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Presidential Executive Office2025
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Meeting with members of the Government

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with members of the Cabinet.

January 15, 2020
16:30
The Government House, Moscow
Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov (left) an Deputy Prime Minister – Chief of the Government Staff Konstantin Chuychenko before the beginning of the meeting with members of the Government.
Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov (left) an Deputy Prime Minister – Chief of the Government Staff Konstantin Chuychenko before the beginning of the meeting with members of the Government.
Before the beginning of the meeting with members of the Government.
Minister of Transport Yevgeny Ditrikh (left) and Deputy Prime Minister – Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yuri Trutnev before the beginning of the meeting with members of the Government.
Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky (left) and Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov before the beginning of the meeting with members of the Government.
With Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at the meeting with members of the Government.
Meeting with members of the Government.
With Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at the meeting with members of the Government.
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With Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at the meeting with members of the Government.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, colleagues,

Mr Medvedev and I have discussed in detail the questions that I raised in the Address to the Federal Assembly. As you see, there are many issues, and to successfully complete what we planned in the past and what has been offered to our society today, we must certainly do a lot, in part, to properly organise our work.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev: Mr President, colleagues,

We have all listened to the Presidential Address. As President, Mr Putin mapped out the top priorities of our work in the country this year and formulated a whole package of fundamental amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

When these amendments are adopted, most likely after the discussion as it was said, they will substantially change not only many articles of the Constitution but also the balance of power – executive, legislative and judicial.

It is obvious in this context that as the Government of the Russian Federation we must give the President of this country an opportunity to make all the necessary decisions for this. Under the circumstances, it would be correct for the entire Government of the Russian Federation to resign in accordance with Article 117 of the Constitution.

I would certainly like to thank all those that took part in the work of the current Government. Naturally, subsequent decisions will be made by the President of this country.

Vladimir Putin: Mr Medvedev, colleagues,

For my part, I also want to thank you for everything that has been done so far in our joint work.

I am satisfied with the results of your work. Of course, not everything was accomplished, but things never work out in full.

I hope we will see each other soon, and I will meet with each of you in person. Please go about your duties in full until the new Government is formed.

As for our joint work with Mr Medvedev, which we have just talked about, Mr Medvedev was the President and for almost eight years now he has been the Prime Minister, which is probably the longest stint in this post in Russia’s recent history.

There is a clear-cut presidential block of issues, and there is a Government block of issues, even though the President, of course, is responsible for everything, but the presidential block includes primarily matters of security, defence and the like.

Mr Medvedev has always been in charge of these matters. From the point of view of increasing our defence capability and security, I consider it possible and have asked him to deal with these matters in the future. I consider it possible and will, in the near future, introduce the position of Deputy Chairman of the Security Council. As you are aware, the President is its Chairman.

If we need to amend the applicable law, I will do so soon and I want State Duma deputies to support this as well. We just need the lawyers to provide assessments on this account.

Thank you, everyone. We will see each other very soon. Thank you for your work.

Dmitry Medvedev: Thank you.

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Publication date: January 15, 2020, 16:30

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