KIEV, March 23 (Reuters) - Ukraine accused Russia of “state terrorism” after a former Russian lawmaker and key witness in a treason case against former leader Viktor Yanukovich was shot dead in broad daylight outside a hotel in central Kiev on Thursday. Voronenkov fled to Ukraine last year and was helping the Ukrainian authorities build a treason case against Yanukovich, Ukraine’s pro-Kremlin former president. Voronenkov, 45, had been placed on a Russian federal wanted-list in connection with an alleged $5 million property fraud. “There’s an obvious theory - I’ve said that Voronenkov wasn’t a crook, but a deadly dangerous investigator for Russian officials,” Ponomarev wrote on Facebook. The former leader has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin for saving his life by helping him escape from Ukraine.

Source: Huffington Post March 23, 2017 13:26 UTC