Veteran economic adviser Andrei Belousov is set to replace Sergei Shoigu, who has overseen Russia's armed forces since 2012 ...
A rare cabinet shake-up is driven by the need to fuel Russia’s war against Ukraine and the confrontation with the West, ...
Coming in to replace Sergei Shoigu is a figure established in Kremlin circles but largely unfamiliar to wider audiences, ...
The changes, announced just days after Putin was inaugurated for an unprecedented fifth term following March elections denounced as rigged by opponents, come as Russia is seeking to rattle Kyiv ...
Vladimir Putin replaced his long-serving defense minister with a trained economist in an unexpected change of guard that signals the focus on growing the Russian war economy more than two years ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s post-inauguration Cabinet reshuffle and military purge has raised speculation that he’s looking to consolidate power as he prepares for a much longer war in ...
We can theorise as to why Putin replaced his defence minister in the most significant changes to Russia's military command ...
Over a two-week period that has encompassed an inauguration, a military shake-up, a new offensive in Ukraine, and a trip to ...
Back to homepage / Europe Putin defence minister shake-up a sign of plans for ‘long confrontation’ with West President Vladimir Putin's nomination of top economic official Andrei Belousov as ...
The Kremlin announced a shake-up to Russian President Vladimir Putin's national security team on Sunday, marking the first major change to that group since the beginning of the country's war ...