Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that the Kremlin chief in the world's second-largest oil exporter has given additional duties to two key government officials overseeing the defense industry and energy sector in preparation for a protracted war in Ukraine. Ta.
Putin, who came to power just eight years after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, proposed giving additional powers to his only first deputy prime minister, Denis Manturov, 55. New government of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
Putin's energy chief, Alexander Novak, 52, will remain as deputy prime minister overseeing energy, but will be given additional responsibilities related to economic management, the government said.
Mr. Manturov oversees Russia's defense and civilian industries, and Russia has ramped up artillery production faster than the rest of the country, surprising the United States and its European allies. NATO military alliance cCombined despite sanctions.
The Russian government said, “The position of the deputy prime minister in charge of industry has been elevated because it is important to secure technological leadership.''
Russia said it aims for “technological leadership in all fields,” including aircraft manufacturing, machine tool manufacturing, radio-electronic equipment and the military-industrial complex.
Mr. Novak achieved important relations between Russia and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
Management experience
“Mr. Novak has the necessary management experience,” the government said. “For a long time he has coordinated economic and fiscal matters in various capacities, both in business, municipality and the public service.”
The proposal formally submitted by Mishustin must be approved by the State Duma.
Former Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev will become Deputy Prime Minister, overseeing the agricultural sector. Oksana Rut will become Minister of Agriculture.
Putin left Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and Economy Minister Maxim Reshetnikov in place, but appointed Kemerovo region governor Sergei Tsibirev to replace Nikolai Shulginov as energy minister. Kaliningrad Governor Anton Alikhanov (37) has been named Minister of Trade and Industry.
President Putin's 2022 invasion of Ukraine marks the beginning of the worst deterioration in relations. Russian and American diplomats say there has been distance between Russia and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
Western countries characterized the invasion as an imperial-style land grab and vowed to help Ukraine defeat Russian forces. Putin has argued that the war was against the West, an attempt to violate Russia's sphere of influence, which he believes includes Ukraine.
Russia controls 18% of Ukraine. The economy is growing despite Western sanctions, and Russian troops are advancing into Ukraine despite hundreds of billions of dollars in Western aid.
Russia has repeatedly warned that Western support for Ukraine, including Western weapons used in attacks on Russian territory, risks escalating the conflict into a broader European war, and that its objectives in Ukraine are He says he will accomplish everything.
Other important appointments are also likely to be made on Monday, including proposals for defense, foreign affairs and key security services.
Here, let's take a look at who is in the Russian government and who is not.
* Prime Minister – Mikhail Mishustin
suggestion:
* First Deputy Prime Minister – Denis Manturov
* Deputy Prime Minister overseeing energy and economy – Alexander Novak
* Deputy Prime Minister overseeing agriculture and ecology – Dmitry Patrushev
* Deputy Prime Minister who oversees transport – Vitaly Saveliev
(Two former deputy prime ministers, Victoria Abramchenko and Andrei Belousov, will be transferred to new positions, but this has not yet been announced.)
* Minister of Agriculture – Oksana Rut (Dmitry Patrushev)
* Minister of Finance – Anton Siluanov
* Minister of Economy – Maxim Reshetnikov
* Minister of Energy – Sergei Tsivilev (formerly Nikolai Shulginov)
* Minister of Trade and Industry – Anton Alikhanov (formerly Denis Manturov)
Announcement schedule (all currently active):
* Minister of Defense – Sergei Shoigu
* Minister of Foreign Affairs – Sergei Lavrov
* Minister of Internal Affairs – Vladimir Kolokoltsev
