MOSCOW - In a move that caught Kremlin-watchers by surprise on August 12, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia dismissed his chief of staff, Sergei B. Ivanov, a trusted aide for over four decades. Mr. Putin announced the decision during a meeting with Mr. Ivanov in the Kremlin. According to the meeting’s transcript, Mr. Ivanov left his post at his own initiative.
New York Times: Putin dismisses chief of staff in surprise move
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.
