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Now playing Next Russia Russia: floral tributes pile up at Nemtsov murder scene People in Moscow continue to leave floral tributes at the scene where Boris Nemtsov was slain over the weekend. The opposition politician and fierce 02/03/2015
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Now playing Next Russia Putin promises to hunt down killers of opposition figure Boris Nemtsov The Russian President is vowing to find and punish the killers of prominent opposition figure Boris Nemtsov. 28/02/2015
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Now playing Next Russia Crimea's 'return home' shows love for motherland, says Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his new year address that the Crimean peninsula’s “return home” to Moscow’s control is an important chapter 31/12/2014
Now playing Next Russia Kremlin critic Navalny detained by police at Moscow protest Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny placed under house arrest once again after attending a protest outside the presidential complex. 30/12/2014
Now playing Next Russia Kremlin critic detained at rally held in protest over sentence against him A critic of the Kremlin is detained at a Moscow rally held to protest against his suspended jail sentence 30/12/2014
Now playing Next Russia Alexei Navalny, scourge of Russia's corrupt elite In his recent annual address Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted anyone was free to enter politics in Russia. Well, tell that to Alexei 30/12/2014
Now playing Next Russia Divided opinion in Russia after Putin's end-of-year address In Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, pro-Russian separatists watched President Putin’s end-of-year speech on a TV set in a canteen. One soldier said 19/12/2014
Now playing Next Russia Putin tries to reassure over rouble worries, but also slams the West He attempted to reassure the Russian people about the state of their economy under his leadership. But a defiant President Vladimir Putin also took 18/12/2014
Now playing Next Russia Putin answers press questions on Ukraine, NATO and the Russian economy It is an event which has no rival worldwide: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual press conference. It is the 10th time he has held the question 18/12/2014
Now playing Next Russia Putin defies West over Ukraine and 'sacred Crimea' Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused what he called “enemies of yesterday” of trying to bring a new Iron Curtain down around Russia. As it 04/12/2014
Now playing Next Russia Putin attacks West and claims Russia can withstand any challenge in State of Nation speech Putin's State of the Nation speech roundly attacks the West and affirms Russia will meet every challenge, yet his economic proposals to revive the sagging economy fail to convince critics. 04/12/2014
Now playing Next Russia Putin's annual parliamentary address promises Russia will overcome all challenges Vladimir Putin has slammed the West, sanctions and politics of containment that "will fail" in his annual parliamentary address, insisting that Russia is strong. 04/12/2014
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