Russia’s government has resigned, according to news agency RIA Novosti who cited the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

Without giving much detail, Vladimir Putin had thanked Medvedev’s government for its work.
According to Reuters, the move was made so that Putin could carry out the constitutional changes he had spoken about at his annual address just hours beforehand.
“For my part, I also want to thank you for everything that was done at this stage of our joint work, I want to express satisfaction with the results that have been achieved”, - said Putin at the meeting with the ministers.