Overview

• An official Kremlin decree names Igor Rudenya presidential plenipotentiary representative in the Northwestern Federal District, effective upon signing.
• President Vladimir Putin simultaneously accepted Rudenya’s resignation as governor of Tver Oblast in connection with his transition to the new post.
• Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin will receive Rudenya at the Kremlin as part of formal proceedings.
• Alexander Gutsan previously held the envoy post and now serves as Russia’s Prosecutor General, according to Radio Svoboda.
• Rudenya has led Tver Oblast since 2016 after a career in Roskhlebprodukt and senior roles in the Agriculture Ministry, winning re-election in 2021.