Putin fires chief of staff, sign of fatigue with old guard
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV President Vladimir Putin on Friday abruptly replaced his longtime chief of staff with a low-profile younger aide, the latest in a series of moves by the Russian…
Sergei Ivanov
INTERFAX: 4 RUSSIAN SHIPS HEAD FOR SYRIA
By LYNN BERRY A Russian warship sails through the Bosporus in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. A group of Russians warships are en route to the East Mediterranean.(AP Photo)…