On the night of February 27, 2015, Boris Nemtsov was shot and killed in Moscow. Nemtsov was a leading Kremlin critic in Russia, and, along with Alexei Navalny and others, was planning and organizing the Vesna opposition march set to take place on March 1.
Boris Nemtsov killed in Moscow LIVE UPDATES from RT:
http://rt.com/news/236359-nemtsov-killed-moscow-politician/
http://rt.com/news/236363-nemtsov-killed-politician-moscow/
http://rt.com/news/236531-nemtsov-murder-cctv-russia/
From Sputnik News:
http://sputniknews.com/russia/20150228/1018879441.html
Russian politician Boris Nemtsov shot and killed in Moscow:
http://tass.ru/en/russia/780155
ALERT: Russian Opposition Leader SHOT DEAD – Ukraine 2.0 Incoming?:
Russian Opposition Leader Shot and Killed – Western Media Blame Putin
An Opposition Leader’s Death Could Spark a Backlash, from Stratfor:
There are reports that Nemtsov was shot four to seven times in the chest by multiple assailants who jumped out of a car on a bridge just south of Red Square. The shooting was professional and smooth, with well-aimed fire and no deaths of bystanders. The bridge served as a channel to trap the victim, giving him nowhere to run. The killing was also brazen, taking place near the Kremlin, which has heavy security and heavy CCTV coverage. He reportedly was walking with a woman from Kiev, who was approximately 24 years old, and without a security detail.
Nemtsov is among a group of established anti-Putin leaders that include Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Mikhail Kasyanov (People’s Democratic Union), Garry Kasparov (Other Russia coalition) and Vladimir Ryzhkov (Republican Party of Russia). Nemtsov, like most of these leaders, has a mixed reputation in Russia. Much of the population associates Nemtsov with former President Boris Yeltsin’s disastrous economic plan of the 1990s. But Nemtsov jumped onto the anti-Kremlin bandwagon of Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption blogger who is considered the chief opposition leader in Russia.
https://www.stratfor.com/analysis/russia-opposition-leaders-death-could-spark-backlash
Vladimir Putin – the automatic Lee Harvey Oswald
Reminiscent of the immediate rush to judgement to blame Putin for the downing of Malaysia Airlines MH17, the implication that this was an assassination ordered by the Kremlin came before any clear details emerged – indicating that another Putin demonization campaign was already in the works.
The phrase “Putin critic” is currently the omnipresent headline in the Western media. A simple Google search will suffice:
Boris Nemtsov, outspoken Putin critic… – CNN.com; Boris Nemtsov, leading Putin critic, shot… – Fox News; Putin Critic Boris Nemtsov Shot Dead – NPR; Major Putin Critic Gunned Down in Moscow – The Daily Beast; Leading Putin critic gunned down outside Kremlin – Telegraph; Putin Critic Boris Nemtsov Shot Dead in Moscow – NBC News; Putin Critic Boris Nemtsov Shot Dead in Moscow – Newsweek
This swiftly-appearing implication is not based on any evidence. Putin is the automatic Lee Harvey Oswald in the fantasies of the Russophobic western media.
ABC News – Boris Nemtsov Joins List of Dead Vladimir Putin Critics:
From the Stratfor article above:
Navalny and his followers plan to hold mass rallies in Moscow and 14 other cities on March 1 — the first such rally possible since the 2011-2012 demonstrations against the Kremlin — to protest Russia’s actions in Ukraine…
Nemtsov’s death makes this weekend’s events even more important. The shooting will bring out a string of conspiracy theories in Russia because the Kremlin has long wanted Nemtsov out of the way. Nemtsov reportedly told the media just weeks ago that he feared Putin would kill him. However, the Kremlin also knows that Nemtsov’s death the day before the rally could spark a backlash and bring out more protesters. March 1 is a day to watch Moscow for the size of the protests, and whether Putin can maintain the peace. As Lenin said, the purpose of terrorism is to terrify. Nemtsov’s death had the purpose of creating terror. The question is who wanted to create it.
People who normally whine about “conspiracy theorists” will eagerly accept the Putin-did-it conspiracy theory! Contrary to what Stratfor is suggesting, however, these nouveau conspiracy theorists are much more likely to be American and European than Russian.
With the Vesna march only two days away, why would Vladimir Putin want to give this anti-Kremlin event all this wonderful free publicity? Why would Putin want to give Vesna a martyr?
Eric Kraus: Had the Kremlin wanted him out of the way there were other ways – especially in Moscow. A car crash. An (induced) heart attack. Poisons. Why do a public hit within sight of St. Basel’s Cathedral on Red Square so as to provide a public feast for the foreign press picture editors? The timing is equally suspicious. Perfectly timed to draw maximum attention to the upcoming opposition March which had risked falling flat. (Eric Kraus, Facebook status update.)
Peter Lavelle: “…and of course Putin is at fault.” Of course we all know that is how the west will read this. Nonetheless, before all the low-octane analysis and clueless reporting starts let’s be clear: Nemtsov was politically so (self-) marginalized in Russia that he had to go aboard for anyone to notice him (like Kiev). He was political dead before he was murdered. Thus, there can be no doubt this is a false flag op. Many in Washington are grinning and probably celebrating. No matter. Russians will not be fooled by this kind of cheap and deadly propaganda attack. (Peter Lavelle, Facebook status update.)
Major Critic Of Vladimir Putin Shot Dead In Moscow:
Irina Khakamada, a prominent opposition figure who co-founded a liberal party with Nemtsov, blamed a climate of intimidation and warned that the murder could herald a dangerous destabilization. “It’s a provocation that is clearly not in Putin’s interests, it’s aimed at rocking the situation,” she said in remarks carried by RIA Novosti news agency.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/world-news/boris-nemtsov-killed-russia
even location of #Nemtsov murder not casual. chosen for maximum media impact &visually imprint"Russia Kremlin murder" http://t.co/jBr6kIwtQV—
(@cy80s) February 28, 2015
Breaking news: FALSE FLAG IN MOSCOW!:
There are folks in Langley tonight who got a promotion.
It is also strange that the BBC’s initial report of the Nemtsov shooting quotes the Riga-based Russian start-up news site called Meduza:
According to Russian-language news website Meduza, “several people” got out of a car and shot him.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31669061
Why wouldn’t the BBC look to other Russian news sites in Moscow, opting instead to use a fledgling Riga, Latvia-based news aggregator as their source?
What is Meduza?
Meduza is a news website formed from the ashes of Lenta.ru, which some claim was smashed to pieces by the Kremlin. Some of the top people from Lenta decided to set up shop outside of Russia, and they chose former Soviet city and modern-day neo-Nazi stronghold Riga, Latvia as their base of operations for this anti-Putin project. They have tried to deny ties to Kremlin opposition leader and notorious oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, but some insiders claim that Meduza is one of Khodorkovsky’s Open Russia projects – itself being a George Soros Open Society project. One of the editors at Meduza has admitted…
that Mikhail Khodorkovsky… was a passive investor, however she refused to name any other backers…
From Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meduza
Russian journalists set up shop in Latvia after Kremlin crackdown:
For more on Khodorkovsky, see my previous blog post on Color Revolutions:
Mikhail Khodorkovsky breaks political silence, saying he would lead Russia:
What is Open Russia?
Open Russia was launched by Mikhail Khodorkovsky during an online conference held on September 20, 2014.
Open Russia today is about bringing together citizens living both inside and outside of Russia, who share the European values of a strong, dynamic, and forward-looking state founded upon effective democratic institutions and the rule of law. Open Russia will enable these citizens to communicate and work together, to make their voices heard, and to mobilise effectively in the cause of common interests and goals.
http://www.khodorkovsky.com/what-is-open-russia/
Citizens “who share European values”? That sounds a little like Euromaidan – they talk about change, democracy, European values, working together and making your voice heard, and fighting corruption, but have no real program for economic prosperity.
But Open Russia also sounds like something else: the Open Society of George Soros!
George Soros is the founder and chairman of Open Society—a network of foundations, partners, and projects in more than 100 countries.
http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/people/george-soros
The Real Crime of M. Khodorkovsky:
With his new billions in effect stolen from the Russian people, he made some powerful friends. He set up a foundation modeled on US billionaire George Soros’ Open Society, calling it the Open Russia Foundation. He invited two powerful Westerners to its board—Henry Kissinger and Jacob Lord Rothschild.
http://www.voltairenet.org/article168007.html
Meduza is also connected to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was recently detained for handing out Vesna fliers in the Moscow Metro:
http://news.yahoo.com/moscow-police-detain-opposition-figure-navalny-subway-152925329.html
http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2668678
The Vesna march, or Vesna (Spring) Youth Movement march, is set to kick off on March 1.
The organizers of the opposition march Vesna, which is scheduled for March 1, have agreed to hold it in the Moscow Maryino area, Boris Nemtsov, co-chairman of the party RPR-PARNAS, told a press conference on Friday. “After intensive debate and consultations, we came to the conclusion that we agree to hold the march in Maryino,” Nemtsov said. Nemtsov emphasized that the demands of the march are more important to the opposition that its venue. “The main thing to us is that all residents, including residents of Maryino, hear our demands,” Nemtsov said.
http://rbth.com/news/2015/02/20/opposition_agrees_to_hold_march_1_march_in_maryino_43912.html
Ahead of this, the Vesna people put out a YouTube video of university students in Moscow apologizing to Ukraine for Putin’s actions.
Движение Весна (Vesna Movement) YouTube page:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsBSwdHSLX_OELIHLYIw_6Q
This is also being promoted by Radio Free Europe.
‘Ashamed’ Russian Students Ask Ukraine To ‘Forgive Us’:
http://www.rferl.org/content/russian-students-ashamed-ukraine-video-response/26848769.html
Who is Alexei Navalny?
Navalny and Neoliberalism:
Navalny is a right-wing populist. No doubt. But I would submit he’s more of an American variety than a European facsimile. His xenophobia comes with an anti-elitist élan tinged with a libertarian distrust of big government. If Navalny ran in a US election, he’d find common cause with the Tea Party. He’d make an excellent Fox News pundit if he added flamboyancy to his abrasiveness.
http://seansrussiablog.org/2013/08/01/navalny-and-neoliberalism/
Exploring the possibility of a ‘Russian Maidan’
The political front that will take to Russia’s streets has already long been identified. It includes the same brand of extreme “nationalists” and ultra-right groups seen overrunning Ukraine’s political order. This includes literal Neo-Nazis. One of the prevailing figures among Russia’s ultra-right is US-backed Alexey Navalny – billed by the West as an “anti-corruption activist,” who is in all reality a neo-fascist operating openly in the service of Wall Street.
Alexey Navalny was a Yale World Fellow, and in his profile it states: Navalny spearheads legal challenges on behalf of minority shareholders in large Russian companies, including Gazprom, Bank VTB, Sberbank, Rosneft, Transneft, and Surgutneftegaz, through the Union of Minority Shareholders… Navalny is also co-founder of the Democratic Alternative movement…
The Democratic Alternative, also written DA!, is a US State Department National Endowment for Democracy (NED) fund recipient, implicating Alexey Navalny as an agent of US-funded sedition. The US State Department itself reveals this as they list DA! among many of the “youth movements” they support operating in Russia…
That this funding is nowhere on NED’s official website indicates that full disclosures are not being made and that NED is engaged in clandestine funding.
http://www.sott.net/article/290362-Exploring-the-possibility-of-a-Russian-Maidan
http://journal-neo.org/2014/12/20/the-impending-russian-maidan/
More on Navalny:
Navalny was detained for handing out Vesna fliers in the Metro, and now, one of the key organizers of Vesna, Nemtsov, has been shot. Again, it is hard to imagine what possible gain this shooting could be for the Kremlin, especially following the large anti-Maidan march in Moscow of the previous weekend, and Putin’s growing approval ratings.
This obviously could be to the benefit of any number of Putin enemies, including the Russian opposition to Putin, the Kiev fascist clique, the CIA, and NATO. It remains to be seen which suspect emerges as the strongest, whether it is one of these suspects or someone else.
Anti-Putin Opposition Looks to Russian Spring for Revival:
Just before he was jailed for handing out leaflets at a metro station, Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny used his last moments in a Moscow court to record a video urging supporters to join a March 1 protest against President Vladimir Putin.
The article goes on to say:
The opposition “hasn’t been this weak for many years,” Stefan Meister, an analyst at the German Council of Foreign Relations in Berlin, said by phone. “Even when we have a growing economic crisis in Russia, there’s still high support for Putin.”
US-Backed Opposition Leader Gunned Down in Moscow:
Clearly to match the expectations the “spring” rally was meant to have, to infuse the “virus” US Senator McCain had claimed was intended for Moscow, something drastic would have to be done to change the current calculus.
http://journal-neo.org/2015/02/28/russia-us-backed-opposition-leader-gunned-down-in-moscow/
The “current calculus” has indeed been changed. It remains to be seen who will benefit from this and how each side will react. The Vesna marches will go on as planned, apart from the one in Moscow.
Funeral March to Replace Moscow Opposition Rally After Nemtsov Murder:
The planned Vesna (“Spring”) opposition rallies will take place as scheduled outside of Moscow, but the one in the Russian capital will be replaced with a funeral march in memory of Boris Nemtsov, a Russian politician killed late Friday night, co-chair of the RPR-PARNAS political party, Mikhail Kasyanov, has told journalists.
http://sputniknews.com/russia/20150228/1018872078.html
Russian Investigators: Nemtsov Killing Linked to Charlie Hebdo Comments:
Investigators are working on the hypothesis that the killing of Boris Nemtsov was related to his stance on the attack of Charlie Hebdo magazine. “Nemtsov received threats related to his position on the shooting of journalists in the office of Charlie Hebdo edition in Paris,” Vladimir Markin, who represents the Investigative Committee of the Russian Fedеration…
Names to know:
Boris Nemtsov: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Nemtsov
Nemtsov from 2005 – no stranger to color revolutions:
http://www.kommersant.com/p547313/r_1/Boris_Nemtsov_Exercises_His_Right_to_the_Left_/
Alexei Navalny: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Navalny
Mikhail Khodorkovsky: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Khodorkovsky
Yegor Gaidar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yegor_Gaidar
Anatoly Chubais: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoly_Chubais
http://www.russiaprofile.org/bg_people/resources_whoiswho_alphabet_c_chubais.html
Meduza: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meduza
Open Society Foundations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Society_Foundations
National Endowment for Democracy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Endowment_for_Democracy
Vladimir Zhirinovsky: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Zhirinovsky
Boris Berezovsky: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Berezovsky_(businessman)
Mikhail Chernoy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Cherney
RUSSIA – The Rise and Fall of the Oligarchs:
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., tweets a photo of himself with slain Russian politician Boris Nemtsov and says he is ‘very saddened’ by his death – @SenJohnMcCain
John McCain is ashamed of America, supports fascists and terrorists:
Scandal: John McCain is ashamed of America, supports fascists and terrorists
BBC, from February 2005:
Boris Nemtsov, once a rising star in the Russian political firmament, has joined forces with Ukraine’s new liberal president Viktor Yushchenko.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4287957.stm
Mr Nemtsov was prominent during Ukraine’s Orange Revolution.
Nemtsov with former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko.
Anna Durytska
Nemtsov was shot and killed… when walking with Ukranian model Anna Durytska… The killing happened the day before the opposition march Vesna (Russian for “spring”), a street demonstration organised to protest against economic conditions in Russia and the war in Ukraine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Boris_Nemtsov
Putin in 2012 – opposition is looking to turn someone into involuntary martyr:
http://russia-insider.com/en/2015/02/28/3962
Other links:
Paul Craig Roberts – The CIA May Have Just Assassinated Boris Nemtsov In Moscow To Blame Putin
http://russia-insider.com/en/2015/02/28/3961
http://rt.com/op-edge/236407-babich-nemtsov-death-putin/
http://rt.com/news/236411-boris-nemtsov-reformist-opposition/
http://sputniknews.com/russia/20150228/1018878675.html#ixzz3T1ip9HwV
http://sputniknews.com/analysis/20150228/1018896732.html
http://fortruss.blogspot.sk/2015/02/did-us-murder-boris-nemstov-imminent.html
http://rt.com/op-edge/236407-babich-nemtsov-death-putin/
http://rt.com/news/236569-nemtsov-mourning-rally-murder/
http://www.sott.net/article/293253-Insignificant-Putin-critic-gunned-down-by-someone-who-hates-Putin
Police Arrest Ukrainian Lawmaker at Nemtsov’s Funeral March in Moscow:
Moscow police confirmed the arrest of Ukrainian parliament member Oleksiy Goncharenko ahead of the march commemorating slain Russian politician Boris Nemtsov on Sunday. Goncharenko took part in the violent events in southern Ukraine’s Odessa on May 2, 2014, when far-right activists blocked anti-EU protesters inside the city’s House of Trade Unions and set the building on fire. According to official statistics, the incident killed 48 people and wounded over 250.
Goncharenko posted photos of dead activists in Odessa on Twitter and expressed public support for “cleansing” of the camp of the opponents of the newly-installed Ukrainian authorities.
http://sputniknews.com/russia/20150301/1018921582.html
What’s a false flag?:
http://www.activistpost.com/2013/11/11-signs-of-false-flag.html
https://mariamuir.com/12-signs-false-flag-operation/
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2015/02/41-admitted-false-flag-attacks.html
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