Today, the Russians suddenly moved to a new political reality. Vladimir Putin announced the most decisive edits of the Constitution of the Russian Federation in its entire history, approaching Russia to the parliamentary and presidential republic and allowing Putin to maintain real power after the fourth term. Two hours later, Dmitry Medvedev resigned from the prime minister’s post, and two more - Putin announced that the head of the Federal Tax Service Mikhail Mishustin would be his successor.

New vertical of power: the main questions about the political reform of Vladimir Putin Today, the Russians suddenly moved to a new political reality. Vladimir Putin announced the most decisive edits of the Constitution of the Russian Federation in its entire history, approaching Russia to the parliamentary and presidential republic and allowing Putin to maintain real power after the fourth term.

US President Donald Trump and Deputy Prime Minister of the State Council of China Liu He signed the first stage of the trade transaction. The essence of the transaction is to strengthen the protection of the US intellectual property in the field of technology and commercial secrets, writes Bloomberg. The United States also plan to partially compensate for the trade deficit with China through Chinese procurement of American goods for $ 200 billion.

The new Prime Minister of Russia will be the head of the Federal Tax Service Mikhail Mishustin: on Wednesday, Vladimir Putin introduced his candidacy to the State Duma, and the Russian parliament will consider it on January 16. The future prime minister is a effective technocrat: over 10 years of the Federal Tax Service, he made the Russian tax service one of the most technically equipped and progressive in the world.

The issue of privatization of VTB is considered at the expense of the additional ministry, but the decision has not yet been made, the acting Deputy Minister of Finance Alexei Moiseev said to reporters as part of the Gaidar Forum. Andrey Kostin. Photo: Agency "Moscow" What's happened At the end of last year, the government approved a three -year privatization plan into which VTB entered. The state of the state in its capital is planned to reduce to 50% plus 1 voting action.

On Wednesday, January 15, Vladimir Putin announced important amendments to the Constitution - in fact constitutional reform, and the government led by Dmitry Medvedev resigned . Foreign media almost unanimously write that this is the preparation of the soil for Putin to remain in power after 2024.

Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced to the State Duma the candidacy of the head of the Federal Tax Service of Russia Mikhail Mishustin for the post of prime minister, the Kremlin press service said. Photo: from the Kremlin website The president held a work meeting with Mishustin and invited him to take the post of chairman of the government, the Kremlin said.

The ruble fell asleep when it became known that the government of Dmitry Medvedev was resigned in full force. The stock market of Russian companies began to decline. In the first minutes after the announcement, the ruble fell to the dollar for 30 kopecks, but after half an hour the rate was restored. The indexes of the Moscow Exchange and the RTS lost less than 1% each. UPD. By 17.30 Moscow time, the ruble strengthened to 61.4 rubles. For the dollar.

The Russian government resigned in full force. This was announced by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. What's happened After Putin’s message to the Federal Assembly on the Kremlin’s website, the news dated 15.10 Moscow time appeared about the meeting of Putin and Medvedev without mentioning the resignation. The first news about the resignation appeared at about 16.30 Moscow time during the joint press conference of the prime minister and the president.

The maximum interest rates on deposits in the TOP-10 rubles of Russian banks for the first time in many years dropped below 6%, follows from the data of the Central Bank. In the first decade of January, they reached 5.93%, the Central Bank said . The deposit rates of banks were reduced the whole of 2019 with a decrease in the key rate of the Central Bank: exactly a year ago, the rate was at the level of 7.53% at a key rate of 7.75%.

The Putin Prigozhin Putin Putin Putozhin does not intend to provide free dinners of younger schoolchildren, Open Media reported free dinners. Photo: government website Free hot meals for all schoolchildren of grade 1-4 became part of the "social" head of Putin's message to the Federal Assembly.

Vladimir Putin made a plan of constitutional reform, which will change the entire system of power in Russia. The State Duma and the Federation Council will receive more powers, the president’s power will be limited, the State Council will receive new powers - an advisory body, which is traditionally seen as a spare site for Putin after the expiration of its fourth term.

A package of social and demographic measures from the Epistle of President Putin will be able to revive the economy, the Ministry of Economic Development believes. The increase in investment activity will be 1 pp, to GDP - 0.3 pp, the department says in a special commentary. This is a noticeable figure: according to the forecast of the ministry, the country's economy in 2020 will grow by only 1.7%.

The most important part of the message of President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly on January 15 against expectations was not social and demographic, but constitutional. Putin said that the Russian Constitution of 1993 remains relevant, but proposed many important amendments to the basic law. The country remains the presidential republic, the president emphasized, and the amendments should be approved during the general vote.

Vladimir Putin, in a message to the Federal Assembly, listed amendments to the Constitution, changing the country's political system, and announced the universal vote for which they will be issued. Amendments, as Vyacheslav Volodin proposed last year, expand the powers of the State Duma and the Federation Council. Putin also announced an increase in the role of the State Council - an organ that is often discussed as a future place of work of the current president.