Moscow, 22 October. Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the government reshuffle proposed on 19 October after the State Duma endorsed the candidates: Yury Trutnev, who left the post of deputy prime minister, became a presidential aide, while Dmitry Grigorenko is being put forward as deputy chairman of the Sberbank board.
Anton Siluanov became deputy prime minister while keeping the finance ministry, Andrei Nikitin deputy prime minister, Dmitry Yadrov transport minister, Irina Okladnikova deputy prime minister and head of the government staff, and Oleg Kozhemyako deputy prime minister and presidential envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District.
Yury Trutnev, relieved of the posts of deputy prime minister and envoy to the Far East, was appointed a presidential aide. According to RBC's sources, in the presidential administration he will deal with military-patriotic education and oversee DOSAAF and the Voin centre; Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin would announce his responsibilities once their distribution had been adjusted.
Dmitry Grigorenko, who stepped down as deputy prime minister and head of the government staff, will be nominated as deputy chairman of the Sberbank board, the bank said. Sberbank's supervisory board will consider the matter on 10 November; according to TASS, Grigorenko will oversee Sber's strategically important projects, including the group's relations with the government. Putin awarded Grigorenko the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, second class. The new transport minister, Dmitry Yadrov, previously headed the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia); the former transport minister, Andrei Nikitin, became deputy prime minister. The government's meeting on 22 October, according to its press service, was to be held with the new cabinet members already taking part.
What it means: The reshuffle announced on 19 October is complete: all candidates have been approved, and the departing deputy prime ministers have not left the system of power — one moved to the Kremlin, the other to the largest state bank.
Who benefits: The sources do not name beneficiaries. For Kazakhstan, the most relevant of the new appointments is the transport ministry, which handles transit and transport between the two countries; there is no information on Yadrov's plans in this area.
Background: The personnel changes were announced on 19 October by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin; according to Peskov, Putin supported them.
List of sources used: RBC, TASS
Artificial intelligence was used in preparing this material.
