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...

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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 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.