Putin’s Key Kremlin Aide on Ukraine Unrest Resigns, Ally Says
- Vladislav Surkov quits over policy differences: Chesnakov
- Kremlin says no shift in policy, can’t confirm Surkov resigned
Vladislav Surkov
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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s longtime Kremlin aide Vladislav Surkov, who was responsible for handling separatist forces in Ukraine, quit over unspecified policy differences, said his longtime ally Alexei Chesnakov.
The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there was no official decree on Surkov’s resignation and that there had been no change in policy.