Foreign diplomats pay tribute to killed Russian opposition leader Nemtsov

(27 Feb 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Moscow, Russia 27 February 2024 1. Mid of foreign diplomats walking with flowers 2. Various of diplomats laying flowers 3. Close of flowers 4. Man standing in front of memorial, walking away 5. Various of people laying flowers 6. U. S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy laying flowers, standing in front of memorial, walking away, man laying flowers 7. Close up of flowers and photo of Boris Nemtsov 8. Various of people laying flowers STORYLINE: Muscovites and foreign diplomats laid flowers Tuesday to mark the 9th anniversary of the death of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was shot and killed in 2015 near the Kremlin. Once deputy prime minister under Boris Yeltsin, Nemtsov was a popular politician and harsh critic of President Vladimir Putin. On a cold February night in 2015, he was gunned down by assailants on a bridge adjacent to the Kremlin as he walked with h