article_snippet: Anything you could to avoid meeting the same fate; in the case of Russia's oligarchs, Russia's oligarchs fell into line and were never a problem for Vladimir Putin again.
article_snippet: the West needs to act urgently, with actions, not words.
article_snippet: Firstly, create, without any delay, an independent international inquiry into Nemtsov's assassination.
article_snippet: Secondly, Nemtsov was a passionate supporter of "Magnitsky sanctions," visa bans and asset freezes targeted specifically at kleptocrats and human rights abusers.
article_snippet: It would befit Nemtsov legacy if European governments would finally impose these sanctions, and stop accepting the billions of dollars which beneficiaries of the corrupt Vladimir Putin regime are able to keep safely in Western banks.
article_snippet: these sanctions will also act as a real consequence if the Russian government refuses to cooperate with an independent inquiry into Nemtsov's murder.
article_snippet: The only reason that someone was bold enough to kill Nemtsov was because a string of previous murders were met with words of condemnation, but no real action from the West.
article_snippet: This is a watershed moment, not just for Russia, but for the West.
article_snippet: We have a responsibility to the future Nemtsovs of this world to make sure that these assassinations will no longer go unpunished.