Former Mayor Yury Luzhkov did a lot for Moscow and became a symbolic figure in modern Russia, but he failed to build a positive relationship with the incumbent head of state. This is what Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday as he commented on the dismissal of the city’s long-serving leader.
In Putin’s view, Luzhkov should not have neglected to respect the line of authority and should have made efforts to mend relations with President Dmitry Medvedev.
Putin said he would express his opinion on mayoral candidates when they came under discussion. No list of potential successors has been drawn up yet, according to him,.
Putin: Luzhkov failed to build positive relationship with Medvedev
09:59 GMT 29.09.2010 (Updated: 19:52 GMT 19.10.2022)
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Former Mayor Yury Luzhkov did a lot for Moscow and became a symbolic figure in modern Russia, but he failed to build a positive relationship with the incumbent head of state. This is what Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday as he commented on the dismissal of the city’s long-serving leader.