ISW provided details on whether Putin is making changes in power after his so-called inauguration/Photo by Getty Images This year In March, Russian dictator Putin once again won the “elections.” Thus, the swearing in of a “new” president entails a reshuffle in the government. The Institute for the Study of War told whether the head of the Kremlin is making changes in the Russian government after his “inauguration”. “inauguration” of Russian President Vladimir Putin. A number of countries stated that they would not go to the “sabbath” of the head of the Kremlin, but there were those who still did not refuse to go to the “procession”. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin retains his position in the government of the aggressor country for the new term of Vladimir Putin's presidency, and, as noted in the publication, there have been assumptions, but no confirmation, about changes in Putin's cabinet. It was indicated that the Russian State Duma overwhelmingly supported the appointment of Mishustin to the post of Prime Minister, and on May 10, Putin signed the corresponding decree on his reappointment. V ISW indicated that the Russian publication RBC, citing 3 sources familiar with personnel consultations in the Kremlin, reported that Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov will retain his position as Deputy Prime Minister, but will leave the post of Minister of Industry and Trade . According to the Russian publication, this position will be filled by the head of the Kaliningrad region, Anton Alikhanov. As the Institute for the Study of War recalled, Putin publicly shamed Manturov in January 2023, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu sharply criticized Manturov on May 2, 2024, but a source for the Russian publication said that the new appointment is “logical and expected” since all possible candidates to the post of Minister of Industry and Trade “one way or another from Manturov’s team.” As ISW emphasized, Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin said that the Duma will consider the appointment of deputy prime ministers and ministerial positions on May 14. ISW noted that the Chairman of the Russian Federation Council, Valentina Matvienko, announced on May 10 that she had handed over to Putin a list of candidates for the post of Chairman of the Accounts Chamber of the Federation Council, which includes, in particular, the Deputy Head of the Presidential Control Directorate, Boris Kovalchuk. It is noted that Boris Kovalchuk is the son of Putin’s “personal banker” Yuri Kovalchuk, who is often called a close confidant and influential ideologist of Putin. In particular, he was reportedly one of three Russians who convinced Putin to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In addition, as emphasized by the Institute for the Study of War , Yuri Kovalchuk is also a close associate of the Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration Sergei Kiriyenko, whose own influence expanded after the outbreak of a full-scale war. Putin only recently appointed Boris Kovalchuk to a position in the Presidential Control Directorate on March 15; before that, Boris Kovalchuk headed the Russian energy company Inter RAO for 15 years. The other two candidates for the position of chair of the Accounts Chamber of the Federation Council include acting chair of the Accounts Chamber Galina Izotova, who held the position after the former head resigned in 2022 and has been deputy chair since 2019, and Anatoly Artamonov, chair Committee of the Federation Council on Budget and Financial Markets. ISW emphasized that Boris Kovalchuk is the only one of these 3 candidates who lacks a doctorate in economics and extensive experience in this area. “Boris Kovalchuk's candidacy for a position in the Federation Council, given his lack of experience and a newcomer to the presidential administration, is notable given Yuri Kovalchuk's closeness to Putin, indicating that Kovalchuk's commitment to Putin may be growing,” the ISW review said. They added that Putin will review Matvienko’s list of candidates and select one for consideration by the Federation Council in the coming days.What they said in ISW
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