Boris Nemtsov

U.S. ambassador: Russia made big mistake

KOPAONIK -- U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby said on Tuesday that "the whole world needed the United States and Russia to have a good relationship."

At the same time, the EU needed to have a relationship with Russia as well, he said.

KOPAONIK - United States Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby said Tuesday that the whole world needed the United States and Russia to have a good relationship and that the EU needed to have a relationship with Russia as well.

Thousands of Russians have gathered at the Sakharov Center in Moscow to attend the memorial service of former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down by an unknown assailant near the Kremlin wall on Friday night.

The memorial service in honor of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov started at 10 am Moscow time Tuesday.

Nemtsov was shot on February 27 in front of his girlfriend in the Russian capital, raising suspicions on ordered murder and the participation of the current Putin cabinet.

Mourners for slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov prepared to gather for his funeral in Moscow on March 3, as Polish and Latvian officials said they had been barred from entering Russia on the eve of the ceremony in retaliation for EU sanctions over Ukraine.
      

OSCE officials urge investigation into Nemtsov murder

VIENNA, BELGRADE -- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ivica Dacic and Secretary General Lamberto Zannier on Monday condemned the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.

They urged "a swift and thorough investigation."

"I offer my deepest condolences to his family," Dacic said.

VIENNA/BELGRADE - OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ivica Dacic, who is also Serbia's foreign minister, and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier on Monday condemned the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, urging a swift and thorough investigation.

"I offer my deepest condolences to his family," Dacic said.

US State Secretary John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in Geneva on Monday, as the UN Human Rights Office released its latest report on the death toll in Ukraine.

According to the report, the number of people killed in eastern Ukraine since April 2014 surpassed the 6000 mark, despite the successive ceasefire agreements.

US Secretary of State John Kerry began tough talks in Geneva on March 2 with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov due to focus on the fighting in eastern Ukraine.
      
Kerry was also expected to press Lavrov to ensure that Moscow carries out a credible investigation into the assassination of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.        

Protests held in wake of murder of Russian politician

NEW YORK -- Dozens of demonstrators protested in New York near the Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN over the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.