President Vladimir Putin dismissed two senior officials on March 23 in a surprise move that followed recent rumors of feuding at the heart of the Kremlin. The twin sackings come less than a month after the killing of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, which had exposed rarely seen tensions between various factions within Putin's inner elite.
Reuters: Putin sacks two senior Kremlin officials amid speculation of turf wars
Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles as he attends a meeting with his Kyrgyz counterpart in Saint Petersburg on March 16.
