Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was shot dead in Moscow Friday, and many of his supporters including the former chess champion Garry Kasparov assume Vladimir Putin is to blame. Kasparov — one of the world’s greatest chess players and an ally of Nemtsov’s who helped him organize protests against Putin — says Nemtsov’s death shows Russia’s leader is lying about his supposedly high approval ratings. “If you have 86% support, why do you kill someone like Boris?” Kasparov said, according to the Associated Press. “He maybe can reach two million people online at best. A demonstration brings out a hundred …read more
Source: Business Insider
