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Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) speaks with the newly-appointed Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino (R) and the newly-appointed Presidential Representative for Environmental Management, Ecology and Transport Sergei Ivanov (L) during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on August 12, 2016. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday unexpectedly dismissed his close ally and powerful chief of staff Sergei Ivanov, the Kremlin said in a statement. The former defence minister, 63, will be replaced by Anton Vaino, a 44-year-old ex-diplomat who had served as Ivanov’s deputy since 2012. / AFP PHOTO / Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin


Putin Gets New Right-Hand Man

Putin Gets New Right-Hand Man

Thirty days away from parliamentary elections, President Vladimir Putin elected to replace his long-time ally Sergei Ivanov as Kremlin chief of staff, appointing a low-profile former diplomat in his place on Friday. Anton Vaino, 44, was assigned to the important post...