Murmansk governor before meeting with Medvedev removed a portrait of Putin

A portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin was removed from the office of the governor of the Murmansk region Marina Kovtun before meeting with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

In the photo from the meeting of Medvedev and Kovtun on April 21, a map hangs over the head of the head of the government. On April 19, when the governor met with the head of Murmansk, a portrait of Putin hung there.

The local blogger Alexander Serebryanikov drew attention to the disappearance of the portrait of the president. He noted that the flag of the Murmansk region, a computer, lamps, vases, figurines was also removed from the Kovtun office by Kovtun’s office, and the table was completely cleaned of the papers.

Most likely, Putin’s portrait was replaced by a card before meeting with the prime minister. In the photo on April 19 from Twitter Kovtun it is clear that they are hanging on different sides of the window.

Marina Kovtun has been the post of governor of the Murmansk region since 2012. The profile magazine in early April of this year indicated that it is one of the governors with the lowest support from the population and risks losing its post in the next few months.