Putin approves Russian government reshuffle after parliamentary election, state media report

​Russian President Vladimir Putin ‌has backed ​a government reshuffle proposed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, ‌state news agencies reported on Monday, citing the Kremlin.

"Along with a discussion on social and ‌economic matters the prime minister proposed a number ‌of personnel changes within the government to the head of state. These were endorsed by Putin," Kremlin ⁠spokesman ​Dmitry Peskov ⁠was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies. The reshuffle ⁠follows a September parliamentary election which renewed the ranks ​of the State Duma lower house of parliament ⁠and comes as Russia is looking for ⁠new ​sources of growth amid a rising budget deficit, higher taxes and relatively high interest ⁠rates.

The new ministers, who have not yet been ⁠publicly ⁠named, will be put forward for parliamentary approval, the Kremlin said, without giving ‌further ‌details.