Krasnoyarsk Governor Uss announced his transfer to another job

Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Alexander Uss said that he had received an offer from President Vladimir Putin to continue work at the federal level. Mr. Uss thanked the president for his trust and support and expressed confidence that “the Krasnoyarsk Territory will retain the status of one of the supporting regions of Russia in the future.”

“The other day I had a meeting with the President of our country, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. I received an offer to continue working at the federal level. But at the same time, deal with the issues of socio-economic development of our region, ”he wrote in his Telegram channel. The recent meeting between the governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the president was not reported in the public space.

Earlier today, on April 20, RBC, citing five sources in the presidential administration, reported that Mr. Uss would soon resign. Wherein press office Governor called information about his possible resignation rumors. According to RBC, Alexander Uss will take the post of senator of the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

Alexander Uss became governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory in 2018, gaining 60.2% of the vote in the elections. His term of office expires this year. In early February, Kommersant sources reportedthat in the presidential administration the position of Mr. Uss as the head of the region is assessed poorly. However, Kommersant’s interlocutors did not provide an unambiguous forecast for his resignation. According to one of the interlocutors, Mr. Uss has very strong patrons.