RIGA, Latvia - Vladimir Putin is seeking to turn Ukraine into a failed state while silencing dissent at home, a top NATO official said on March 5, suggesting the Russian President was ultimately responsible for the murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov.
Reuters: NATO official says Putin’s suppression to blame for Nemtsov’s death
Funeral assistants carry the coffin of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov before a farewell ceremony in Moscow on March 3, 2015.