Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is proposing the names of ministers in his new government, which will work with President Dmitry Medvedev.

Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin will be retaining his post and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also keeps his position.

Anatoly Serdyukov stays as Defence Minister and ex-PM Viktor Zubkov is first deputy PM and fisheries minister.

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Mr Putin read out the names at a government meeting attended by reporters.

He said there would be some new names in the cabinet, which needs to be approved by the president.

(BBC)

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