US EditionPutin Ally Dmitry Kozak Resigns as Kremlin Deputy Chief of Staff
- Dmitry Kozak, a longtime confidant of Vladimir Putin dating back to the 1990s, stepped down from his role as Deputy Chief of Staff to the President of Russia in September 2025.
- His resignation followed reports that he lost favor with Putin after privately opposing the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine and urging peace talks earlier this year.
- Kozak held the position of deputy prime minister between 2008 and 2020, after which he took on the role of deputy chief of staff. During his tenure in this latter role, many of his responsibilities were transferred to Sergey Kiriyenko.
- Earlier this year, Kozak delivered a proposal to Putin focused on terminating the conflict in Ukraine and launching internal reforms, which included establishing an independent judicial system.
- Kozak's exit indicates a further decline in his standing within Putin's inner circle, and he is reportedly exploring opportunities to move into the private sector.
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Dmitri Kosak is considered a close confidant of Russia's President Vladimir Putin. The 66-year-old already served in the 1990s in St. Petersburg under Putin. Apparently because of differences of opinion regarding the Ukraine war, Kosak now leaves the Kremlin. He can confirm the resignation of Kosak, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov of the news agency Interfax. He leaves the post of deputy head of the presidential administration "at h…
Dmitry Kozak, Longtime Putin Confidant Who Reportedly Opposed Ukraine War, Resigns
Dmitry Kozak -- a longtime confidant and close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin who reportedly opposed the Ukraine war in its early days -- has resigned from the government, the Kremlin said.
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The Kremlin accepted the resignation of the number two from the presidential administration, Dmitri Kozak, the first Russian high official who deposes in a sign of opposition to the war in Ukraine, in accordance with information from official sources of the Russian Agency...
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