The drive-by murder of Boris Nemtsov, a well-known Russian opposition figure, has drawn the condemnation of numerous world leaders, but he may have predicted his death two weeks ago.
“I’m afraid Putin will kill me because of my actions,” he told the Sobesednik blog in mid-February, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Nemtsov had been a outspoken critic of the Kremlin. He also said of Putin, “I couldn’t dislike him more.”
After his death, Russia’s interior ministry quickly issued a statement in saying his death would be investigated. Meanwhile, Putin also condemned the killing.
