Yury Trutnev

Two heavyweights are now going at it.

We see that there's Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev.

Trutnev He's Vladimir Putin's personal enforcer running the Far East.

And in the other corner, we are watching his industry minister, Anton Alikhanov.

The nominations, now undergoing parliamentary consideration, include expanded responsibilities for Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin.

Oleg Kozhemyako is also proposed to replace Yuri Trutnev, who has overseen Russia's Far East portfolio for 13 years.

The changes would reshape leadership in areas central to government spending, infrastructure, and economic connections with Asia.

The proposed reshuffle highlights the strategic importance Moscow places on coordinating national finances, transport networks, and development in its eastern regions.