Russian First Deputy Finance Minister Irina Okladnikova speaks with Chair of the State Duma Committee on Family Protection, Issues of Paternity, Motherhood and Childhood Nina Ostanina before a meeting between members of the Communist Party (KPRF) faction and candidates for the posts of deputy prime ministers and transport minister at the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in Moscow, Russia. On October 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed a government reshuffle proposed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Okladnikova will become a deputy prime minister and the government's chief of staff.
