Filatov was relieved of his post as head of the Department for Cross-border Cooperation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Alexei Filatov from the post of head of the Presidential Office for Cross-border cooperation. The relevant decree was published on October 27 on the official Internet portal of legal information.

"To dismiss Filatov Alexey Sergeevich from the post of head of the Office of the President of the Russian Federation for Cross—border Cooperation," the document says.

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