Putin fires Yeltsin8217;s daughter

Dyachenko had been working as Yeltsin8217;s image maker since 1997 and accompanied his father on all foreign trips. She had been one of the key players, influencing Yeltsin8217;s policy decisions.

Her name has been associated with the 8220;Yeltsin family,8221; a Kremlin caucus, consisting of top Kremlin officials and Russia8217;s top business tycoons Boris Berezovsky and Roman Abramovich, who have recently been elected for the State Duma, the lower house of parliament.

Recently, Russian media accused, Tatyana had allegedly been involved in money-laundering cases.

Putin also met today with the chairman of Russia8217;s Constitutional Court Marat Baglai and discussed the possible date for presidential elections.

Before demiting office, Yeltsin signed a decree for presidential elections to be held on March 26. Under the constitution, presidential elections should be held within three months.

Ekho Moskvy radio said, quoting Baglai that Putin may ask the Federation Council, the upper house, to fix an earlier date for presidential elections.