普京任命新任俄罗斯总理

Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally appointed Viktor Zubkov as the new prime minister after the parliament approved his nomination on Friday. Putin signed a decree Friday appointing Zubkov, until now chief of the Federal Financial Monitoring Service, as the new prime minister, the Kremlin press service said.

　　Putin nominated Zubkov as candidate for the post Wednesday hours after he dissolved the government at the request of former Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov.