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Russia's Putin fires first deputy defense minister: Reuters

Reuters , Tuesday 17 Nov 2015

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Russian President Vladimir Putin during his news conference after at the G-20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey, Monday, Nov. 16, 2015 (AP)

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Russian president Vladimir Putin fired on Tuesday the first deputy Russian defense minister, General Arkady Bakhin.

It is not yet clear why Putin took this decision.

 

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