Putin Removes Sergei Shoigu as Russia's Defence Minister, Nominates Ex-Deputy PM

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed to replace Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu with former Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov, a move that comes as a surprise to many. Belousov specialises in economics and has earlier worked as Putin's economic adviser. Meanwhile, the Kremlin has announced that Shoigu, who has served as defence minister since 2012, will take over as the secretary of Russia's Security Council. Shoigu will also assume new responsibilities for the military-industrial complex. Shoigu has been overseeing the Ukraine war for the last two years.

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