Putin fires Russian defence minister: official
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday fired defence minister Anatoly Serdyukov, replacing him with Moscow region governor Sergei Shoigu, his spokesman said. Serdykov was relieved of...
November 06, 2012
Serdykov was relieved of his duties so that a thorough investigation can proceed into a suspected $100 million property scam at a defence ministry holding company, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told AFP.
