The key facts

  • The decree dismissing Kirill Bogomolov was posted on the portal of official publication of legal acts
  • The document came into force on the day of signing
  • Bogomolov had held the post of Deputy Head of Rossotrudnichestvo since July 2022

Decree on dismissal from office

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree dismissing Kirill Bogomolov from the post of Deputy Head of Rossotrudnichestvo — the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation. This was reported by Gazeta.Ru citing the document, published on the portal of official publication of legal acts. The decree came into force on the day it was signed.

Context of personnel decisions

Bogomolov had held the post of deputy head of the agency since July 2022. The publication does not report the reasons for the dismissal or the appointment of a successor. The outlet also recalls other recent personnel decisions by the head of state: in October, Putin appointed Irina Okladnikova as Deputy Prime Minister — head of the government staff, approved former Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin as Deputy Prime Minister overseeing the transport sector, and earlier dismissed Russia's ambassador to Greece.