Putin Reappoints Kovalchuk to Lead Kurchatov Institute, Appoints Supervisory Council for Five Years
The decrees were published on the official legal portal with the reappointment taking effect on December 31, 2025.
Overview
- A presidential decree names Mikhail Valentinovich Kovalchuk president of the National Research Center Kurchatov Institute for a five-year term.
- The reappointment enters into force on December 31, 2025, according to the text of the decree.
- A separate decree appoints members of the institute’s supervisory council for five-year terms.
- Both documents were posted on the state portal for official publication of legal acts.
- RIA Novosti’s coverage associates figures such as Tatyana Golikova and Dmitry Patrushev with the supervisory council item via article tags.