Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced the promotion of the long-serving energy minister, Alexander Novak, to deputy prime minister, in the first cabinet reshuffle following the appointment of PM Mikhail Mishustin. Vladimir Yakushev, who has headed the Construction Ministry since 2018, has been appointed Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Urals Federal District instead of Nikolai Tsukanov, who has held this post for almost the same period of time. Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and new Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin arrive to attend a new cabinet meeting in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 21, 2020. Medvedev's longtime associate, Alexander Konovalov, lost the job of justice minister, and Konstantin Chuikchenko, who was chief of staff in the old Cabinet, was moved to succeed him. Novak, who has headed the Energy Ministry since 2012, may become the tenth deputy of the prime minister. Monday’s reshuffle is the first set of significant changes since the new cabinet was appointed last January, and represents the first change in personnel since the appointment of Mishustin as prime minister. On Monday morning, … 03247 was issued on April 2, 1999 by the State Press Committees of the Russian Federation). Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Finance Minister Anton Siluanov have retained their jobs. This website uses cookies. His connections could be important as Russia appeals against a ban on its name and flag at events like the Olympics over doping-related issues. Other leading figures in the previous Cabinet, including Energy Minister Alexander Novak, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov, Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev and Emergencies Minister Yevgeny Zinichev, also stayed. Along with the Cabinet members, Putin also dismissed Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika and replaced him with Igor Krasnov. He has been in charge of the national carrier since 2009, and in 2018 his powers were extended for another five years. Putin met with members of the new Cabinet on Tuesday, hailing it as "well-balanced.". The lower house quickly scheduled the first of three required readings of the constitutional bill for Thursday. A check-in on the public mood of Canadians with hosts Michael Stittle and Nik Nanos. Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced the promotion of the long-serving energy minister, Alexander Novak, to deputy prime minister, in the first cabinet reshuffle following the appointment of PM Mikhail Mishustin. {{newsPoint.date * 1000 | date : 'HH:mm'}} {{newsPoint.mark}}, Novak, who has headed the Energy Ministry since 2012, may become the tenth deputy of the prime minister, Moscow will also request that the treaty signatories undertake not to transfer the data of flights over Russia to the United States, according to the top diplomat, He also said that Baku achieved what it had long been seeking - an equal role of Moscow and Ankara in the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, In the interview, timed to coincide with the release of his book titled Permanent Record, Snowden said he and Mills, who later moved to him in Russia, married two years ago at a private ceremony, The aggressive protesters are breaking the doors in the cabinets, According to Nikol Pashinyan, the 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to him, this equation "takes into account all factors influencing strategic stability, paying special attention to forces of the so-called first strike, which we believe is totally unacceptable", Baku is ready to compensate Moscow for the damages, Armenian Prime Minister noted that he made "a very and very hard decision", Top stories in the Russian press on Wednesday, November 11, Putin described this as an outright challenge to collective security “the ever more frequent attempts at crude intervention in the internal affairs of SCO member-states”, The deal on Nagorno-Karabakh was followed by riots in Yerevan that demanded Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation, Seventeen opposition parties believe that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan must resign, after that they plan to form a provisional government, On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, It is not on sale, it does not come in retail and is not sold any other way either, Alexander Gintsburg said, The Kremlin spokesman assured that Putin is in excellent health, Upon their delivery, the S-400 systems held a test-fire exercise at a proving ground, 99% of buildings are destroyed in the liberated territories, residential buildings, schools, hospitals, public buildings, historical monuments, tombs of our ancestors and mosques, Aliyev said, The personnel unloaded the aircraft and formed convoys to go to the area of service, The system is capable of finding targets over the wooded moderately rugged terrain and under enemy passive, active or combined jamming, According to the analyst, due to Trump's pressure on the project, Biden will be in a much more comfortable position to demand concessions from the Europeans, By 2025, the Chinese government intends to create an "international center for tourism and consumption" on Hainan, The expert noted that the 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peacekeepers, 90 armored personnel carriers and 380 vehicles and pieces of special equipment will be sent to Nagorno-Karabakh, Top stories in the Russian press on Thursday, November 12, In the coming years the world will see continued strategic rivalry between the US and China, according to the expert, On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10, Situation in Karabakh indicates necessity of cooperation between Turkey, Russia, he said, Two crew members are killed, according to the top brass, An Il-76 military transport plane delivered officers of the Russian peacekeepers’ command to Armenia earlier on Tuesday, Top stories in the Russian press on Tuesday, November 10, The Russian peacekeepers will be stationed in the region for a period of five years, which may be repeatedly extended for five more years, Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry informed that a Russian Mi-24 helicopter had been downed over Armenia near the border with Azerbaijan from a man-portable air-defense system, The Armed Forces of Armenia and Azerbaijan will remain on the positions they currently hold, Russian President said, Earlier, 17 political parties of Armenia organized a protest in central Yerevan, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who signed a joint statement on the end of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, The president said that some of Russia’s weapon systems were far ahead of those at the disposal of other leading military powers, On November 9, Putin, Aliyev and Pashinyan signed a statement declaring a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia’s Mi-24 helicopter was shot down in Armenian airspace near the border with Azerbaijan on November 9.