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In an exclusive interview with Reuters, President Barack Obama said he has called for a "full investigation and hopefully, an independent investigation" into the murder on Friday of Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov. Rough Cut (No reporter narration)
Russian opposition leader Sergei Mitrokhin says the killing of Boris Nemtsov is a blow to Russia's future, as the national flag is draped over a makeshift memorial. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Investigation under way into the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov. And some are blaming President Vladimir Putin's administration. Nathan Frandino reports.
On the last day of Russia's presidential elections, set to cement Vladimir Putin's grip on power, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny widow, Yulia Navalnaya, tells the press after voting at the Russian embassy in Berlin that Putin is "a killer" and a "gangster. Crowds had earlier chanted: "Yulia, Yulia, we're with you," as she entered to cast her ballot. Alexei Navalny was Putin's most prominent rival, and died in an Arctic prison last month in mysterious circumstances. SOUNDBITE
Whilst visiting refugees from Ukraine in Warsaw, Poland, United States President Joe Biden calls Russia's Vladimir Putin "a butcher". SOUNDBITE