Does the governor's move to the federal government bring more opportunities to the region he previously led? Regular meetings between the current heads of the region and their predecessors working in Moscow indicate that it is. But how does personal knowledge of the territory help the federal support mechanisms work and turn agreements into operational production and new infrastructure? Alexey Gromsky, a leading APEC analyst, author of the GromskieNovosti channel, reflects on how such continuity works, what regions can expect from interaction with former governors, and why the outcome of these relations should not be assessed by joint photographs, using examples from the practice of the North-West. TopGun. Northwest News in Max.