A former assistant of the Russian president denied leaving Russia and refused to comment on related rumors.

Former Russian President's Assistant Surkov Denies Leaving Russia

Vladislav Surkov said he was unaware of the news about his departure from Russia

Moscow, March 11 -- TASS

Former Russian President's assistant Vladislav Surkov denied the news about his departure from Russia. This was revealed by him to Andrei Kolesnikov, a reporter from "Kommersant".

Kolesnikov wrote in his Telegram channel that when asked to respond to the comment that "the Kremlin is completely unaware of his possible departure from Russia", Surkov said: "I am completely unaware of my departure from Russia."

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