The square in front of the Russian embassy in Washington was named after Boris Nemtsov

The Washington City Council has approved a permanent bill to name the square in front of the Russian embassy after politician Boris Nemtsov. this on Twitter . announced Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., chairman of the Boris Nemtsov Foundation,

A temporary law on the assignment of the Nemtsov Square is already in effect, Kara-Murza Jr. noted.

The official opening ceremony of the square will take place on February 27, 2018, the third anniversary of the assassination of the Russian politician.

• In February 2017, Senator Marco Rubio proposed naming a section of Wisconsin Avenue near the Russian Embassy in Washington after Boris Nemtsov and thus changing the address of the diplomatic mission from 2650 Wisconsin Avenue to 1 Boris Nemtsov Plaza. In January 2018, the city council approved the naming of the square opposite the embassy after Nemtsov, noting that the address of the diplomatic mission would not change.
• Politician Boris Nemtsov was killed on February 27, 2015 in Moscow. Five people from Chechnya were recognized as the perpetrators of the murder, they received from 11 to 20 years in prison. The organizer of the investigation considers Ruslan Mukhudinov, the driver of the deputy commander of the Sever battalion Ruslan Geremeev. Mukhudinov was put on the wanted list. The customer of the crime has not been identified; Lawyers for the Nemtsov family believe that this is Geremeev himself.