“The demands of the times.

Everything is quite obvious here, it is unlikely that any additional explanations are needed, ”Peskov said.

According to TASS, on June 6, Russian leader Vladimir Putin signed a decree by which he made changes to the structure of the central apparatus of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In particular, the number of deputy heads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has increased from six to seven.

Also, in the structure of the ministry, the Main Directorate for Rapid Response and the Main Directorate for Work with Personnel are being created.

At the same time, the department of civil service and personnel, operational management, as well as the department involved in ensuring the security of major international and mass sports events are being abolished.

On June 1, Peskov said that the resignation of a number of senior employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the regions was due to the rotation of personnel.