Short-Term Military Contracts for Foreign Operations Approved; Kiriyenko Named Deputy Chief of Staff

Sergei Kiriyenko, appointed October 5, 2016 as first deputy head of presidential administration by President Vladimir Putin. Photo by Dmitry Azarov/Kommersant

LIVE UPDATES: The Russian parliament as approved short-term military contracts abroad. Sergei Kiriyenko, former head of Rosatom, has been appointed deputy chief of the presidential staff.

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Short-Term Military Contracts for Foreign Operations Approved; Kiriyenko Named Deputy Chief of Staff

2016-10-05 14:24:18

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