Russia demands apology after Biden called Putin a killer and threatens further action

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Alex Oronov, 69, died March 6, 2017

Ukranian-born millionaire businessman with ties toDonald Trump and Russian business elite died in unexplained circumstances. The naturalized American citizen ran an agricultural business in Ukraine. Oronov also had family ties to Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s personal lawyer by way of Cohen’s brother, Bryan, who was Oronov’s partner in an ethanol business in Ukraine.

Boris Nemtsov, died February 2015

In the 1990s, Nemtsov was one of the leaders of post-Soviet Russia’s ‘young reformers.’ He became deputy prime minister and was, for a while, seen as possible presidential material. When Vladimir Putin ultimately succeeded Boris Yeltsin in 2000, Nemtsov was initially supportive. However, he grew increasingly critical and in February 2015 – in the midst of military involvement in Ukraine – Nemtsov was shot four times in the back. Putin took ‘personal control’ of the investigation into Nemtsov’s murder, but the killer remains at large.

Boris Berezovsky, died in 2013

Berezovsky was crucial to Putin’s rise to power – including launching a media campaign smearing Boris Nemtsov as he competed to succeed Yeltsin. Soon after Putin took control, however, Berezovsky fell out with the leader and left Russia for self-exile in the United Kingdom. He declared from the UK that he would devote himself to bringing down Putin. At first, Berezovsky’s death was ruled a suicide after he was found dead inside a locked bathroom at his home in London with a noose around his neck in 2013. The coroner’s office could not conclusively determine the cause of death.

Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova, died in 2009

Markelov was a human rights lawyer who represented Chechen civilians in human rights cases and journalists who were harassed by the regime after writing articles critical of Putin. Markelov was shot by a masked gunman near the Kremlin and Baburova, a journalist, was fatally shot while trying to help him. Russian authorities said a neo-Nazi group was behind the killings, and two members of the group, who protested that they were framed, were convicted of the deaths.

Sergei Magnitsky died in 2009

Lawyer Sergei Magnitsky died in police custody in November 2009 after being brutally beaten and denied medical care. He had been working for British-American businessman William Browder to investigate a massive tax fraud case. Magnitsky was arrested after uncovering evidence suggesting that police officials were behind the fraud.

Alexander Litvinenko, died in 2006

The former KGB agent, after leaving, became a vocal critic of the agency. He died three weeks after drinking a cup of tea laced with deadly polonium-210 at a London hotel. An investigation found he was poisoned by Russian agents Andrei Lugovoi and Dmitry Kovtun, who were acting on orders that had ‘probably been approved’ by Putin. Russia refused to extradite them, and in 2015 the Russian president granted Lugovoi a medal for ‘services to the motherland.’

Sergei Yushenkov, died in 2003

A former army colonel, Yushenkov just registered his Liberal Russia movement as a political party when he was gunned down outside his Moscow home. He was in the midst of gathering evidence to prove Putin was behind one of the 1999 apartment bombings.

Vitaly Churkin, 64, died in February 2017

Russia’s permanent ambassador to the UN died in New York after suddenly becoming ill on his way to work the day before his 65th birthday. It was reported he suffered a heart attack, but an autopsy proved inconclusive.

Andrei Malanin, 55, died in January 2017

The Russian consul in Athens was found dead on the floor of his apartment in Greece. Greek police said there was no evidence of a break-in and he was believed to have died of natural causes.

Alexander Kadakin, 67, died in January 2017

Russia’s ambassador to India reportedly died of heart failure after a ‘brief illness’

Sergei Krivov, 63, died November 8, 2016

The senior Russian diplomat was found unconscious on the grounds outside his office at the Russian consulate in New York. He suffered severe and unexplained head injuries. Russian sources said he had fallen to his death following a heart attack, but a report from medical examiners was inconclusive.

Andrei Karlov, died December 19, 2016

The Russian ambassador to Turkey was killed by a policeman at a photography exhibition

Peter Polshikov, died December 18, 2016

The senior official at the Russian foreign ministry was shot dead in his Moscow apartment on the same day Andrei Karlov died

Oleg Erovinkin, died December 26, 2016

The former KGB chief, who is said to have provided former British MI6 operative Christopher Steele with material for a dossier on Donald Trump, was found dead in the back of his car. Russian officials claimed he died of a heart attack.

JOURNALISTS 

2000: 

Ludmila Zamana         Artyom Borovik             Oleg Polukeyev            Boris Gashev

Georgy Garibyan        Oleg Goryansky              Raif Ablyashev        Sergei Loginov 

Pavel Asaulchenko                           Nikolai Karmanov                        Valery Kondakov

Igor Domnikov – Struck over the head with a hammer in the stairwell of his apartment building, resulting in a two-month coma

Sergei Novikov – Shot in contract killing in stairwell of his apartment building

Iskander Khatloni – Killed in axe attack outside his apartment

Sergei Ivanov – Important player in political scene as TV director, Ivanov was shot five times in the head and chest in front of his apartment building 

 Adam Tepsurkayev – Shot at his neighbour’s house  

2001:

Eduard Burmagin     Leonid Grigoryev       Andrei Pivovarov      Oleg Dolgantsev 

Vladimir Kirsanov            Andrei Sheiko          Elina Voronova             Oleg Vedenin

Alexander Babaikin                        Boris Mityurev

Eduard Markevich – Shot in the back in a contract killing

2002:

Svetlana Makarenko       Konstantin Pogodin       Natalya Skryl       Valery Batuyev

Sergei Kalinovsky        Vitaly Sakhn-Vald      Leonid Shevchenko      Valery Ivanov

Alexander Plotnikov      Pavel Morozov      Nikolai Razmolodin    Maria Lisichkina 

Sergei Zhabin                Nikolai Vasiliev           Paavo Voutilainen            Igor Salikov

Yelena Popova                              Leonid Plotnikov                                Dmitry Shalayev

Oleg Sedinko – Contract killing by explosive in a stairwell 

 2003: 

Vladimir Sukhomlin – Off-duty police convicted of his murder

Ali Astamirov – Went missing in Nazran 

Yury Tishkov              Sergei Verbitsky               Alikhan Guliyev             Martin Kraus

Alexei Sidorov            Alexei Bakhtin                    Yury Bugrov              Pyotr Babenko

Dmitry Shvets – Shot dead outside his TV offices after station received multiple threats for its reporting on local politicians

Yury Shchekochikhin – Died from an acute allergic reaction a few days before his planned trip to the U.S. to discuss with the FBI the results of his journalist investigation into the Three Whales Corruption Scandal that involved high-ranking FSB officials 

 2004: 

 Yefim Sukhanov         Shangysh Mongush         Paul Klebnikov         Zoya Ivanova 

Pail Peloyan        Vladimir Naumov        Svetlana Shishkina      Vladimir Pritchin

Jan Travinsky                     Maxim Maximov – Body not found

2005: 

 Alexander Pitersky            Kira Lezhneva 

2005:

Vagif Kochetkov – killed and robbed                      Oksana Teslo – Arson attack 

Ilya Zimin        Oleg Barabyshkin         Vyacheslav Akatov        Anton Kretenchuk  

Yevgeny Gerasimenko     Anatoly Kozulin     Anatoly Voronin    Vadim Kuznetsov

Alexander Petrov – Murdered with family while on holiday in Altai Republic by under-age murderer 

Anna Politkovskaya – Shot in apartment building’s elevator 

2006:

Yury Shebalkin                                 Konstantin Borovko                           Ivan Safronov

Leonid Etkind – Abduction and homicide 

Marina Pisareva – found dead at her country cottage  

2007:  

Yelena Shestakova – Killer sent to psychiatric prison

Gadji Abashilov – Shot in his car  

Ilyas Shurpayev – Strangled with a belt by robbers in Moscow

Mikhail Beketov Beketov – Suffered brain damage and lost a leg after a brutal assault in 2008, died five years later

2008: 

Magomed Yevloyev – Shot dead while in police custody 

Shafig Amrakhov – Shot and wounded by an unknown assailant at his apartment and later died in hospital

2009:   

Vladislav Zakharchuk – Died in a fire that engulfed a newspaper office 

Stanislav Markelov – Shot and killed by a masked gunman

Anastasia Baburova – Died alongside Stanislav Marekelov after being shot 

Sergei Protazanov – Found unconscious at his home 

Vyacheslav Yaroshenko – Died of wounds from a severe beating 

Natalia Estemirova – Kidnapped outside her home, shot several times — including a point-blank shot in the head — and dumped in the nearby woods

Malik Akhmedilov – Found shot dead                          Maksharip Aushev – Shot

Olga Kotovskaya – Fell out the window on 14th floor of a building. Authorities classified death as suicide while colleagues believe she was murdered

2010:  

Konstantin Popov – Beaten to death by Russian police while in custody 

Ivan Stepanov – Stabbed to death 

Maxim Zuyev – Went missing and later found murdered in apartment 

Bella Ksalova – Fatally injured after being hit by a vehicle near her home 

Malika Betiyeva – Killed along with four members of her family when a speeding vehicle hit hers on a highway 

2011: 

Gadzhimurat Kamalov – Shot six times in a drive-by shooting outside his newspaper’s office

2012:

Kazbek Gekkiev – Shot dead after receiving death threats from extremists

2013

Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev – Killed while driving 

2014

Timur Kuashev – Abducted from his home and later found dead 

2017

Yevgeny Khamaganov – Died of unexplained causes 

Nikolay Andrushchenko – Died from wounds he received from a beating 

Dmitry Popkov – Found dead from gunshot wounds at a bathhouse 

2018

Maksim Borodin – Fell out the window at his apartment. Authorities classified death as suicide while colleagues reject the notion

Denis Suvorov – Found dead after being stabbed 

Sergei Grachyov – Went missing, body was found 11 days later

Yegor Orlov – Disappeared, his body was later found in a river