Nikitin named Russia's Vice PM, Yadrov becomes transport minister
Andrey Nikitin was appointed Vice Prime Minister of Russia, succeeding as Minister of Transport, while Dmitry Yadrov, former head of Rosaviation, was appointed Minister of Transport. The State Duma unanimously approved Yadrov's appointment.
Consensus
- Andrey Nikitin was appointed Vice Prime Minister of the Russian Government.
- Dmitry Yadrov was appointed Minister of Transport of Russia.
- The State Duma unanimously approved Dmitry Yadrov's appointment as Minister of Transport.
- Andrey Nikitin previously served as Minister of Transport of Russia.
- The appointment of Nikitin as Vice Prime Minister followed his tenure as Minister of Transport.
- Dmitry Yadrov previously served as head of Rosaviation.
- The appointment of new government members, including the Minister of Transport, was proposed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
- The State Duma approved the nominations of new government members, including the Minister of Transport.
Points of divergence
- A working meeting was held with Nikitin and Yadrov, and they assured that continuity is preserved and all previous agreements with the federal Ministry of Transport will be fulfilled. — tg_Hinshtein
- Andrey Nikitin stated that his main task as Vice Prime Minister is ensuring unified work of the transport complex. — tg_radiosvoboda
- Prime Minister Mishustin proposed the appointment of Yadrov as Minister of Transport and submitted the candidates for government members to the State Duma. — tg_rian_ru
- Andrey Nikitin was appointed to the position of Vice Prime Minister on October 22, 2025, and had been serving as Minister of Transport since July 2025. — interfax
Coverage (12 sources)
- By Decree of the President, Andrei Nikitin Appointed Vice-Premier of the Government of the Russian Federation, and the Post of Minister of Transport... — Александр Хинштейн
- Andrei Nikitin, who headed the Ministry of Transport, appointed vice-premier of the Russian Federation — Интерфакс
- Dmitry Yadrov appointed Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation — Интерфакс
- Mishustin proposed appointing Rodya, head of Rosaviatsiya, as Minister of Transport. Prime Minister has already sent candidates for new cabinet members for approval in the State Duma. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Russian Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin stated that the main task at the vice-premier post, to which he was appointed,… — Радио Свобода
- Mishustin proposed appointing Rodya, head of Rosaviatsiya, as Minister of Transport. Prime Minister has already sent candidates for new cabinet members for approval in the State Duma. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- State Duma approved Dmitry Yarov for the position of Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation — Вести
- Russian Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin stated that the main task at the post of deputy prime minister, to which he was appointed,… — Радио Свобода
- Mishustin proposed appointing Rodya, head of Rosaviatsiya, as Minister of Transport. Prime Minister has already sent candidates for new members of the cabinet for approval in the State Duma. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Mishustin put forward a candidate for the post of Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation — Вести
- Head of Rosaviatsia Yadrov will become Minister of Transport instead of Nikitin — Коммерсантъ
- Nikitin nominated for deputy prime minister, head of Rosaviatsia - for the post of transport minister — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Russia
- Andrey Nikitin
- Rosaviation
- Mishustin
- Ministry of Transport
- State Duma
- Dmitry Yadrov
- Moscow
- INTERFAX.RU
- State Duma
- Government
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