- care er . ▁When ▁Put in ▁later ▁became ▁president , ▁the ▁dis sert ation ▁became ▁a ▁target ▁of ▁pl ag iar ism ▁accus ations ▁by ▁fell ows ▁at ▁the ▁Brook ings ▁Institution ; ▁although ▁the ▁dis sert ation ▁was ▁referenced , ▁the ▁Brook ings ▁fell ows ▁assert ed ▁that ▁it ▁constit uted ▁pl ag iar ism ▁al beit ▁perhaps ▁un intent ional . ▁The ▁dis sert ation ▁committee ▁denied ▁the ▁accus ations . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Put in ▁was ▁appointed ▁First ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁of ▁President ial ▁Staff ▁for ▁regions , ▁replacing ▁V ikt ori ya ▁Mit ina ; ▁and , ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁July , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁commission ▁for ▁the ▁prepar ation ▁of ▁agre ements ▁on ▁the ▁del im itation ▁of ▁power ▁of ▁regions ▁and ▁the ▁federal ▁center ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁president , ▁replacing ▁Serge y ▁Sh akh ray . ▁After ▁Put in ' s ▁appointment , ▁the ▁commission ▁completed ▁no ▁such ▁agre ements , ▁although ▁during ▁Sh akh ray ' s ▁term ▁as ▁the ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Commission ▁ 4 6 ▁agre ements ▁were ▁signed . ▁Later , ▁after ▁becoming ▁president , ▁Put in ▁can ce led ▁all ▁those ▁agre ements . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Y el ts in ▁appointed ▁Put in ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Security ▁Service ▁( F SB ), ▁the ▁primary ▁intelligence ▁and ▁security ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁and ▁the ▁successor ▁to