Employees of the government of the region and deputy governors will perform their duties until the formation of a new government.
March 15 President of Russia Vladimir Putin appointed acting head of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Vladislav Kuznetsov, who was the first deputy chairman of the government of the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR). Since 2008, the post of head of Chukotka has been Roman Kopin, he was relieved of his post in connection with the application for early termination of office. On the same day Putin via videoconference spent meeting with the new head of the region. During the conversation, the president stressed that Kuznetsov has extensive experience in business, administrative structures, and also in representative bodies of power.
