Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has not confirmed the rumors that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aide, supervisor of the so-called “Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics” Vladislav Surkov resigned.
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(FILES) Vladimir Putin (L) speaks with Vladislav Surkov during their meeting in Putin's Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, on Dec. 30, 2011.