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Putin approves government reshuffle

22 October 2026 11:49 (UTC +04:00)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a government reshuffle, APA's Moscow bureau reports.

The changes have affected the Deputy Prime Ministers, the Government Office, and the Ministry of Transport.

Thus, Yuri Trutnev has been dismissed from his posts as Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District. He has been appointed Presidential Aide.

Governor of Primorsky Krai Oleg Kozhemyako has been appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District.

Dmitry Grigorenko has been dismissed from his posts as Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of Staff of the Government. First Deputy Finance Minister Irina Okladnikova has been appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of Staff of the Government.

Anton Siluanov has been appointed Deputy Prime Minister while retaining his post as Finance Minister.

Former Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin has been confirmed as Deputy Prime Minister.

Dmitry Yadrov, head of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya), has been appointed Minister of Transport.

Ilgar Khudiyev

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