How Putin was granted the power to lead Russia

Name: How Putin was granted the power to lead Russia
Uploaded: 2019-12-16T16:30:37.000Z
Duration: 3 min 2 s
Description: The man who gave Vladimir Putin his first job in the Kremlin tells the BBC's Steve Rosenberg why.

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Vladimir Putin became Russia's acting president 20 years ago.

Valentin Yumashev played a key role in making that happen.

Now, the former journalist turned Kremlin official tells the BBC's Moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg how it came about.

Europe

16 December 2019