Finance minister Kudrin asked to step down after refusal to serve under President Medvedev when he swaps post with PM. Russia's finance minister, who has been in the post since 2000, has been forced to step down following criticism from Dimitry Medvedev, the Russian president. The Kremlin annouced the news of Alexei Kudrin's departure on Monday, after Medvedev had called on him to step aside for refusing to serve in a government that Medvedev is expected to lead next year under a job swap with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. According to Medvedev's press secretary, Kudrin did not resign, but was sacked after a recommendation from Putin. Under Russia's constitution, the president does not have the power to dismiss the finance minister, but can do so on the proposal of the prime minister. Kudrin said on Sunday that he "unconditionally refused" to be in the next government and revealed for the first time that he had major policy differences with the incumbent president. 'Job swap' Medvedev reacted harshly to Kurdin's public refusal, asking him to leave the government. "Such statements appear improper ... and can in no way be justified. Nobody has revoked discipline and subordination," an angry and stern Medvedev told Kudrin at a meeting of officials in the central Russian city of Volgograd. "If, Alexei Leonidovich (Kudrin), you disagree with the course of the president, there is only one course of action and you know it: to resign. This is the proposal I make to you ...
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Sept. 13 - Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin speaks to Reuters Insider about the economic outlook as the world risks dipping back into recession.
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Learn more about the world: www.pbs.org Longtime Russian Finance Minister Alexeli Kudrin was fired Monday after he criticized the announcement that President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin plan to swap roles in 2012. Margret Warner reports.
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President Medvedev has asked Finance Minister Kudrin for his resignation following Kudrin's public refusal to keep his position in the future if Medvedev heads the Russian Government. Kudrin has complied. President Medvedev has signed Kudrin's resignation hours after the wrangle took place, the Russian president's press secretary Natalia Timakova reported. During the Presidential Commission on Modernization in Dimitrovgrad in Central Russia, Dmitry Medvedev stressed that everyone who does not agree with his politics is free to resign. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com
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www.euronews.net Russia's finance minister has resigned, following strong criticism from the president. Alexei Kudrin had been told by Dmitry Medvedev he had only one course of action, after saying he would not be part of a future government if the country's two main leaders swap roles. The president said at the weekend that he proposed changing places with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin next year. Kudrin replied that in such a scenario he would "definitely refuse" to serve in a government headed by Medvedev.
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Anissa Naouai sits down with Aleksey Kudrin in Seoul South Korea on the sidelines of the G20.
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Russia’s Finance Minister, Mr.Alexei Kudrin- on a visit to the UK on financial services and partnerships between his country and the City of London- also talks about his Government’s support for its internal banking systems.
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