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More recently, Nemtsov had been working on a report that he said would prove that Russian soldiers were fighting alongside pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, where a bloody 11-month-conflict has claimed nearly 5,800 lives. The Kremlin has hotly denied any direct involvement, which Russian opinion polls suggest would be deeply unpopular.
He had angered the government two years ago when he charged that billions of dollars had been stolen from funds designated for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, his home town. He blamed ?Putin?s friends? for the alleged embezzlement, which he described as ?a real threat to Russia?s national security.?
Putin critic, Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov killed in Moscow - The Washington Post
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If this is true then there are many (including Putin) with motive. Someone usually gets set up as the patsy to take the blame for assassinations like these. For example, Lee Harvey Oswald for the John F Kennedy assassination.