…BUT CHERNOMYRDIN TAKES OVER POWER MINISTRIES.
…BUT CHERNOMYRDIN TAKES OVER POWER MINISTRIES.
Russian prime minister Viktor Chernomyrdin said on Friday that he had assumed partial control over key ministers while President Boris Yeltsin recovers from a heart attack. He said he has been "coordinating" the work of the Ministers of Defense, Security, Foreign affairs and the Interior — the first admission that Yeltsin has given up some presidential powers.
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