VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
The prime minister's rating is bolstered by a lack of alternatives.
After the initial shock of this summer’s wildfires, the Russian authorities are no longer letting emotion set the tone for decisions on relief.
Yesterday Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the cleanup effort in the aftermath of the Raspadskaya coalmine accident. Explosions on May 9 killed 67 people with 23 people still listed as missing.
The government will not restore luxurious mansions to previous dimensions after the fire: the owners should have registered them instead of evading taxes.
Prosecutor-general’s office confirms prime minister’s suspicions.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised wildfire victims that their homes would be rebuilt on the same scale as they were before the fires and adopted additional fire prevention measures. Notably, the Moscow Region will receive an additional 300 million roubles for flooding peat bogs, and the Federal Agency for Forestry will be put under direct government control.
Although the latest opinion polls show that President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin are trusted by fewer respondents than before, analysts are confident that such fluctuations occur seasonally. Moreover, rising confidence in the president and the prime minister will be aided by their active efforts in dealing with the wildfire emergency.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has dumped 24 tonnes of water on forests being ravaged by wildfires.
Vladimir Putin signs decree on Togliatti Special Economic Zone development.
The latest Agriculture Ministry forecasts suggest that the yield will not exceed 65 million tones. Nevertheless, Russia will get passed it using last year's reserves.
Nizhny Novgorod Region Governor Valery Shantsev will be inaugurated on Sunday. This event coincides with growing discontent with the region's head. People accuse the governor of inaction during the devastating fires in Vyksa.
How Russian officials follow Vladimir Putin’s orders.
Russia's Ministry of Regional Development has held an emergency conference call with officials from the regions hit by wildfires to announce that construction of new homes for fire victims will begin as early as Saturday August 7. The Ministry was spurred on by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin who set the deadline for completing the construction by the end of October. People who lost their summer cottages (dachas) will also receive compensation, although those who lost out-of-town luxury property are unlikely to be happy with the amount.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made personal contact with a blogger for the first time. Mr Putin responded to the diatribe made by a dacha owner from the Tver Region, who used coarse language on the website of the radio station Echo of Moscow regarding the authorities’ carelessness toward fire safety.
People who lost their homes in the wildfires want more and more new houses from the prime minister.
New houses will be built for those who lost their homes in the wildfires; they will be equal in area to those burnt down. Special government commissions will be sent to each region to supervise the progress of relief efforts. Vladimir Putin issued such orders during his working visit to Voronezh.
The next interregional conference of United Russia, which Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will attend, is to be held in the Volga Federal District in September. It will be held shortly before regional elections, which the party thinks it must win even though they will be the most difficult elections for the party.
The prime minister called for accelerating reconstruction of housing lost to wildfires.
The government promises to fulfill social commitments.
The Kremlin has not yet made any decision on the future of Georgy Boos, the governor of the Kaliningrad Region. Two sources in the president’s administration confirmed to RBC Daily that statements about United Russia’s decision to nominate Boos for a new term are unfounded. One of them added: “Gryzlov made a premature statement.”
