The Rise And Fall Of A Russian Oligarch

Boris Berezovsky 'Was Killed By The BRITISH Secret Service Who Feared He Would Return To Russia And Spill State Secrets', Claims Putin Ally -- Daily Mail

* Kremlin insider Sergei Markov says Berezovsky was 'begging' to come home
* 'British secret services can be suspected in death of Berezovsky,' he said
* Secret letter from Berezovsky to Putin asking to return to Russia 'exists'
* Berezovsky ordered drivers to speed while girls performed sex acts on him
* Police calling his death 'unexplained' while 'scarf is found next to his body'
* Experts fear he could have been murdered by the Kremlin in 'revenge' attack
* Others say he was 'destroyed' after losing £3bn court case with Abramovich
* Kremlin will not block any request for his body to be flown back to Russia
* In 24 hours before his death he was seen dressed all in black and 'shaking'
* Litvinenko's widow rules out suicide and says Berezovsky had 'enemies'

Oligarch Boris Berezovsky may have been murdered by British spies from MI5 or MI6 to stop him leaking state secrets to the Russians, a leading supporter of Vladimir Putin argued today.

Fears in the West that the tycoon was planning to make peace with the president and end his 13-year UK exile may have led to him being assassinated, Kremlin insider Sergei Markov has said.

After falling out with Putin in 2000, the 67-year-old fled to Britain where he was later given political asylum.

But after losing a £3billion High Court battle with Roman Abramovich last year, Berezovsky is said to have 'begged' for Putin's forgiveness in a letter and asked if could could return home.

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More News On The Death Of Boris Berezovsky

Oligarch who angered Putin: Rise and fall of Boris Berezovsky -- CNN
Berezovsky post-mortem taking place on Monday -- AFP
Berezovsky's body undergoing autopsy after unexplained death -- Reuters
Boris Berezovsky's body taken for postmortem -- The Guardian
Boris Berezovsky was found with marks around neck, says friend -- The Guardian
REPORT: Russian Oligarch Boris Berezovsky Was Found With Marks Around His Neck -- Business Insider
Russian tycoon Berezovsky found dead; police investigation under way -- Globe and Mail/AP
Berezovsky’s long, grinding fight -- Euronews
Boris Berezovsky and the dangers of being a Russian exile in the UK -- Luke Harding, The Guardian
Berezovky's billions: How the tycoon lost so much -- Miami Herald
The Complicated Legacy of Boris Berezovsky -- Robert Coalson, The Atlantic

WNU Editor: Russian reaction .... including mine (for those who may not know .... my nationality is Russian) .... the reaction has been unforgiving ....

'Berezovsky Was a Scapegoat and a Criminal' -- Jonathan Earle, The Moscow Times
Russia Vows to Seek Recovery of Late Tycoon Berezovsky’s Assets -- Bloomberg
Russia Seeks Return of Berezovsky Assets Abroad -- RIA Novosti
In Russia, no love lost over late 'evil genius' Boris Berezovsky -- Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor

Update: Here is a must read post on who Boris Berezovsky really was.