Russia: Former Russian PM Yevgeny Primakov dies aged 85

Former Russian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov died aged 85 after a protracted illness in Moscow, the Kremlin announced on Friday. Footage shows Primakov attending meetings in recent years, such as the 2012 St. Petersburg international Economic Forum. Primakov went into politics in 1989 and during his career served as chairman of the Soviet of the Union as well as director of Russia's external intelligence services between 1991 and 1996. Primakov spent the later years of his in life dedicated to academia, becoming a member of the governing board of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences at Primakov's death, the Kremlin said in a statement.