Relative of ex-Russian leader Yeltsin quits Kremlin

Relative of ex-Russian leader Yeltsin quits Kremlin

Valentin Yumashev, the son-in-law of former Russian leader Boris Yeltsin, who helped President Vladimir Putin come to power, has quit his role as a Kremlin adviser, Qazet.az reports according to Reuters.

Yumashev was an unpaid adviser with limited influence on Putin's decision-making, but his departure removes one of the last links to Yeltsin's rule inside Putin's administration, Reuters reports.

Yeltsin's rule, 1991-9 oversaw a period of liberal reforms, during which Russia opened up to the West.

Boris Yeltsin came to international attention as the Russian leader who took control of the country after the collapse of the Soviet Union.