A cross-party group of MPs asked the Conservative-run council in November to designate the footpath Boris Nemtsov Way. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Boris Nemtsov, pictured in 2011. He said the footpath would be a “constant reminder” of Nemtsov to Russian diplomats based at the embassy in Bayswater Road. The initiative is the brainchild of Vladimir Kara-Murza, a close friend of Nemtsov and chairman of the Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom. “The Putin government continues to fight the memory of Boris Nemtsov at home.

Source: The Guardian April 25, 2019 05:01 UTC