Putin Sacks Russia's Defence Minister, Replaces him with an Economist | Vantage with Palki Sharma

Putin Removes Russia's Defence Minister, Replaces him with an Economist | Vantage with Palki Sharma

Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has been removed in a significant move by President Vladimir Putin. Putin has replaced Shoigu, once known to be his trusted ally, with Andrey Belousov, a revered economist and the current deputy prime minister for the Kremlin. This reshuffle in the Russia defence cabinet comes as the country continues its offensive against Ukraine. While addressing the shift, the Kremlin has said that "it is very important to integrate the economy of the security sector to the economy of the whole country. Integrate, so that it is in accordance with the dynamic of the current time." As his nomination was announced, Belousov spoke on the adversaries faced by Russian soldiers fighting the war in Ukraine, and discussed wartime benefits for these military personnel. Does this high-profile shake-up in President Putin's cabinet signal towards his shifting strategies in the war in Ukraine? Palki Sharma tells you on Vantage.

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