Girding Russia for war, Putin gives extra duties to two top officials
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday gave extra duties to two key government officials who oversee the defence industry and energy sectors, as the Kremlin chief girds the world's second-largest oil exporter for a longer war in Ukraine.
Who is in - and who is out - in the Russian government?
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister.
Who is Russia's Mikhail Mishustin?
Here are some key facts about Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, whose reappointment as prime minister President Vladimir Putin proposed on Friday:
Russia's Putin proposes reappointing Mishustin as prime minister
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed reappointing Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister, the speaker of the lower house of parliament said on Friday, keeping Putin's chief technocrat in charge of the government as Moscow presses its war in Ukraine.
In Moscow's Red Square, Putin recalls World War II glory as Ukraine conflict drags on
Russia marked the 79th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Russian President Vladimir Putin drew parallels between history and the current fight in Ukraine.
