Vladimir Putin has named current Deputy Krasnodar Regional Governor Veniamin Kondratiev as the acting governor of the region to fill the vacancy until elections during a meeting with Kondratiev and Alexander Tkachev, who has just vacated the position to become the country’s new agriculture minister.
"Veniamin Kondratiev, I would ask that you fulfill the responsibilities of managing the Krasnodar Region until elections are held in September of this year," RIA Novosti cited Putin.
