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The Siloviki Shuffle Goes Nationwide


Last week, Vladimir Putin made some major political moves, marking the biggest Russian government staff reshuffle in recent years. Four regional heads lost their posts, and five Presidential Envoys to Federal Districts, as well as the head of the Federal Customs Service, were appointed by Russia’s President in one day. Three appointees are old KGB hands.Our regular readers might be surprised to know that the governor of Kirov Oblast, Nikita Belykh, caught red-handed accepting a massive bribe and very publicly arrested, was fired only now, almost a month later. The executive order cites the loss of the President’s trust as …read more

Source: The American Interest

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