. >> is this some kind of a turning point phil ittner, the assassination of boris nemtsov? >> this is about the most high profile person we've seen killed, of course there are some notable incidents anna polokavskaya but boris nemtsov is such a large figure on the russian political landscape the shock wave is still being felt, i can tell you ali the people that i am speaking to not only in russia but among the russian ex-pat community are absolutely shocked this would happen this way and right in the shadow of the kremlin np death will definitely have ramifications. but putin's russia is a pretty monolithic thing. and whether this will lead to any real change it may or may not happen but this is a moment in time where people are reflecting on where it is, where it's been and most particularly where it's going. >> the message to russians have been quite controlled in the russian media which is possibly why vladimir putin enjoys an 85% popularity rating amongst the russian public, some of that might have to do with pure-out nationalism but in this case the kremlin seems to be

phil ittner for us in london. il, thank you. ♪ >>> "real money" is also looking into the death of boris, ali velshi joins us now. ali, look the conflict in ukraine is leading to growing internal decent inside russia and that is stoking what some are calling a new cold war. >> we have been studying this a lot. the burdener of boris just steps from the kremlin has put the spotlight on russia's growing internal decent. he was said to be close to releasing reports detailing russia's military involvement in the rebel war in ukraine, and that is something that moscow continues to deny. they denounced the annexation of crimea and said putin had designs on crimea even before they moved in. he was considered one of the leading lights of russia's opposition, and someone who is unafraid of putin's soaring popularity with the public. putin's popularity has only gone up since the crisis in ukraine heated up last year. >> yeah. you talked about the international price moscow has been paying. tell me more about that. >> this is a

. >>> phil ittner, takes a look at london's union. >> jerald o'brien is canvassing for votes the old fashioned way in the rural english town of ash ford. but he's standing for a party which while comparatively new has been at the forefront of a major shift in british politics. >> you kick parliamentary candidate. >> ukip has two primary mandates limit immigration and revise britain's role in the eu perhaps to the point of leaving the union. that's led some to accuse u comfortip of ietion isolationallism nationalism. while britain is in recovery now, after hard years of recession, many say the party is scapegoating immigrants. supporters deny that. >> i'm not racist. okay? i'm a true-plu -- blue patriotic person. although mr. cameron has started pulling his socks up and started doing things because he's frightened, people are worried about the number of people in this small country. >> the party leader, nigel farag, portrays himself as an alternative to the status quo or labor or conservative parties and he's not the only one. >> there was a rise of what we call insurgent parties. in

phil ittner is in london now with more. il it's not the first time a political opponent of the kremlin has died a mysterious death? >> reporter: no absolutely not, john. boris nemtsov was very outspoken against vladimir putin and the administration in the kremlin. over the weekend he had planned to at tend an anti war, anti-government rally in moscow but of course given the events of friday that rally quickly turned into a memorial to the slain opposition leader. and while, yes, it is still considered a mystery, what caused this shooting for many of the people who came out over the weekend, not only in moscow but around the world, the answers to why boris nemtsov was killed are clear as day. the murder is being called a watershed moment in russia. it sparked rallies and the world. tens of thousands took to the streets in moscow thousands more marched in london and paris. nemtsov was considered one of the few voices speaking out against the kremlin. former world chess champion and political activist told al jazeera he is posi