INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
major policy announcement or government reshuffle.The meeting comes as Russia faces mounting domestic and foreign policy problems, from the
that the main reason for the session is a government reshuffle, with deputies expected to vote on confirming Industry and Trade Minister
Vladimir Putin signed a decree increasing the number of deputy prime ministers to 11.Konstantin Zatulin, a prominent deputy with the ruling,
appear high on the agenda as the Kremlin continues to pursue its military offensive in Ukraine and eyes retaliations to sweeping Western
And lawmakers returned from summer vacation in 2008 to vote in favor of recognizing Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South
daily reported Sunday, citing a source in the State Duma, that the issues discussed at the plenary session wouldn't be connected to the war
report subsequently denied by Sergei Mironov, head of the A Just Russia party.State Duma deputies who spoke to The Moscow Times said the
