Executive orders on senior staff appointments in the Presidential Executive Office 2012-05-26 10:30:00 Vladimir Putin signed several executive orders appointing: Alexander Bedritsky – Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation; Sergei Ushakov – Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation; Sergei Grigorov – Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation; Mikhail Fedotov – Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation; Veniamin Yakovlev – Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation.