Luschkow im Abseits - Moskaus einflussreicher Bürgermeister vom Kreml gestürzt

# After months of political wrangling, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has fired one of his most outspoken critics - the mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov. Luzhkov's recent statements that the country needed a stronger and more decisive leader were seen as a sign of support for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin over Medvedev.