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Updated: Jan. 27, 2020. Mikhail Mishustin, Russia's new prime minister, has spent the last decade as the country's tax chief. facebook.com / GpClup. Mikhail Mishustin was struggling....
Jan 16, 2020 · Putin nominated Mishustin for the prime minister’s post late Wednesday, and the new appointee is known for his innovative work in bringing tax collection into the digital economy.
May 10, 2024 · May 10 (Reuters) - Here are some key facts about Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, whose reappointment as prime minister President Vladimir Putin proposed on Friday: - Mishustin, 58...
- I. U.S. and Russian Priorities For The Bilateral Agenda
- II. Russia’s Domestic Policies
- III. Russia’s Relations with Other Countries
Nuclear security and safety:
1. Rosatom is doing a great deal of work to rehabilitate ‘uranium legacy’ sites in Kirghizia [i.e., Kyrgyzstan]. (Interfax, 05.09.23).
North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs:
1. No significant developments.
Humanitarian impact of the Ukraine conflict:
1. On the allocation of more than 2.5 billion rubles for a federal workforce retraining project under which Ukrainian refugees would be eligible for a free education: Funds will go toward grants to organizations that train workers needed on the labor market. (Telegram, 03.30.23)
Domestic politics, economy and energy:
1. [Putin is] not my colleague, but our leader. (RIA, 11.20.20) 2. Of course, the risks have not gone away. So far, the collective West has not managed to push our country out of the global economy, and their attempts have led to ultra-high prices on the world market, and to fears about how to endure the coming winter. However, it is obvious that they will continue to elbow us out of customary sales areas. This should be taken into account when drawing up plans for the future, not forgetting...
Defense and aerospace:
1. The volumes of production of the necessary machinery and equipment and other necessary property are systematically increasing. And now we need to actively increase factory capacity. To this end, the Government has made decisions to subsidize investment projects for the modernization of enterprises. (Government.ru, 02.08.23) 2. See also section on "Military aspects of the Ukraine conflict and their impacts" above.
Security, law-enforcement and justice:
1. No significant developments.
Russia’s general foreign policy and relations with “far abroad” countries:
1. Despite such rapid growth of the trade turnover, we [Russia and Iran] have good opportunities to further boost trade and, certainly, scale up mutual investments in such areas as energy, industrial cooperation, transport, agribusiness, innovation, and many other lines. (TASS, 10.06.22) 2. We welcome the Iranian side’s decision to provide comfortable conditions for Russian business. Due to the withdrawal of companies of unfriendly states from Russia, a large number of areas have been freed u...
Ukraine:
1. We have been preparing for many months for a possible reaction to the recognition of the LNR and DNR [separatist "people's republics" of Luhansk and Donetsk in eastern Ukraine]. I mean, first and foremost, import replacement and analysis of all risks that we might encounter in the event of such a decision. (RG, 02.21.22) 2. Last October, the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions became an integral part of Russia. The president asked us to ensure their integ...
Russia's other post-Soviet neighbors:
1. By stepping up cooperation on international markets, we stand for fullest unlocking of the growth potential of the common EAEU market, ensuring the free movement of goods, services, capital and the labor force. ... We are already improving our approaches on the basis of international experience. (TASS, 10.21.22) 2. Under the current conditions, the opening of joint high-tech production sites is becoming particularly important. (TASS, 02.03.23) 3. It is necessary to ensure the technological...
May 10, 2024 · MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as the country’s prime minister on Friday, a widely anticipated move to keep on a technocrat who has maintained a low political profile.
Jan 25, 2020 · Mishustin and his wife, Vladlena Mishustina, claimed total income over the past decade of slightly more than 1 billion rubles ($16 million), including 213 million and 789 million rubles,...
Jan 16, 2020 · January 16, 2020 17:42 GMT. By Todd Prince. Mikhail Mishustin made a name for himself at Russia's tax service. Russian President Vladimir Putin's new prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, has...
