DC renames street in front of Russian embassy after slain Putin critic [View all]
Source: The Hill
The Washington, D.C., City Council voted Tuesday to rename part of the street in front of the Russian Embassy after one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's slain political opponents.
The D.C. Council said in a statement it voted unanimously to rename the block of Wisconsin Avenue in front of the embassy in northwest Washington as "Boris Nemtsov Plaza."
The move was negatively received among Russia's political class, with one politician calling it a "dirty trick," according to BBC News.
Council member Mary M. Cheh (D) introduced legislation in the D.C. Council to rename the stretch of road last year.
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