Putin fires defense minister over corruption scandal

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Russian President Vladimir Putin fired his Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov Tuesday, November 6 following a corruption scandal that involves the sale of valuable military property way below its market value. Serdyukov, a long-time Putin ally was dismissed in order to create an environment that would meet the “conditions for an objective investigation”. Serdyukov is known for his tightening of the Russian army, and imposing a structural change that forced 40,000 officers into retirement. His is one the most high-level corruption-related dismissals in Russian history.


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