Putin appoints five new Russian Cabinet members in government reshuffle Moscow

Moscow, Oct. 22 (UNI) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed decrees appointing five new members of the government's Cabinet after their approval by the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, the Kremlin said. Under the reshuffle, Anton Siluanov was appointed deputy prime minister and finance minister, while Andrey Nikitin became deputy prime minister. Irina Okladnikova was named deputy prime minister and chief of the government staff, Oleg Kozhemyako was appointed deputy prime minister and presidential envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, and Dmitry Yadrov became transport minister. The restructuring creates a new combined position of deputy…