{"id":238913,"date":"2016-08-13T14:31:09","date_gmt":"2016-08-13T14:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=238913"},"modified":"2016-08-13T14:31:09","modified_gmt":"2016-08-13T14:31:09","slug":"putin-sacks-chief-of-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/08\/putin-sacks-chief-of-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin sacks chief of staff"},"content":{"rendered":"
Russian President Vladimir Putin has unexpectedly dismissed his chief of staff Sergei Ivanov.<\/p>\n
Mr Ivanov has been part of Mr Putin’s trusted inner circle for many years.<\/p>\n
The 63-year-old has now been made a special representative for environmental and transport issues.<\/p>\n
A statement from the Kremlin said that Mr Putin had “decreed to relieve Ivanov of his duties as head of the Russian presidential administration”, but gave no reason.<\/p>\n
Mr Ivanov’s deputy since 2012, Anton Vaino, has been appointed as his successor.<\/p>\n