FILE PHOTO: Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko arrives for a news conference after the Russian Football Union's executive committee meeting in Moscow, Russia, August 11, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev Picture Supplied by Action Images
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister-designate Dmitry Medvedev on Monday nominated Vitaly Mutko, who oversaw sport at the height of Russia's doping scandal, as a deputy prime minister overseeing construction.
Speaking to lawmakers from the ruling United Russia party, Medvedev announced that Mutko, a former sports minister who had been in charge of sport since 2016 as deputy prime minister, would be responsible for construction and regional politics, drawing laughter from the meeting's attendees.
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