Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Saturday 28 Feb 2015

1. PUTIN CRITIC SHOT DEAD IN MOSCOW

A Russian opposition politician who was a fierce critic of Vladimir Putin has been shot dead near the Kremlin in Moscow. Boris Nemtsov, 55, died after being shot four times from a passing car in the early hours of Saturday morning. Colleagues say he was working on a report which included firm evidence that Russia was directly involved in the separatist movement which erupted in Ukraine last year.

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