Luzhkov himself will not resign as mayor
This morning, the capital's mayor said: “I am not going to resign of my own free will,” these words of Yuri Luzhkov were reported by news agencies. Meanwhile, all last week the media wrote that the mayor of Moscow would be dismissed immediately after his return from vacation. The day before on Friday, Kommersant and Novaya Gazeta, citing “informed sources in structures close to the mayor’s office,” even reported the names of the new city leaders.