Putin wields axe
The sacked Interior Ministry officials included the head of the department of economic and tax crimes and the chief of the ministry’s internal investigation department, the Kremlin said in a statement.
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SUBSCRIBEThe sacked Interior Ministry officials included the head of the department of economic and tax crimes and the chief of the ministry’s internal investigation department, the Kremlin said in a statement.
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