The United States said on Saturday that it was “deeply concerned” by “growing intoleranceOf Russia towards freedom of expression, on the sixth anniversary of the assassination of opponent Boris Nemtsov, one of the main detractors of Vladimir Putin. “Those who defend their freedoms and democracy in Russia continue to be the target of attacks and assassinations. The Russian people deserve better”, Denounced the head of American diplomacy, Antony Blinken, in a statement.
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Boris Nemtsov, who played an important role in the opposition to Vladimir Putin and had been Deputy Prime Minister during the time of President Boris Yeltsin, was shot dead at point blank range on a bridge close to the Kremlin, February 27, 2015.
He has, according to Washington, “dedicated his life to building a free and democratic Russia». «We remain deeply concerned by the Russian government’s growing intolerance of any form of independent expression.», Retorted the US Secretary of State.
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Several thousand Russians gathered in central Moscow on Saturday in memory of Boris Nemtsov. This rally comes as the main opponent of the Kremlin, Alexeï Navalny, has been transferred to the penal colony where he must serve a sentence of two and a half years in detention for a fraud case of which he denounces the political motivations.
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