Putin rival Boris Nemtsov shadowed by FSB for months before murder: Report

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Former Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was reportedly shadowed by Russian agents on more than a dozen trips prior to his high-profile murder in 2015.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s biggest critic at the time was followed for 10 months leading up to his death by agents linked to the Russian Federal Security Service, according to an investigation by Bellingcat, Insider, and BBC.

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