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Zhanna Nemtsova, the daughter of Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov smiles during a ceremony of unveiling a sign renaming the square where the Russian embassy is located in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday Feb. 27, 2020, named after the late Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. Nemtsov was gunned down outside the Kremlin 5 years ago. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Russian mourners mark 5-year anniversary of Nemtsov killing

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A newly unveiled sign renaming the square where the Russian embassy is located in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday Feb. 27, 2020, named after the late Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. Nemtsov was gunned down outside the Kremlin 5 years ago. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Prague square named after Russian opposition figure Nemtsov

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In this Thursday, March 16, 2017 photo, people walk past portraits and flowers at the place where Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was gunned down a two years ago, in Moscow, with St. Basil Cathedral in the background in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

John Bolton’s tribute to slain Russian opposition activist ransacked by vandals: Report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Flanked by members of the D.C. Council, Sen. Marco Rubio addresses a gathering to dedicate Boris Nemtsov Plaza in front of the Russian Embassy on Tuesday. Mr. Rubio was instrumental in getting the area renamed after the Russian opposition leader who was assassinated near the Kremlin in 2015. (Julia Airey /The Washington Times)

U.S. officials rename Russian Embassy street after Vladimir Putin critic

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

FILE In this August 7, 2013 file photo Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, meets with Chechen regional leader Ramzan Kadyrov, in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia. Kadyrov, whose five-year stint as Chechnya’s regional leader expires in April 2016, has recently issued a stream of threats against Russia’s liberal opposition, which observers see as part of his efforts to secure President Vladimir Putin’s support. (Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Chechen leader threatens foes in bid to gain Putin’s support

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony of presentation of credentials by foreign ambassadors in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 28, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Putin critic Kara-Murza hospitalized; wife wants ‘full toxicology testing’ done outside Russia

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Chechen Kheda Goilabiyeva, second right, stands after her wedding with Chechen police officer Nazhud Guchigov, in Chechnya's provincial capital Grozny, Russia, Saturday, May 16, 2015. A 46-year-old Chechen police officer taking a 17-year-old as his second wife in flagrant violation of Russian laws has caused a storm in the Russian media and put the region's ruler on the defensive. (AP Photo, File)

Vladimir Putin put in a bind over Chechen wedding scandal, leader’s defiance

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during an annual call-in show on Russian television "Conversation With Vladimir Putin" in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 16, 2015. (Alexei Druzhinin/RIA Novosti, Presidential Press Service via AP)

Putin taunts the West, says Russian missiles to Iran is a terrorism ‘deterrent’

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Police escorts Zaur Dadaev, believed to be one of five suspects in the killing of Boris Nemtsov, into a court room in Moscow, Russia, March 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) ** FILE **

Nemtsov suspect tortured, forced to confess, activist says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a cabinet meeting in Moscow, Wednesday, March 4, 2015. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service)

Russia detains 2 suspects in killing of Boris Nemtsov

By Douglas Ernst - Associated Press

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny leaves a detention center in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 6, 2015. Navalny, a leading opposition figure, was released after spending 15 days in custody for handing out leaflets in the subway. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Alexei Navalny, Kremlin critic, released after 15 days in custody

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Nemtsov Memorial Poster Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ARIEL COHEN: Boris Nemtsov’s murder — the tip of Vladimir Putin’s iceberg

By Ariel Cohen

People follow the coffin of Boris Nemtsov during a farewell ceremony at the Sakharov center in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Boris Nemtsov case: Russian mourners view body of slain opposition leader

By Laura Mills - Associated Press

People carry a placard with the image of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov who was gunned down on Friday, during a march, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, March 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Elena Ignatyeva)

Boris Nemtsov case: Video reports conflict in probe of slaying of Putin critic

By Laura Mills - Associated Press

[u"FILE - In this file photo taken on Monday Nov. 22, 2004, Boris Nemtsov, a leader of the Russian Union of liberal party, right, listens to Petro Poroshenko, while Yulia Tymoshenko, left, looks on during a street protest in downtown Kiev Ukraine. Russia's Interior Ministry says Boris Nemtsov, a leading opposition figure and former deputy prime minister, has been shot and killed near the Kremlin. Nemtsov, a sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, was killed early Saturday. His death comes just a day before a major opposition rally in Moscow. (AP Photo/Efrem lukatsky)", u'FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2004 file photo, Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic Russian opposition leader and sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to Petro Poroshenko while Yulia Tymoshenko, left, looks on during a street protest in downtown Kiev Ukraine. Nemtsov was gunned down Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015 near the Kremlin, just a day before a planned protest against the government. (AP Photo/Efrem lukatsky)']

Russian investigators: Killing of Putin critic Boris Nemtsov may be provocation

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FILE - In this file photo taken on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011, From left, Russian former Financial Minister Alexei Kudrin, leaders of the opposition Boris Nemtsov and Alexei Navalny attend a rally to protest against alleged vote rigging in Russia's parliamentary elections on Sakharov avenue in Moscow, Russia. Russia's Interior Ministry says Boris Nemtsov, a leading opposition figure and former deputy prime minister, has been shot and killed near the Kremlin. Nemtsov, a sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, was killed early Saturday. His death comes just a day before a major opposition rally in Moscow. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)

Boris Nemtsov killing condemned by Obama; Putin critic killed near Kremlin

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - In this file photo taken on Saturday, March 15, 2014, Boris Nemtsov, a former Russian deputy prime minister and opposition leader addresses demonstrators during a massive rally to oppose president Vladimir Putin's policies in Ukraine, in Moscow, Russia. Russian police say opposition leader Boris Nemtsov has been shot and killed in Moscow. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Boris Nemtsov, Vladimir Putin critic, shot dead

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Russian President Vladimir Putin tries on a jacket during a visit the training center for volunteers Winter Olympics at the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin has rescinded a blanket ban on demonstrations in Sochi in and around the Winter Olympics and Paralympics. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

Russia wins Sochi gold for corruption? IOC official cites $18B in embezzlement

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Opposition leader Boris Nemtsov speaks about his new book on the wealth of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a news conference in Moscow on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

Russian opposition: Putin’s lifestyle costs billions

By Mansur Mirovalev - Associated Press

Demonstrators protest the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

Opposition rally in Moscow draws tens of thousands

By Laura Mills and Lynn Berry - Associated Press