Russian legislators will approve a new Putin cabinet in a rubber-stamp exercise following an election from which genuine opponents were excluded.
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00:00Putin reappointed a low-profile technocrat as Russian Prime Minister in one of his first
00:08moves post-inauguration.
00:10In line with Russian law, Mikhail Mishustin submitted his Cabinet's resignation on Tuesday
00:16when Putin was inaugurated to his fifth presidential term.
00:20He had already been the Russian Prime Minister for the last four years.
00:27US Cabinet members are expected to keep their jobs following Putin's inauguration.
00:32However, the fate of Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu remains uncertain.
00:40One of Shoigu's top associates was arrested last month on bribery charges.
00:46That man's arrest was widely interpreted as an attack on Shoigu and a possible precursor
00:52to his dismissal, despite close personal ties with Putin.