The Russian opposition politician shot dead in Moscow had spoken of his fear that Vladimir Putin would have him killed weeks before his murder. Speaking to Russia's Sobesednik news website on 10 February, Boris Nemtsov said: "I'm afraid Putin will kill me. I believe that he was the one who unleashed the war in the Ukraine. I couldn't dislike him more." Friends said he had received anonymous death threats over the internet. "Boris periodically received anonymous threats on social networking sites...Boris was worried," said opposition politician Ilya Yashin. "He said he was under threat but never wanted additional security. (He said) if they want to kill (me) they will...
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