DC renames street in front of Russian embassy after slain Putin critic

[Julian Englis]

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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[PatSeg]

1. Oh, that is priceless

What a brilliant idea.

[Leghorn21]

2. St. Petersburg, on the second anniversary of his death, last February:

[TomSlick]

3. Sweet.

The Orange One will not be happy.

I wonder if Congress will move to overturn.

[rzemanfl]

4. They should rename the 1600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue too.

Putin's Puppet Lane would be good.

[erronis]

7. Why not "The US/SR Freedom House"?

There will be a special entrance for rUSSrian dignitaries including KGB/FSB.

US citizens looking through the fence for more than five seconds will be detained. Relatives will be notified (maybe).

[47of74]

10. Putinfluffer Lane has a nice ring to it.

[rzemanfl]

11. I think "Place" not "Lane." Lane is too rustic.

[47of74]

12. That works too.

[rzemanfl]

13. You understand "Lane" sounds better than "Putin's Puppet Place," which would just

become an acronym, "PPP" and the Russians already have that on video.

[Kristofer Bry]

5. Nemtsov

Perfect!

[Blue_Tires]

6. Greenwald and Snowden were unavailable for comment....

[cp]

8. Perfect!

[htuttle]

9. So that means the Embassy's address is now on Boris Nemtsov Plaza?

Oh, that's good...