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Putin puts stamp on new Russia Govt
President Vladimir Putin put his stamp on a new Government on Monday that kept his most trusted allies in-charge of finance while leaving tested veterans at the helm of foreign affairs and defence.
But the Cabinet also left some room for open-market reformers, with the appointment of a liberal aide of current premier and Putin’s predecessor Dmitry Medvedev to a key industry post.
“The situation, the world economy finds itself in today is uncertain. There are a lot of uncertainty factors,” Putin told his new Government in televised remarks.
“You will have to implement Russia’s development programme in these conditions.”
Putin’s crushing victory in March elections sparked immediate fears of a return to the confrontational tone with the West that characterised much of his 2000-2008 presidency.
President Vladimir Putin put his stamp on a new Government on Monday that kept his most trusted allies in-charge of finance while leaving tested veterans at the helm of foreign affairs and defence.
But the Cabinet also left some room for open-market reformers, with the appointment of a liberal aide of current premier and Putin’s predecessor Dmitry Medvedev to a key industry post.
“The situation, the world economy finds itself in today is uncertain. There are a lot of uncertainty factors,” Putin told his new Government in televised remarks.
“You will have to implement Russia’s development programme in these conditions.”
Putin’s crushing victory in March elections sparked immediate fears of a return to the confrontational tone with the West that characterised much of his 2000-2008 presidency.
