MoscowPutin approved 4 new deputy prime ministers, Siluanov among them.
Siluanov keeps the finance portfolio of Russia, held since 2011, while joining the deputy premiership.
Nearly half of Mishustin’s deputies change, independent journalist Farida Rustamova said, including government chief of staff Dmitry Grigorenko.
Mishustin’s spokesman said Grigorenko requested the transfer himself.
The State Duma must still schedule confirmation votes on every nominee.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 100+ reports worldwide · These outlets told this story very differently.
- The Moscow Times
- centers the reshuffle on Grigorenko's unexpected removal as Mishustin's 'right-hand man' and the Savelyev vacancy after his Duma election
- Reuters
- The Times of India
- reframes the story around the unexpected removal of Grigorenko, attributed to Rustamova via The Moscow Times
- Meduza
- names Oleg Kozhemyako as a proposed deputy PM and presidential envoy to the Far East, a post now held by Yuri Trutnev
- The Straits Times
Sources: The Moscow Times, Reuters, The Times of India, Meduza, The Straits Times