High-ranking officials of the Russian Presidential Administration has given Izvestia an unofficial rating of Russian ministers. He called 7 ministers hard-working, 9 sustainable and 5 inefficient.
The 5 are Minister for the Far East Affairs Victor Ishayev, Education Minister Dmitry Livanov, Minister for Regional Development Igor Slyunyayev, Minister for Transportation Maksim Sokolov and Minister for Labour Maksim Topilin.