German intelligence is reported to have obtained evidence of a power struggle under way in the Kremlin, with hardliners and oligarchs at loggerheads over Western sanctions. Some reportedly want to "put the brakes" on President Vladimir Putin to rescue their business interests.
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Independent: Cracks start to appear in Putin’s Kremlin power bloc
Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, on June 16, 2014.
