Surkov explained the departure from the post of assistant to the president of Russia

He has held this position since September 20, 2013.

“Sam. It was a pure autonomy, ”Surkov said in an interview with Alexei Chesnakov on the“ Actual Comments ”portal.

According to him, he was not sorry to leave his post.

“It would be a pity, I would not leave. It would cling, ”he said.

At the same time, Surkov did not directly answer the question about the reasons for his decision.

"I do not know. We must somehow not lie, but there is nothing to say too much ... After all, I mainly dealt with Donbass and Ukraine. The context has changed, let's put it this way, ”he said.

On February 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Mr Surkov to be relieved of his post as presidential aide.

Spokesman for the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov said that Surkov was dismissed at his own request.

A public figure, historian, political scientist Boris Yakemenko in an interview with RT commented on the resignation of Vladislav Surkov.