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Putin, PM Medvedev to discuss members of new government on Tuesday

WION Web Team
Delhi, IndiaUpdated: May 15, 2018, 04:45 PM IST
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Putin was sworn into the presidency last week and proposed Medvedev as prime minister

According to reports, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev are likely to discuss ministers in Russia's new government on Tuesday.

Peskov did not name any names. Putin was sworn into the presidency last week and proposed Medvedev as prime minister.

Putin won a landslide re-election victory in March, extending his grip over the world's largest country for another six years until 2024, making him the longest-lasting leader since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin who ruled for nearly 30 years.