Andrey Kortunov from the New Eurasia Foundation sees Russia’s new government as an ‘old boys club’, with all the key figures retaining their posts.

Stephen Dalziel from the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce in London told RT he’d be very surprised if major changes occur, as the two main appointments – Lavrov and Kudrin – are in fact reappointments.

Russia’s new cabinet has been announced. Aleksandr Pikaev from the Carnegie Moscow Centre and Viktor Mizin from the Institute for Strategic Assessment joined RT to comment on the changes.

Russia’s new cabinet has been announced. Aleksandr Pikaev from the Carnegie Moscow Centre and Viktor Mizin from the Institute for Strategic Assessment joined RT to comment on the changes.

The previous Russian Government, headed by Viktor Zubkov, was formed nine months ago with the prospect of Putin succeeding his as the new Prime Minister. That’s according to political analyst Irina Kobrinskaya.