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Putin on Nemtsov: We Had Friendly Relations

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President Vladimir Putin called the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov a tragic and shameful act.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he had friendly relations with late political opposition figure Boris Nemtsov and called his murder tragic and shameful.

During his annual Q&A session in Moscow, Putin said:

“We were friendly, we kept contact. He was a harsh opponent toward me and to [the current political] authorities as a whole we had pretty friendly relations when we talked.”

He called Nemtsov’s murder a shameful act.

“I’ve already said this, I believe this is an absolute shameful act, tragic and shameful.”

A man walks past flowers at the site where Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov was murdered on February 27, at the Great Moskvoretsky Bridge, with St. Basil's Cathedral seen in the background, in central Moscow March 6, 2015 - Sputnik International
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