Vitaly Savelyev leaves the post of Deputy Prime Minister, he will be replaced by Andrei Nikitin

The dismissed Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Government, Vitaly Savelyev, will be replaced in his post by the current head of the Ministry of Transport, Andrei Nikitin. Kommersant learned about his candidacy from sources familiar with the situation.

According to Kommersant, First Deputy Minister of Transport Konstantin Pashkov or Anatoly Meshcheryakov, director of the government transport department, are being considered for the position of head of the Ministry of Transport.