OREANDA-NEWS Russian President Vladimir Putin has relieved Andrei Maslov of his duties as Ambassador to Greece. This follows from the decree of the Russian leader, which is posted on the website of the official publication of legal acts.

By another decree, a new ambassador was appointed to this post. "To appoint Gorlach Yuri Andreevich as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Hellenic Republic," the document says.

On September 25, Putin relieved Andrei Kelin, the Russian ambassador to the United Kingdom, and Alexei Meshkov, the day before, of his duties as ambassador to France and Monaco.