MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 12 fired Sergei Ivanov, his chief of staff and one of his closest allies, in the most high-profile power reshuffle at the Kremlin in years. Ivanov is the latest long-standing Putin ally to have been sidelined in what analysts described as Putin's attempt to bring in a new, younger entourage.
Associated Press: Kremlin fires Putin’s longtime ally Ivanov
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R), accompanied by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Kremlin chief of staff Sergei Ivanov, walks after delivering his annual state of the nation address at the Kremlin in Moscow on December 3, 2015.
