Russian President Vladimir Putin has unexpectedly dismissed his chief of staff Sergei Ivanov.
BBC: Putin sacks chief of staff Sergei Ivanov
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 Aug. 12.
