Mr. Putin shifted Sergei Shoigu to run the security council, and nominated an economist to run the defense ministry.
Shoigu, 68, has been in charge of defence since 2012 and a long-time ally of Putin, who came under fire after his deputy was ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has replaced Sergei Shoigu as defense minister with Andrei Belousov in a recent Cabinet ...
The decision was not taken on a whim, and it is not a demotion for Shoigu. The Russian President is probably tweaking his ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has replaced his defense minister and close ally Sergei Shoigu with a civilian economist, a ...
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the change in leadership "will in no way change the current coordinate system" of ...
President Vladimir Putin in a surprise cabinet reshuffle removed Sergei Shoigu as defence minister of Russia and replaces him ...
Vladimir Putin replaces Shoigu as Defence Minister in Cabinet shakeup; Shoigu appointed to Security Council, Belousov ...
R ussian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday replaced his defense minister Sergei Shoigu, a longtime ally, nominating an ...
Thousands more civilians have fled Russia’s renewed ground offensive in Ukraine’s northeast that has targeted towns and ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a surprise new defence minister, nominating civilian Andrei Belousov, a former ...
The shake-up gives Shoigu a job that is technically regarded as senior to his defence ministry role, ensuring continuity and ...