On 15 May, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev submitted the list of cabinet appointments to President Vladimir Putin with the latter expected to start consultations with the appointees on 16 May.
On 15 May, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev submitted the list of cabinet appointments to President Vladimir Putin with the latter expected to start consultations with the appointees on 16 May. The final government line-up is expected to be published early next week, after Medvedev returns from the G8 summit in Washington. The Russian premier will replace the president at the G8 as Putin has explained that he is under urgent pressure to form a new cabinet and therefore cannot attend the summit.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who started a new Kremlin term last week, will travel to Belarus for his first foreign trip, Russia’s Kommersant newspaper reported.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who started a new Kremlin term last week, will travel to Belarus for his first foreign trip, Russia’s Kommersant newspaper reported.
Former Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin has announced that he is setting up the Civil Initiative Committee with the aim to “openly oppose” the authorities. He noted, however, that he doesn’t plan to return to government “in the nearest future”.
Former Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin has announced that he is setting up the Civil Initiative Committee with the aim to “openly oppose” the authorities. He noted, however, that he doesn’t plan to return to government “in the nearest future”.
On 20 March, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that US President Barack Obama and Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin will meet shortly after the latter is sworn into office in early May.
On 20 March, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that US President Barack Obama and Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin will meet shortly after the latter is sworn into office in early May. "Obama called Putin (on 10 March) and they had a substantial discussion on key aspects of Russian-American relations and agreed to hold a direct meeting soon after the Russian president's inauguration," Lavrov told Kommersant FM radio.
On 22 March, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the Central Bank to prepare proposals aimed at the state cutting its stake in banks to less than 50%.
On 22 March, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the Central Bank to prepare proposals aimed at the state cutting its stake in banks to less than 50%.
“This is consistent with the statement made by [President-elect] Vladimir Putin in one of his election manifestos, i.e. that the state would divest itself of all equity in non-raw material companies by 2016,” wrote Chris Weafer, chief strategist at Moscow’s Troika Dialogue.
