After praising Aliyev, Gusman was dismissed from the post of first deputy director of TASS

Mikhail Gusman has been relieved of the post of First Deputy Director General of TASS. This is stated in the decree signed by the head of government Mikhail Mishustin.

"To release Mikhail Solomonovich Gusman from the post of First Deputy Director General of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Information Telegraph Agency of Russia (ITAR-TASS)"," the document says.

In July, Gusman visited the Shusha Media Forum, which was attended by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. According to media reports, the journalist asked how the country's leader manages to pursue a unique foreign policy in all areas.

As reported by EADaily, military blogger Sergey Kolyasnikov drew attention to how representatives of Russia at the forum in Shusha scattered compliments to the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, who made a demarche against Russia. Kolyasnikov was outraged by the comments of political scientist Sergei Markov and journalist Mikhail Gusman.