MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) fired Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev, who had been charged with taking a massive bribe, news agencies quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying.

“Vladimir Putin has published a decree relieving Ulyukayev of his functions,” Peskov said, adding that the president had “lost confidence” in the minister.

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