Vladimir Putin names tax director Mikhail Mishustin Russian prime minister after Medvedev departure

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday named Mikhail Mishustin — the little-known head of the country’s Federal Tax Service — to be the new prime minister after the resignation of Dmitry Medvedev. Putin submitted Mishustin’s candidacy to the Russian parliament for approval after the 53-year-old agreed to be put forward for the role, the Kremlin...

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