Thousands of people gathered in Moscow on Saturday to mark five years since the ...
MOSCOW - Thousands of people gathered in Moscow on Saturday to mark five years since the murder of prominent Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, joining a march that organizers said was also a protest against planned changes to Russia’s constitution.
The proposals, widely seen as a means to allow Putin to extend his grip on power after leaving the presidency, will be put to a national vote on April 22. Sergei Tsaplienko, an energy worker, said he was joining the march because he wanted freedom and democracy for the Russian people. Organizers said that linking the commemorative march with a protest against constitutional reform was consistent with the ideas of Nemtsov, who was one of Putin’s most vocal critics.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Putin, Erdogan agree new measures needed to ease Syria tensions: KremlinRussian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed dur...
Read more »
'Are you real?' Putin quashes rumors he uses a body doubleRussian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged he was offered the chance to u...
Read more »
'Are you real?' Putin quashes rumors he uses a body doubleRussian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged he was offered the chance to u...
Read more »
NATO Meets After Turkey Says Russian-Backed Force Killed 33 Troops In SyriaNATO is condemning 'indiscriminate air strikes by the Syrian regime and Russia,' after 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an attack near Idlib on Thursday.
Read more »
Putin, Erdogan agree new measures needed to ease Syria tensions: KremlinRussian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed dur...
Read more »