Russia's Medvedev keeps Putin aides in Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday appointed a close aide to former president Vladimir Putin, Vladislav Surkov, as the Kremlin's first deputy chief of staff, Interfax news agency reported.
Putin's former press secretary Alexei Gromov will be a deputy chief of staff, Interfax said, ensuring some of Putin's closest allies remain in the Kremlin after he moves to the post of prime minister.
(Writing by James Kilner)
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