Al Jazeera: Putin dismisses powerful chief of staff Ivanov
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed his close ally and powerful chief of staff Sergei Ivanov, according to a Kremlin statement. The move represents the highest-level demotion inside the Kremlin in several years.