Moscow - President Boris Yeltsin has left hospital and moved to one of his country residences to complete his recovery from pneumonia. Mr Yeltsin (67), whose authority has been clearly eroded by recurrent health problems and by Russia's deep economic crisis, briefly visited the Kremlin on Monday to sack his chief of staff and several other officials.
He has been otherwise confined to hospital since November 22nd, although he has received visitors and took a stroll on Tuesday.