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Putin Bestows Awards on Chechen Leader, Litvinenko Suspect
Source: Associated Press
Putin Bestows Awards on Chechen Leader, Litvinenko Suspect
MOSCOW — Mar 9, 2015, 7:53 AM ET
Russian President Vladimir Putin has bestowed an award on the leader of Chechnya — just as the North Caucasus strongman hailed the suspected killer of an opposition politician as a "true patriot."
Documents posted on the Kremlin website Monday listed Ramzan Kadyrov as a recipient of the Order of Honor, which is given in recognition of achievements in public life.
Kadyrov drew criticism from government opponents Sunday after praising a suspect in the murder of Kremlin foe Boris Nemtsov as a "deeply religious man," committed to Russia. Kadyrov said the suspect may have been offended by Nemtsov's comments after the attack on French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo.
Putin also granted a medal for "services to the motherland" to a man British police say poisoned former security services agent Alexander Litvinenko.
MOSCOW — Mar 9, 2015, 7:53 AM ET
Russian President Vladimir Putin has bestowed an award on the leader of Chechnya — just as the North Caucasus strongman hailed the suspected killer of an opposition politician as a "true patriot."
Documents posted on the Kremlin website Monday listed Ramzan Kadyrov as a recipient of the Order of Honor, which is given in recognition of achievements in public life.
Kadyrov drew criticism from government opponents Sunday after praising a suspect in the murder of Kremlin foe Boris Nemtsov as a "deeply religious man," committed to Russia. Kadyrov said the suspect may have been offended by Nemtsov's comments after the attack on French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo.
Putin also granted a medal for "services to the motherland" to a man British police say poisoned former security services agent Alexander Litvinenko.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/putin-bestows-awards-chechen-leader-litvinenko-suspect-29495400
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