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Lucy Williamson

Putin arrests own military chief and bank boss quits as inner circle crumbles

President Vladimir Putin has arrested his own military chief, meanwhile the highly-respected head of the Russian Central Bank bank boss has quit, indicating Putin's crumbling inner circle.

The head of the Russian Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, 58, has reportedly handed in her resignation amid claims she stood up to Putin over his war in Ukraine, which is into its third week.

Meanwhile, General Roman Gavrilov, the deputy chief of Russia 's Rosgvardia unit, which was the spearhead of the first push into Ukrainian territory, has been arrested by the feared Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, The Daily Star reports.

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