Alexei Kudrin resigned on Monday as Russia's finance minister and deputy prime minister after a dispute with President Dmitry Medvedev, RIA Novosti reported.
The president has already signed Kudrin's resignation request, the presidential spokeswoman said.
Medvedev told Kudrin earlier in the day that he should resign. He invoked the head of state’s wrath after saying he would decline a job in a future Russian government that Medvedev is likely to head.
Kudrin cited disagreements with the president on economic policies, in particular, on considerable defense expenditures, as the reason.
The president has already signed Kudrin's resignation request, the presidential spokeswoman said.
Medvedev told Kudrin earlier in the day that he should resign. He invoked the head of state’s wrath after saying he would decline a job in a future Russian government that Medvedev is likely to head.
Kudrin cited disagreements with the president on economic policies, in particular, on considerable defense expenditures, as the reason.