accountable. >> the italian navy is getting ready to carry out a military exercise off the coast of libya. italy is an underwater pipeline, oil pipeline that carries crude from western libya to sicily. in

this is a system. >> meet boris nemtsov. >> critics of the government critics of putin, bad things seem to happen to them. >> yes. unfortunately, represent what i say in russia over 19th century. not of 21st. >> here's -- this is a case -- a known enemy of putin with a bout of radioactive. aren't you concerned? >> me? about myself? tony i was born here 54 years ago. this is my country. russian people are in trouble. russian court doesn't work. russian education declines every year. and i believe that russia has a chance to be free. has a chance. it is difficult, but we must do it. >> today, mourners held a vigil at the site of nemtsov's death. this as president barack obama called for an impartial investigation into the opposition leader's murder. and vladimir putin promising nemtsov's mother her sons killers will be quote, properly punished. joining me now is cnn international correspondent, fred pleitgen. fred you said earlier, there were some eye-witnesses, but does anyone dare speak up and really reveal what they saw? >>

mayor boris johnson. did you know there's a cartoon character in this country, boris and natasha?ling, none of that? how did you get a russian name? >> i have a russian name, because there was a guy, who was actually an american called boris litvin, my parents were students in new york. >> you're eligible for run for president. >> that's right. i pay taxes. >> you were born here. >> i was born in new york. the guy said to my mother, she was going to tail a greyhound bus, a bus from mexico back to new york city, he said that was no good, and he would pay for her plane fare. she said in gratitude, i will call my child boris. because of generosity of this country, towards my indigent student parents. >> why -- what do you make about an american who won't -- like we just saw. scott walker, who i thought was an okay guy -- >> i thought he was a great guy. >> totally bizarre. the theory of evolution was propounded -- >> it's not a theory. >> it was when charles darwin came up with it. he was in bromley, come to bromley. i advise everybody to come to london and see the people of bromley

investigators work the crime scene where boris nemtsov's body lay on one of the main bridges. law enforcement officials say nemtsov, one of russia's most prominent opposition figures was struck in the back by several bullets. the killing happened right next to the kremlin walls and in the have sinty of the cathedral. he was walking here with a friend when a car stopped and the assailants immediately opened fire. as mourners laid flowers and lit candles, speculation, who did it. some blamed the government of vladmir putin, others disagree. >> this is a message for all of us you have a guy who works with you bam bam bam. who ordered it. >> we have some small part of -- in russia people who want to break putin. and maybe they make it to show another people and another country, government of country, how bad putin. >> reporter: it's not clear who is behind the killing, but boris nemtsov had many enemies. he was russia's deputy prime minister in the late 90s and joined the opposition after vladmir putin came into power. he was jailed several times for criticizing the government. vl

. >>> russia's president has condemned the murder of kremlin carettic boris nemtsov. due to lead major opposition rally on saturday. victoria you gatenby reports. gatenby reports. >> a vehicle pulled up, and a couple of men bl are jumped out and shot. a couple of bullets went in his back. >> for me the death ofist nemtsov is above all a challenge. a challenge that was thrown to all of us. nemtsov was a priet bright opposition activist and really spoke for all of us. >> he served as deputy prime minister under former president boris yeltsin. after 2003 he helped establish and led several opposition parties. he was killed just prior to a opposition rally he was supposed to take part in. >> he has been a personal nemesis plaintiff putin one of the most daring and outspoken leaders. he personally organized most of the opposition rallies going back to 2011. >> russian president you you vladimir putin has condemned the murder. >> fred, this is clearly caused uproar not least because nemtsov said in a recent interview that he feared he would be killed. because he was opposin

we understand boris was sought -- force was shot four times -- boris was shot four times by a gun man in a white car. police are hunting for the car and for the shooter. that was confirmed soon afterwards when his political opposition colleague was quoted on twitter. she was next to the body and could confirm he had been shot. since then, shock on the radio i have been listening to. nobody expected this at all. he was extremely well-known as an opposition politician in the 1990's. in terms of political opposition, there is very little in russian today or in parliament. his prominence is far lower now than it was in the 1990's. the fact he was shot dead in the middle of the night just a few short steps from the kremlin is really shocking people here. >> he was an outspoken critic of vladimir putin. what impact is this going to have on russian politics? >> at the moment, just pure shock. he was an outspoken critic of vladimir putin. there are not many of those in russia today. this happened just a day before an opposition marches due to take face here on sunday. he was the organizers of

boris nemtsov was russia's deputy prime minister under boris yeltsin.ussia. very critical of putin. he was always afraid including in recent weeks, for his own security. >> no question. the more the details come out, the more shocking. shot seven to eight times from a car. it looks like a gangland assassination. it's government security services or gangs that have guns. the impression among critics is something like this happens, that someone must have given the order. of course there's no evidence of that. there is real reason to have fear if you are a member of the opposition or a critic of the government because in the past many of these people have lost their lives. i covered the case of a man living in london but he was poisoned with radioactive materials on the streets of london. one of the people who was implicated in the murder ended up a member of the russian duma. you have this kind of past which creates the fear for members of the opposition. as you note wolf a couple of weeks before this killing, nemtsov himself said he feared for his life f

this was a man once considered to be an potential successor to boris yeltsin. but instead yeltsin chose a little-known spy chief vladimir putin. the opposition recently found it harder and harder to make itself heard in an increasingly patriotic, anti-western russia. president vladimir putin offered his condolences and called the murder a provocation. he ordered a full investigation into the death. but those who know the opposition leader said that the government did nothing to protect him when he received threats. before he died he was working on a report that he believed proved that russia has been directly involved in the separatist rebellion in eastern ukraine and called the government inefficiency and corruption. and the rally they saw was a voice attempting to hold the government accountable. >> the jailed leader of the kurdistan workers party called on it the pkk talked about laying down its weapon. the message was shared with the public by the tourish deputy prime minister during a press conference. we have reports now from istanbul. >> the jailed leade

this is a man once considered to be a potential successor to former president boris yeltsin. but instead yeltsin chose a little-known spy chief vladimir putin. the opposition that he fought for found it harder and and harder in russia. vladimir putin ordered a full investigation into nemtsov's death. but those who knew him said that the government did nothing when he received threats. before he died he had been working on a report that he said proved that russia was involved in the separatist movement in ukraine and had evidence of inefficiency and corruption. many now want to hold a rally for the man they saw as a voice holding the government accountable. >> rory, the obvious question is who did it and why? any thoughts on motive at this point? >> this is an opinion that you get different answers depending on who you are. the opposition people feel certain that there is a direct political motivation for this killing. there are not many people absolutely accusing the kremlin, but many people are saying that the atmosphere that the kremlin has created in russia, has engendered

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boris nemtsov, former deputy prime minister now prominent opposition leader shot four times in the back gunned down 200 yards from the kremlin. police say the shots were fired from this abandoned white car. it's not clear who's behind the attack but russian investigators floated several theories. it was a contract killing. the work of islamic extremists. or a provocation to destabilize the country politically. to nemtsov's friends, it's a political assassination. >> he's a martyr now. he was killed for staying there and trying to prove that russia could move into the brighter future without violence. and the man paid for his belief with his life. >> reporter: president vladimir putin promised nemtsov's mother to have the perpetrator brought to justice. he was a thorn in putin's side, a vocal critic with credibility. for years he spoke out about corruption and putin's hold on power telling nbc news in 2000. >> he strongly believes in market economy, but he doesn't believe in democracy. >> re received death threats and was worried about his safety. and for good reason. a long list of krem

boris wasn't afraid. killers and executers were afraid. the kremlin says putin offered his condolences and promised to personally oversee a full investigation, but so far, the investigative committee has not addressed the possibility nemtsov was killed for his opposition of putin. wendy gillette, cbs news, new york. >> investigators are looking into the possibility that nemtsov was killed to destabilize the country, because he may have been a target of islamic extremists or was gunned down for personal reasons. >>> if you have problems finding healthy food, you might want to grow your own. that's the mantra of some 1600 people who packed into wilson senior high school in northwest washington today to talk about urban gardening. the 8th annual rooting dc forum featured a full day of workshops to help area residents grow and preserve their own food. the free event also featured cooking demonstrations and discussions on nutrition and access to food, something organizers say is a problem in the city. >> in the district we have some of the wors

boris n areficationmsof was shot not far from the kremlin. there were reports someone opened fire on him from a passing car. in recent years he biem leading voice against vladimir putin. phil itner has ittne rfers has more from london. >> no matter who may have been behind it, this was a leading figure within the political establishment, within russia, somebody who leaned towards the west in termination of reform within russia. his death tonight certainly will have repercussions within the russian federation. >> and you know what i'm thinking here phil i'm wondering where the investigation is at this point. my understanding is he was killed less than 100 meters away from the kremlin walls. i would think there are cameras everywhere. there yeah, tony, i mean the fact that he was killed in the shadow of the kremlin right there within the sight of st. bazbaizbazbasil answering can cathedral. this is happening right now. already though we have seen vladimir putin come out and say that they will pursue this and find who was guilty. and of course,

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just a few blocks from the kremlin, a memorial marking the spot where boris nemtsov was brutally gunned down, shot four times in the back by unknown assassins. russian police today recovering that car seen speeding near the crime scene. a prominent, fierce critic of president vladimir putin, nemtsov opposed the war in ukraine. hours before he was murdered, nemtsov telling newsweek quote -- due to the policy of vladimir putin, a country with unparalleled potential is sinking. he shared those views with our own brian ross during his probe of corruption during the sochi olympics. >> everybody who against him must be very careful. reporter: a list of high profile critics of the russian president and his policies have been murdered. investigative journalist anna politkovskaya shot outside her apartment in 2006 and former kgb officer, alexander litvinenko, poisoned with radioactive polonium-210. putin quickly announced he will personally investigate nemtsov's quote cruel and cynical murder -- which has every sign of being a contract killing. before he was murdered. boris nemtsov was working o

happens is there's a march of mourners that's going to go through central moscow mourning the death of boris, and so things have changed, but one of the things that i want to hit on as well fredricka, the model, playing a pivotal role. i spoked to one of his friends yesterday, and what happened was after this incident here is that she called this friend and he was over here in about ten minutes and saw flying here on the ground dead and said before she was then taken in for questioning by the police that she was able to talk to him to give him a quick run down of what happened. she said the two of them were walking here along this bridge where all this happened and all the sudden a car stopped next to them. as you said several people were in the car. she says that immediately someone from the car opened fire and that then shortly afterwards the car sped away, fred fredr fredricka. >> oh, my goodness. putin is promising punishment in the investigation. do people believe that will take place? >> reporter: well of course there's certain people who have serious doubts that will take place or whe

tens of thousands are expected to march in central moscow tomorrow in memory of opposition leader boris nemtsov. he was shot last night as he walked on the street. stunned mourners are laying flowers and lighting candles on the bridge where nemtsov was gunned down. he was the most prominent critic of putin and russians intervention in ukraine who worried putin would kill him and we're told was about to release damning evidence of russian forces in ukraine despite putin's denials. amy kellogg has the latest on this shocking killing from london. >> reporter: president obama has offered donnelences to not only the family of boris nemtsov but to the russian people saying they've lost one of their most dedicated and eloquent defenders of their rights. the charismatic politician star rose quickly in the '90s and after president putin took power, it felt for many different reasons, including the political environment which has kept opposition leaders sidelined. in that regard some people say that nemtsov was not really a threat to the kremlin, but rather more of an irritation these days becaus

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but boris nemtsov had many enemies. the late 90s, joined the opposition after vladamir putin came into power. and was jailed several times for criticizing the government. vladamir putin condemned nemtsov's killing and offered the family condolences. he also launched an investigation into the murder and said it bears all the hallmarks of a contract killing aimed at provoking unrest. a friend and political ally of nemtsov's, he was one of the first at the scene of the murder and strongly criticizes russia's president. >> translator: i don't know who ordered the shooting or pulled the trigger but i strongly believe it's russia's government and personally vladamir putin who are responsible for it. vladamir putin is responsible for creating the atmosphere of hatred in our country. they insighted hatred for dissidents and boris nemtsov. >> nemtsov was to take part in an opposition rally criticizing russia's role in the ukraine conflict this sunday. instead there will now be a march of mourning for one of russia's most eloquen

in an interview on february 10th boris actually said i am afraid putin will kill me i believe he was the one that unleashed the war in ukraine. i could not dislike him more. and just hours before his death he denounced the president's policies as mad, aggressive and deadly. >> what do you make of "the new york times" that came out an hour and a half ago about russian authorities that are saying, he may have been assassinated by members of his own opposition party because they want to create some sort of a martyr and make him more powerful in death than he was in life? >> fantastic conspiracy theory. the government is also coming out and is also saying there might be islamic jihadists involved in this killing. there's another state-sponsored news website that is also saying that this could be money owed due to an abortion from a love child. there are already a number of different conspiracy theories surrounding this. so let's not underestimate just what or how powerful the russian government is and what its contacts are with russian state media. and the sad thing about all this is the

we know that boris nemtsov received a number of life threats on social networks but he did not pay too much attention to this. he had been threatened many many times in the last oh years. >> right. on that point, i just want our viewers to hear this, hear from nem nemtsov himself. here's what he said in an interview. listen. >> critics of the government putin, bad things seem to happen to them. >> yes. unfortunately, existing power remit, what i stay russia of 19th century. not of 21st. >> even though he knew anna he could be a target, he walked around the streets of moscow with no body guards. many read that as a very defiant statement in an of itself. >> that's true. people talk about this. they now reading the news many wonder so if he knew that he was under threat how come he was walking around without any body guards? he was one of the most high profile opposition leaders in russia and he was the former deputy prime minister former minister of russia but that was an insult. he really was always accessible always very close to people and they interviewed him in his career. >> you k

we discuss with boris because he came here. he wanted to meet me because he was preparing his position on ukraine. he wanted to reach out to tell them the truth about what has happening in ukraine. he was telling me about some russians doing this job with him. i'm head of the consult for so he was interested in the position of ukraine government. i cannot blame anybody concretely. one thing is very clear. the climate of intimidation fear the corresponds about the fact that killers are being promoted in russia nobody was punished they killed was promoted to become a high level official in russia. you reward your hit man. that's what's happening inside russia and projected outside russia. >> thank you very much. pretty incredible when you tell that story, that chilling moment with a glass of wine. >> i'm really shocked. look what they have done to this great country. it will land you in violence. the world should be careful. all of us should be very careful with this out there. >> thank you very much. the former president of geor

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