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| Putin fires defence minister in sign he wants to take charge of war |
| 2024-05-13 |
| [DM] Vladimir Putin has fired his bungling defence minister and replaced him with a 'puppet' with zero military experience in a wide-ranging reshuffle of his most senior cronies. Putin sacked his longtime friend Sergei Shoigu, 68, and instead shifted him into the role of secretary of Russia's national security council. Reports say he has proposed little-known civilian economist Andrey Belousov, 65, to replace Shoigu as defense minister in his new government. Kremlin press spokesman Dmitry Peskov, explaining the timing of the decision, said it needed the defence ministry to stay 'innovative' and better utilise defence expenditures to win in Ukraine. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #6 Nothing says that your offensive is going well like shuffling the leadership of your military. |
| Posted by: EMS Artifact 2024-05-13 16:43 |
| #5 It would seem this coincides with the new Russian offensive in the Kharkov direction. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2024-05-13 11:15 |
| #4 Ilya was awesome as an Atlanta Thrasher |
| Posted by: Beavis 2024-05-13 09:31 |
| #3 #1 On the surface an apparent victory for the Kovalchuk clan - perhaps the FSB may be their next target Of the top cabinet posts, only Shoigu was replaced. All the others, FSB, MVD, Justice, etc. were retained. The Mail story is crap. |
| Posted by: badanov 2024-05-13 08:40 |
| #2 Vlad will take it across the finish line, you other guys stand back. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-05-13 07:06 |
| #1 On the surface an apparent victory for the Kovalchuk clan - perhaps the FSB may be their next target |
| Posted by: Gloluns Turkeyneck4904 2024-05-13 07:06 |