Bloomberg: Kudrin discusses the return to the post of head of the Ministry of Finance

According to the agency, Kudrin discussed this opportunity with Putin and Medvedev

Former Russian Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin is negotiating with President Vladimir Putin and other senior Russian officials about the return to the post of head of the financial department.

This was written on Tuesday by Bloomberg , citing three sources familiar with the situation. According to their information, we are talking about the return of Kudrin to a high position in order to help cope with a worsening economic situation.

Bloomberg sources noted that in addition to Putin, Kudrin met last week with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to discuss plans, but no official proposal has been made yet. The decision may follow at the beginning of next year, the interlocutors of the agency did not exclude.

Alexey Kudrin served as Minister of Finance of Russia in 2000-2011. He left the Cabinet of Ministers due to disagreements with Dmitry Medvedev, who at that time the president’s post. Now Kudrin is the head of the Committee of Civil Initiatives, as well as a member of the Presidium of the Economic Council under the President of Russia. He periodically acts with forecasts and statements about the situation in the Russian economy , which do not coincide with the position of official structures.