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4 days ago · 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 ...
Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu (born 21 May 1955) is a Russian politician and military officer who has served as Secretary of the Security Council since 2024. He served as Minister of Defence of Russia from 2012 to 2024. Shoigu has served as the chairman of the Council of Ministers of Defense of the Commonwealth of Independent States since 2012.
3 days ago · Sun 12 May 2024 15.38 EDT. Vladimir Putin is to remove Sergei Shoigu as defence minister and appoint him as secretary of Russia’s national security council. The Russian president has proposed...
4 days ago · Shoigu is a longtime Putin confidant who had served as defense minister for 11½ years, since November 2012, and was emergency situations minister for 21 years from 1991 to 2012.
4 days ago · Mr. Putin shifted Sergei Shoigu to run the security council, and nominated an economist to run the defense ministry. By Paul Sonne and Anton Troianovski Reporting from Berlin President Vladimir V ...
4 days ago · CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin has replaced his defense minister and a long-time close ally Sergei Shoigu with an economist, a major reshuffle of military leadership more than two years...
Apr 24, 2024 · Russian security services detained one of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu’ s deputies on suspicion of taking major bribes, the highest-profile corruption case since President Vladimir Putin sent...
