On Saturday, Prime Minister Putin said he will run for president in the spring and would select Medvedev as his prime minister if elected. Kudrin, who is one of the most trusted Russian politicians among foreign investors, said Sunday that he has fundamental economic disagreements with Medvedev.
"I do not see myself in the new government. The point is not only that no one has offered me the job. I think that the disagreements I have will not allow me to join the government," Kudrin said in Washington at a World Bank meeting, hours after Putin's announcement that he would seek a return to the presidency he previously held for two terms.
Kudrin, who has served as finance minister for the last 11 years, is believed to have a major role in Russia's economic growth and stability. Earlier this year Kudrin was seen as a likely choice for Putin's prime minister. » | Khristina Narizhnaya | Sunday, September 25, 2011
NZZ ONLINE: Das erste Opfer der russischen Rochade: Finanzminister Alexei Kudrin tritt nach Streit mit Medwedew zurück » | Reuters | Montag 26. September 2011
