Sergey Shoigu, a key figure in Putin's orbit, was defense minister for 12 years.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu leave Red Square after the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 9, 2024.on Sunday night carried out one of his biggest cabinet shake-ups in years, removing his long-time defense minister, Sergey Shoigu, who is widely blamed for the disastrous handling of the war in
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attend a military parade on Victory Day in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2024.But despite Shoigu's glaring failures, Putin characteristically resisted calls to replace him, likely because doing so would be an admission of failure and would also alienate a loyal ally. That continued after the Wagner rebellion.
Belousov's lack of military connections also means he is entirely the Kremlin's man inside the armed forces.
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