Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sacked Yuri Luzhkov, the mayor of Moscow, on Tuesday after weeks of putting pressure on him to step down voluntarily.

By Charles Clover in Moscow

Published: September 28 2010 07:00 | Last updated: September 28 2010 08:29

Source: Financial Times

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/29c27d52-cabb-11df-a860-00144feab49a.html