Alexander Litvinenko’s widow deplores killing

Murdered spy Alexander Litvinenko’s widow says Boris Nemtsov’s shooting was the Russian government’s way of saying anyone who spoke out against Vladimir Putin would be killed.

Marina Litvinenko described news of the veteran liberal politician’s shooting as “absolutely devastating”.

She was asked on BBC Radio 4’s Broadcasting House programme whether she believed the shooting of Mr Nemtsov near the Kremlin in Moscow was linked to her husband’s poisoning.