Moscow’s mayor of eighteen years, Yury Luzhkov, has been released of his duty.
Moscow’s mayor of eighteen years, Yury Luzhkov, has been let go. On Tuesday before lunch, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev circulated an command to bounce the mayor immediately, due to a “loss of confidence.” Luzhkov reportedly learned of the order through the media, and left his office with no comment in the late afternoon. He did, [...]