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May 13, 2024 · Russian President Vladimir Putin is to remove his long-standing ally Sergei Shoigu as defence minister, the Kremlin has announced. The 68-year-old had been in the role since 2012 and will be...
Jun 25, 2024 · The Hague-based court accused Russia’s most senior military officer, Gen. Valery V. Gerasimov, and a senior member of the country’s Security Council, Sergei K. Shoigu, of directing a campaign...
May 13, 2024 · Over the weekend, President Vladimir Putin replaced Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu — the longest serving member of his Cabinet at 11 1/2 years — in a rare Kremlin shake-up that came even as a Russian offensive in Ukraine is making gains.
Jun 25, 2024 · The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and the Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov for alleged...
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- Could Sergei Shoigu Be Replaced?
In Russia, they call it the "siloviki", which roughly translates to "people of force" or "the strongmen". The small elite circle that makes up Putin's siloviki all hail from similar backgrounds. Like Putin himself, most are ethnic Slavs who rose through the ranks of power in his hometown of St Petersburg. But Shoigu was born in a small village near...
Since Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine early last year, Shoigu has been a central figure in the military campaign, overseeing Russia's 830,000 active troops. As one of Putin's closest confidants, he was said to have been among the few Kremlin insiders who were not taken aback by the leader's plan to send troops over the border. "Af...
While tensions have boiled over in the past 12 months, the rivalry between Prigozhin and Shoigu is said to go back at least five years. Shoigu's own private military company, established in 2018 and known as the Patriot PMC, has been spotted in Syria, Africa and Ukraine, and is described by US officials as a direct competitorof Prigozhin's Wagner g...
For now, Vladimir Putin remains focused on restoring the image of his chaotic inner circle to one where he holds the ultimate power. Pro-war Russians on Telegram, many of whom are supportive of the Wagner group, spent the week speculating about who could replace the defence minister and his top general. Putin's former bodyguard Alexy Dyumin was tou...
Jun 25, 2024 · The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russia's former defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, and the chief of general staff, Valery Gerasimov. The ICC judges said the...
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May 13, 2024 · Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed removing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu from his post. Putin nominated First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov for the role. His appointment must now be approved by Russian lawmakers.
