Putin appointed the head of the department for interregional relations

The corresponding decree was signed by President Vladimir Putin.

"To appoint Maslov Igor Venidiktovich head of the Presidential Directorate of the Russian Federation for interregional and cultural relations with foreign countries," the document says.

In January, Vladimir Putin appointed Mikhail Babich deputy head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, and also awarded him the military rank of Major General.