Putin dismissed Surkov from the post of assistant to the President
Vladimir Putin has dismissed Vladislav Surkov from the post of assistant to the President, the decree published on the official Internet representation of the head of the country.
The document takes effect from the date of signing.
first Director of the center for political conjuncture Alexei Chesnakov said Surkov resigned from state service in connection with the replacement rate in the Ukrainian direction.
for its part, the press Secretary of the head of the country Dmitry Peskov called the phrase about the change in policy personal opinion, but confirmed to reporters that the main staff of the presidential administration dealing with the issues of Ukraine, Deputy head of Department Dmitry Kozak.
Surkov worked as the assistant to the President from September 20, 2013. Its competence included questions related to the settlement of the situation in Ukraine. He participated at expert level in the " Normandy format ".
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