Russian strongman Vladimir Putin ( top, right ) sacked his defence minister, Sergei Shoigu ( top, left ), on Sunday. Shoigu had just last year been the subject of an attempted Russian coup by quickly slain warlord , Yevgeny Prigozhin ( bottom, right ).
General , Sergei Shoigu was reviewing forces in Red Square, Moscow, alongside his longer- time alliance Putin last year. He may be moved to the Russian Security Council along with former Russian President and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who is also a Putin ally, after his treatment, which was announced on Sunday nights.
The idea this soft- getting new job is just for the sake of appearances remains, but, given that the removal of Shoigu comes just weeks after one of his closest associates, Deputy Defence Minister , Timur Ivanov, was arrested and subsequently jailed on bribery charges. According to the statement, Shoigu was arrested as part of a plot to end the Prigozhin revolt last time over allegations of corruption and military failure.
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The half-Siberian-half-Ukrainian Shoigu, who is a skilled expert, is ultimately responsible for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Putin is replacing Shoigu with economist , Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov ( bottom, left ).
Although understanding Putin’s transparent intentions is a challenging task and Kremlinology is an imperfect research, rumours surrounding the departure suggest that Putin is unhappy with the development of his ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The extent to which the Russian economy is being negatively impacted by the war may be reflected in the choice to appoint an analyst as the country’s second defense leader.
However, Putin’s spokesman , Dmitry Peskov spoke on behalf of the Kremlin and said the shift reflected the opinion that the Russian army needs to “embrace technology”. It should be” completely open” to innovative ideas and the establishing of problems for financial competitiveness”, Peskov , said, suggesting an inside view that the battle may be costing too much money.
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Peskov praised , Belousov for having” quite successfully headed the Russian Economic Development Ministry previously. ” Another spokesman said ” ,Belousov… will be tasked with modernizing the Russian army.”
Additionally, according to Russian state media, a “reshuffle” of the military leadership will take place, with potential for Valery Gerasimov, the head of the Russian general staff, who was recently appointed to speed up the Ukrainian conflict.
While Putin had remained close to him up until now, Shoigu had become a hot button for criticism from Russia over how the invasion of Ukraine turned into a meat grinder of trench warfare and drone-execution. The Wagner Group rebelled against the government in June 2023 under the leadership of late chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, driving a convoy of military vehicles from Ukraine to Russia, traveling over half the distance to Moscow itself.
Prigozhin blamed , Shoigu for Russia’s military failures in Ukraine and demanded his removal, but the rebellion failed and within weeks  , Prigozhin died in a mysterious plane crash alongside several members of the Wagner leadership, leading to rampant speculation of assassination.
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