“To dismiss Surkov Vladislav Yuryevich from the post of Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation,” the document says, published by the Kremlin’s press service.

As emphasized, the decree entered into force from the date of its signing.

At the end of January, Surkov’s resignation was announced by Alexei Chesnakov, director of the center for political affairs.

The Kremlin, commenting on these reports, stated that there was no decree on the release of Surkov from his post.