Meeting with Roman Starovoit 2018-10-11 20:30:00 The Kremlin, Moscow Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Roman Starovoit and informed him of his decision to appoint him Acting Governor of the Kursk Region. Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Early Termination of the Kursk Region Governor’s Mandate. Following the request from Kursk Region Governor Alexander Mikhailov of step down from office ahead of term, the President resolved to accept Mr Mikhailov’s resignation and appointed Roman Starovoit Acting Governor of the Kursk Region until an elected governor assumes office.