Russian editor who printed revelations on Putin circle to take leave

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to delegates of the Russian Engineering Union congress in Moscow, Russia, April 19, 2016. REUTERS/Vasily Maximov/Pool

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The editor-in-chief of Russia's RBC media group, whose outlets published disclosures about the commercial interests of people close to President Vladimir Putin, is to leave her job to start a sabbatical four months earlier than planned.

A source close to the media group said the departure of the editor-in-chief, Elizaveta Osetinskaya, may have been brought forward under pressure from Kremlin officials who were displeased with the publications about Putin's inner circle.