Politics● LowOct 19 · Oct 19, 2026, 8:51 AM
Russian government reshuffle sees finance minister and three other officials tapped for deputy prime minister posts
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Meduza [en] · Eastern Europe
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin presented Vladimir Putin with “proposals for a number of personnel changes in the government,” the Kremlin’s press service said. The two discussed the changes at a meeting held the morning of Monday, October 19.
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