Chubais shuns portfolio

As a major figure on the Russian political scene since communism fell, Anatoly Chubais could be expected to play a leading role in the new government of Vladimir Putin. Chubais backed Putin for the presidency and a call to arms could be on the cards.

       
Anatoly Chubais

As a major figure on the Russian political scene since communism fell, Anatoly Chubais could be expected to play a leading role in the new government of Vladimir Putin. Chubais backed Putin for the presidency and a call to arms could be on the cards.

In London for the Russia 2000 conference in April, Chubais ruled out such a return. “First I don’t think that tomorrow I will be asked to be finance minister, second I have already been finance minister, third I will say ‘no’,” he replied to Euromoney’s questions.

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