Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin’s recent resignation was prompted by long-standing differences with President Dmitry Medvedev. This RIA Novosti video chronicles the origins of the rift, which came to a head after the finance minister aired his disagreements with the president in public and made clear his reluctance to work in the government Medvedev will likely form as prime minister following the 2012 presidential election. At the request of the president, Kudrin resigned. His resignation was accepted on the same day.
Medvedev and Kudrin: Years of disagreement
09:58 GMT 29.09.2011 (Updated: 19:54 GMT 19.10.2022)
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Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin’s recent resignation was prompted by long-standing differences with President Dmitry Medvedev. This RIA Novosti video chronicles the origins of the rift, which came to a head after the finance minister aired his disagreements with the president in public and made clear his reluctance to work in the government Medvedev will likely form as prime minister following the 2012 presidential election. At the request of the president, Kudrin resigned. His resignation was accepted on the same day.