@anders_aslund: In May, Putin replaced the governors of the Kemerovo, Kursk and Tula Regions, who had been promoted to ministers with officials with local roots. They replaced outsider technocrats. This was a break with the Kremlin’s personnel policy of the past decade.

In May, Putin replaced the governors of the Kemerovo, Kursk and Tula Regions, who had been promoted to ministers with officials with local roots. They replaced outsider technocrats. This was a break with the Kremlin’s personnel policy of the past decade.https://t.co/wipPdv42Em

— Anders Åslund (@anders_aslund) August 24, 2024