A former member of the Russian State Duma Ilya Ponomarev has said the resignation of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aide Vladislav Surkov may indicate the Russian president’s intention to “surrender Donbas” to Ukraine.
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Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and his deputy Vladislav Surkov take part in a meeting on the modernization of the secondary education in the Urals city of Kurgan, on Feb. 13, 2012.
