The move appears to be an astonishing snub to Shoigu (pictured), the man Putin put in charge of his war, a close ally, and Russia's longest serving minister. Until now, Putin had stood by Shoigu ...
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 ...
Despite years of criticism, President Vladimir V. Putin has only now changed his defense minister and allowed high-level ...
President Vladimir Putin's nomination of top economic official Andrei Belousov as defence minister is a sign of the importance the Russian leader places on the war economy in gaining the upper ...
Vladimir Putin has raised eyebrows after suddenly firing his longtime friend, Sergei Shoigu, as defence minister. Shoigu, 68, was Russia’s longest serving minister, serving in government long ...
Vladimir Putin’s recent government reshuffle has produced a flood of oftentimes contradictory assessments, but there’s general agreement that the appointment of Andrei Belousov as minister of defense ...
MOSCOW, May 12 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin tapped a civilian economist as his surprise new defence minister ...
Over the weekend, President Vladimir Putin replaced Shoigu — the 68-year-old was the longest serving member of his Cabinet — ...
Sergey Shoigu, a key figure in Putin's orbit, served as defense minister for 12 years and has been often painted as one of ...
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a decree ...
Vladimir Putin put Sergei Shoigu in charge of an invasion in 2022 with orders to capture Kyiv within a matter of days. Two ...