MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin has demoted one of his closest allies in a rare and dramatic shake-up of Russia’s top leadership. Sergei Ivanov, Mr Putin’s chief of staff, was relieved of his duties in a televised meeting in the Kremlin on Friday. He will retain his seat on the Security Council, a consultative body…
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