Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on high-speed railway issues at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Aleksey Nikolskyi/RIA Novosti/Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin plans to bring the creator of Russia's tightly controlled political system back to the Kremlin less than four months after he left the government, a newspaper said on Tuesday.
The pro-Kremlin daily Izvestia quoted government sources as saying Putin would appoint Vladislav Surkov as a Kremlin adviser on business innovation and development, a rapid return that would strengthen the liberal camp in his inner circle.
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