Krasnodar Governor Alexander Tkachov appointed Russian Minister of Agriculture

Alexander Tkachov has resigned from his post of the Governor of the Krasnodar Territory and led the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. On Wednesday, the relevant decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on April 21, the "Kommersant" reported with reference to its sources in the authorities that Alexander Tkachov was the main candidate for the post of the Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation and that his appointment would take place soon. On the same day, the "RBC" has reported that the Alexander Tkachov's resignation from his post of the Governor of Kuban was announced at a meeting of deputies of the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnodar Territory.

Today, Vladimir Putin has signed decrees on resignation of Nikolai Fyodorov from the post of the Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation and his appointment an adviser to the President of the Russian Federation.

According to one more presidential decree, Alexander Tkachov was appointed the Minister of Agriculture. The information is posted on the Kremlin website.

It should be noted that experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" treated the appointment of Alexander Tkachov the Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation as a deterioration of his status as a politician.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.