Russian government resigns following President Putin’s State-of-the-Nation Address

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has announced that the government is resigning. The statement came shortly after President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual state-of-the-nation address.

Accepting the resignation, Putin asked the ministers to function as a caretaker government until a new one is formed.

Before announcing the resignation of the cabinet, Medvedev met with Putin to discuss his state-of-the-nation address, which took place earlier on Wednesday, the Kremlin’s press office said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses Federal Assembly
Russian President Vladimir Putin presents his annual address to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall in Moscow, Russia. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL KLIMENTYEV / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL

Putin also said that he plans to create a position of the deputy secretary of Russia’s security council, and offer it to Medvedev.

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