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Kremlin Shake-Up Fuels Speculation
In a surprise move,Russian President Vladimir Putin has replaced long-serving Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu with former First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov, an economist.
Analysts suggest the change indicates a focus on streamlining wartime industrial production and logistics amid significant battlefield losses and Western sanctions. Shoigu will assume a new role as Secretary of the Security Council
In a surprise move,Russian President Vladimir Putin has replaced long-serving Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu with former First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov, an economist.
Analysts suggest the change indicates a focus on streamlining wartime industrial production and logistics amid significant battlefield losses and Western sanctions. Shoigu will assume a new role as Secretary of the Security Council
