In the maneuvers of the badness and sleepers

The head of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin intends to leave his post. He confirmed that he agreed to become a senator from the Kaliningrad region, Forbes reports .

“Yes, this is true. After the election, I plan to leave the post,” said Yakunin. Its appointment by a senator can take place only if the head of the Kaliningrad region is elected by the acting governor of the region Nikolai Tsukanov.

The election of the governor will be held on a single voting day on September 13. According to the source of the publication, the next day a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Russian Railways is planned the next day.

Now Yakunin has not yet explained the situation on vacation and the situation, a source in the Russian Railways said. According to him, all the top managers of the company learned about the possible resignation of Yakunin from the media. “If the resignation really takes place, then something serious has happened in recent days, something has gone wrong,” the source noted.

President Vladimir Putin said that Yakunin himself decided to leave his post, Interfax reports . At the same time, the president noted that he would still discuss this issue with Yakunin. "This is his choice, each person looks at his future as he considers it necessary. Vladimir Ivanovich has long and successfully works as the head of Russian Railways - you are right, this is an important infrastructure company. But we will talk about it, now he will be on vacation, we will return," Putin said.

On Monday, Tsukanov said that Yakunin agreed to become a candidate for senators from the region. “I personally asked him at the start of the election campaign about the possibility of becoming our representative in the Federation Council,” Tsukanov said. “We have a long -standing constructive relationship with Vladimir Ivanovich, which follow from the need to discuss and find solutions to complex transport problems of the Kaliningrad region.”

On August 25, the government concluded a new contract with Yakunin for a period of 5 years. It was reported that the good for the conclusion of a new contract was not given to Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev for a long time. However, in July 2014, the president instructed to extend the contract. “Apparently, for resignation it was not the best time - during the sanctions and acute criticism of Yakunin from Navalny, the president decided not to take his longtime associate,” the unnamed federal official said then.

Vladimir Yakunin has been heading Russian Railways since 2005. Before that, he worked in the transport sector for five years. In the 1990s, Yakunin was involved in the attracting foreign investment in St. Petersburg, and also held the post of head of the North-West Office of the Main Control Department of the President. Yakunin, along with Putin, is considered one of the founders of the country cooperative "Lake" .