The Kremlin talked about the continuation of the work of deputy prime ministers until the presidential decrees

The Deputy Prime Ministers will continue to perform their duties until the relevant presidential decrees are issued. This was announced on October 19 by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

"All deputy prime ministers will remain in their posts until the relevant presidential decrees are issued," Peskov was quoted as saying by TASS.

On the same day, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin sent the candidacies of four new deputy prime ministers and the head of the Russian Ministry of Transport to the State Duma for approval. The decisions were made following a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mishustin.

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On the same day, the Prime Minister proposed appointing Finance Minister Anton Siluanov to the post of Deputy Prime Minister while maintaining his position in the ministry. In addition to Siluanov, Oleg Kozhemyako, the current governor of Primorsky Krai, Irina Okladnikova, Deputy Finance Minister, and Andrey Nikitin, the current head of the Ministry of Transport, who will be replaced by Dmitry Yadrov, will also take the positions of deputy prime ministers.