Puton fires Russian defence minister: official
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Puton on Tuesday fired defence minister Anatoly Serdyukov, replacing hime Moscow region governor Sergie Shoigu, his spokesman said.
Serdykov was relieved of his duties so that a through investigation can proceed into a suspected $100 million property scam at defence ministry holding company, Puton's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told AFP.
AFP
