A Kremlin shake-up of Russia’s Defense Ministry comes at a key moment in the Ukraine war
7 months, 1 week ago

A Kremlin shake-up of Russia’s Defense Ministry comes at a key moment in the Ukraine war

Associated Press  

Standing in his dress uniform in the back of his Aurus convertible, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was driven around Red Square to review the troops during last week’s Victory Day parade. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu leave Red Square after the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 9, 2024, marking the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II. Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, talks with Russian Chief of General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov, left, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu after a meeting with military leaders in Moscow, Russia, on Dec. 19, 2023. Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023.

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Rajnath Singh likely to meet Russia's Putin in Moscow today: Sources
Top News
2 weeks ago

Rajnath Singh likely to meet Russia's Putin in Moscow today: Sources

India Today  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who is currently on a three-day visit to Russia, is likely to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin later today, sources said. While no official details on the exact timing of Rajnath Singh’s meeting with President Putin have been released, sources at the Indian Embassy in Moscow have indicated the possibility of high-level discussions between the Indian …

Russian defense minister visits North Korea to talk with military and political leaders
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Russian defense minister visits North Korea to talk with military and political leaders

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov …

Russian defence minister visits North Korea for talks with military, political leaders
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Russian defence minister visits North Korea for talks with military, political leaders

New Indian Express  

SEOUL: Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrived in North Korea on Friday for talks with North Korean military and political leaders as the countries deepen their cooperation over Russia's war in Ukraine. Russia's Defense Ministry didn't say whom Belousov would meet or the purpose of the talks when announcing the visit, and North Korean state media didn't immediately confirm it. …

Putin makes surprise trip to Chechnya for first time in 13 years - three weeks into Ukraine’s Kursk incursion
4 months ago

Putin makes surprise trip to Chechnya for first time in 13 years - three weeks into Ukraine’s Kursk incursion

The Independent  

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Putin makes surprise trip to Chechnya amid Ukraine’s cross-border incursion
4 months ago

Putin makes surprise trip to Chechnya amid Ukraine’s cross-border incursion

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday made an unscheduled trip to Chechnya, a mainly Muslim republic within the Russian Federation, his first visit in nearly 13 years, as Ukraine's stunning cross-border incursion into western Russia entered its third week. Mr. Putin was greeted by Chechnya’s self-styled strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov, before visiting a special forces academy bearing his own name …

Putin revamps government body supervising Russia's defense industry
6 months, 1 week ago

Putin revamps government body supervising Russia's defense industry

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-06-12 10:53 MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree on Tuesday to update the composition of the Military-Industrial Commission and its board by appointing new members including Defense Minister Andrei Belousov. The commission is a government body responsible for supervising Russia's defense industry. The positions of Denis Manturov, first deputy Prime Minister, Maxim Oreshkin, …

Top Russian military officials are being arrested. Why is it happening?
7 months ago

Top Russian military officials are being arrested. Why is it happening?

New Indian Express  

It began last month with the arrest of a Russian deputy defense minister. Former Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov — the first official arrested in April and the highest-ranking one so far — oversaw large military-related construction projects and had access to vast sums of money. Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday the recent arrests are not a “campaign” against …

What Putin’s rejig in Kremlin mean for relations with Delhi
7 months ago

What Putin’s rejig in Kremlin mean for relations with Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Within days of assuming the office of President of the Russian Federation for the fifth time, Vladimir Putin has made sweeping changes in the elite power structure of the Kremlin. After all, Shoigu had been at Putin’s side since 2012 as defence minister, including during the critical takeover of Crimea in 2014, and the military intervention in Syria in 2015. …

Andrei Belousov | Putin’s war manager
7 months ago

Andrei Belousov | Putin’s war manager

The Hindu  

Vladimir Putin’s inauguration as Russian President for a fifth time has spawned a slew of political moves in the country. Andrei Belousov was made Defence Minister, replacing Sergei Shoigu, who was sent away to head the National Security Council — a position held by Mr. Putin’s key ally Nikolai Patrushev, who will oversee shipbuilding going forward. Inner circle His stature …

Putin signs decree naming new Russian government, including replacement of Defence Minister
7 months, 1 week ago

Putin signs decree naming new Russian government, including replacement of Defence Minister

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 14 signed a decree appointing a new government, including replacement of the Defence Minister with a former Deputy Prime Minister who is an economics expert with no military background. Mr. Putin reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as Prime Minister three days later, which was quickly approved by the lower house of parliament. Mr. Putin also nominated …

Who’s in and who’s out as paranoid Putin swings the axe on his own Kremlin team
7 months, 1 week ago

Who’s in and who’s out as paranoid Putin swings the axe on his own Kremlin team

The Independent  

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Tobias Ellwood tweets about new Russian defence minister – with image from comedy movie
7 months, 1 week ago

Tobias Ellwood tweets about new Russian defence minister – with image from comedy movie

The Telegraph  

Tobias Ellwood has shared a photograph of the new Russian defence chief wearing a military uniform covered in medals – but it was in fact a Photoshopped image of a character from the comedy film The Death of Stalin. The former defence minister posted the picture of “Andrey Belousov”, the economist who was announced as Russia’s new defence minister on …

Russia’s defence rejig: ‘Unfortunately for Ukraine, a very effective move’
7 months, 1 week ago

Russia’s defence rejig: ‘Unfortunately for Ukraine, a very effective move’

Al Jazeera  

Analysts predict Andrei Belousov will boost Russia’s military-industrial complex as Kyiv’s forces struggle on the front lines. Andrei Belousov, who is set to become Russia’s new defence minister after President Vladimir Putin “suggested” his candidacy to his rubber-stamp parliament on Sunday, does not have any military experience under his belt. And while not tasked with tactical direction of Russia’s military, …

‘The goal is not peace’: What’s behind Putin’s wartime Russia reshuffle?
7 months, 1 week ago

‘The goal is not peace’: What’s behind Putin’s wartime Russia reshuffle?

Al Jazeera  

In a major reshuffle of his cabinet, President Vladimir Putin is set to relieve Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s defence minister of 12 years, of his post and appoint him as secretary of the Security Council, a position previously held by Nikolai Patrushev since 2008. “As Putin digs in for the long term, with the ‘special military operation’ now being the central …

Vladimir Putin to move Russian defence chief Sergei Shoigu in surprise reshuffle
7 months, 1 week ago

Vladimir Putin to move Russian defence chief Sergei Shoigu in surprise reshuffle

ABC  

In short: Andrei Belousov, a former deputy prime minister who specialises in economics, has been proposed as the new defence minister. Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a surprise new defence minister, nominating civilian Andrei Belousov, a former deputy prime minister who specialises in economics, for the job more than two years into the Ukraine war. Mr Putin wants Sergei …

Putin removes Sergei Shoigu as defence minister, replaces him with Andrei Belousov
7 months, 1 week ago

Putin removes Sergei Shoigu as defence minister, replaces him with Andrei Belousov

Hindustan Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a surprise new defence minister, nominating civilian Andrei Belousov, a former deputy prime minister who specialises in economics, for the job more than two years into the Ukraine war, the Kremlin said. Russia's President Vladimir Putin Putin wants Sergei Shoigu, defence minister since 2012 and a long-standing ally, to become the secretary of Russia's …

Putin replaces Shoigu as Russia’s defense minister as he starts his 5th term
7 months, 1 week ago

Putin replaces Shoigu as Russia’s defense minister as he starts his 5th term

Associated Press  

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday replaced Sergei Shoigu as defense minister in a Cabinet shakeup that comes as he begins his fifth term in office. In line with Russian law, the entire Russian Cabinet resigned Tuesday following Putin’s glittering inauguration in the Kremlin, and most members have been widely expected to keep their jobs, while Shoigu’s fate had appeared …

Russia’s Putin to remove Sergei Shoigu as defence minister
7 months, 1 week ago

Russia’s Putin to remove Sergei Shoigu as defence minister

Al Jazeera  

President proposes Andrey Belousov as defence minister with Sergei Shoigu to become secretary of Security Council. Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to remove Sergei Shoigu as defence minister as part of a cabinet reshuffle, making him secretary of the Security Council instead. Andrei Belousov, a former deputy prime minister who specialises in economics, will become the new defence minister, the …

Putin in Cabinet shakeup moves to replace defense minister
7 months, 1 week ago

Putin in Cabinet shakeup moves to replace defense minister

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin began a Cabinet shakeup on Sunday, proposing the replacement of Sergei Shoigu as defense minister as he begins his fifth term in office. In line with Russian law, the entire Cabinet resigned Tuesday after Putin’s glittering inauguration in the Kremlin, and most members have been widely expected to keep their jobs, while Shoigu’s fate appeared uncertain. …

Putin sacks Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu
7 months, 1 week ago

Putin sacks Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu

The Telegraph  

Vladimir Putin has fired his defence minister as Russian troops seize villages in a surprise border raid that raised fears of an attack on the second city of Kharkiv. Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, said that Sergei Shoigu had been moved from the post he has held since 2012 and would instead become the secretary of Russia’s security council. Grant …

Vladimir Putin begins fifth term as Russian president at glittering Kremlin ceremony
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Vladimir Putin begins fifth term as Russian president at glittering Kremlin ceremony

Associated Press  

President Vladimir Putin began his fifth term at a glittering Kremlin inauguration Tuesday, embarking on another six years as leader of Russia after destroying his political opponents, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and concentrating all power in his hands. AP AUDIO: Putin begins his fifth term as president, more in control of Russia than ever AP correspondent Karen Chammas …

Could Chechen leader Kadyrov be Kremlin assassins' next target after the death of his ally, Yevgeny Prigozhin? Russian opposition politician says he is a threat to Putin because of his army, much like
1 year, 3 months ago

Could Chechen leader Kadyrov be Kremlin assassins' next target after the death of his ally, Yevgeny Prigozhin? Russian opposition politician says he is a threat to Putin because of his army, much like

Daily Mail  

A Russian opposition politician has claimed Ramzan Kadyrov, the Head of the Chechen Republic and a long-time Putin ally, could face the same fate as Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin should his criticism of Russia's Defence Ministry continue. Ramzan Kadyrov pictured with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in June Ramzan Kadyrov, Head of the Chechen Republic Russian opposition politician Dmitry Gudkov …

Kremlin says Putin met with Russian mercenary leader days after abortive mutiny
1 year, 5 months ago

Kremlin says Putin met with Russian mercenary leader days after abortive mutiny

LA Times  

Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the Wagner Group military company, is shown in a video screenshot recording an address in Russia on June 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin days after a short-lived rebellion by the mercenary chief and his private army, the Kremlin’s spokesman said Monday. The three-hour meeting took place at the Kremlin on …

Putin visits war-ravaged Kherson, Luhansk on 'surprise inspection'; directs troops 'to carry on attacks'
1 year, 8 months ago

Putin visits war-ravaged Kherson, Luhansk on 'surprise inspection'; directs troops 'to carry on attacks'

India TV News  

Putin visits Kherson: Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday, visited the headquarters of his troops fighting against Ukraine. Ukraine is preparing for a new counteroffensive Last month, Putin visited the Russian-held Sea of Azov port city of Mariupol, which was captured by Russian troops in May after two months of fierce fighting. Ukrainian officials have said they’re buying time by …

Russian Defence Minister pays rare visit to troops in Ukraine
1 year, 9 months ago

Russian Defence Minister pays rare visit to troops in Ukraine

The Hindu  

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu paid a rare to Russia's forces deployed in Ukraine, the country's Defence Ministry said on Saturday. In a statement published on Telegram, the Ministry said: "The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, inspected the forward command post of one of the formations of the Eastern Military District in …

Putin’s Ukraine gamble seen as biggest threat to his rule
1 year, 10 months ago

Putin’s Ukraine gamble seen as biggest threat to his rule

Associated Press  

Vladimir Putin says he learned from his boyhood brawls in his native St. Petersburg: “If you want to win a fight, you have to carry it through to the end, as if it were the most decisive battle of your life.” That lesson, cited in the most recent biography of the Russian president, seems to be guiding him as his …

Warning? Vladimir Putin's big ally amid Ukraine war: ‘Planning my own army’
1 year, 10 months ago

Warning? Vladimir Putin's big ally amid Ukraine war: ‘Planning my own army’

Hindustan Times  

Russian president Vladimir Putin's ally who leads Chechnya- Ramzan Kadyrov- said that he plans to set up his own private military company in the style of Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner Group of mercenaries one day. Ramzan Kadyrov said Wagner, which has been fighting alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, has achieved "impressive results" and that private military companies were a necessity, as …

Video: Russia's defence minister visits troops day after key Vladimir Putin meet
2 years ago

Video: Russia's defence minister visits troops day after key Vladimir Putin meet

Hindustan Times  

Russia's defence minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the country's troops involved in Moscow's "special military operation" in Ukraine, the defence ministry. The visit comes a day after Russia's president Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the country's top brass, including Sergei Shoigu, seeking proposals on how they think Russia's military campaign in Ukraine should proceed. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said electricity …

Russian president Vladimir Putin seeks input from military commanders on next actions in Ukraine war
2 years ago

Russian president Vladimir Putin seeks input from military commanders on next actions in Ukraine war

ABC  

Russian president Vladimir Putin has sought proposals from his armed forces commanders on how they think the war in Ukraine should proceed, during a visit to the operation's headquarters, according to the Kremlin. Key points: Mr Putin presided at a meeting of around a dozen people at a circular table Mr Putin says he will "listen to the commanders in …

Russian gun-runner Viktor Bout wants to fight on the frontlines in Ukraine war
2 years ago

Russian gun-runner Viktor Bout wants to fight on the frontlines in Ukraine war

Firstpost  

Viktor Bout says he ‘wholeheartedly’ supports Russian President Vladimir Putin’s so-called ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine and he would ‘certainly go as a volunteer’ if he had the opportunity and the desired skills Moscow: Viktor Bout, the recently freed Russian arms dealer, says he “wholeheartedly” supports Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine and he would “certainly go as a …

Russia's top general, Vladimir Putin's favourite, is under pressure. Here's why
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia's top general, Vladimir Putin's favourite, is under pressure. Here's why

Hindustan Times  

One of Russia's top generals is under pressure after arguing for forces to retreat, a report said. Sergei Surovkin, nicknamed "General Armageddon" by Russian media, recommended Russian forces retreat form Kherson and the west bank of the Dnipro River earlier this month. The withdrawal was completed within two days, Sky News reported, adding that the general argued that it would …

Vladimir Putin's ambitious defence chief Sergei Shoigu was once the 'heir apparent'. Ukraine's war could bring him down
2 years, 2 months ago

Vladimir Putin's ambitious defence chief Sergei Shoigu was once the 'heir apparent'. Ukraine's war could bring him down

ABC  

When Vladimir Putin ascended to the Russian presidency in 2000, he immediately set about assembling a core of loyalists. "Sergei Shoigu likes to tell how his childhood dream was to be a truck driver: someone completely free and dependent only on himself," Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar wrote in All The Kremlin's Men. How the Kremlin's outsider used a puppy and …

Pro-Russia Ukraine official scorns Putin’s military leaders
2 years, 2 months ago

Pro-Russia Ukraine official scorns Putin’s military leaders

Al Jazeera  

A Russian-installed official in Ukraine has poured scorn on Moscow’s generals and suggested its defence minister should shoot himself because of failures in the Ukraine invasion. In a four-minute video message on Thursday, Kirill Stremousov, head of the annexed Kherson region, publicly scolded the “generals and ministers” in Moscow for failing to understand the problems on the front. “But you …

Putin ally Kadyrov criticises Russian army after Ukraine setback
2 years, 3 months ago

Putin ally Kadyrov criticises Russian army after Ukraine setback

Al Jazeera  

In a Telegram message, Chechen leader and Putin ally dismisses the loss of Izyum, but concedes the campaign is not going to plan. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has criticised the Russian army’s performance after the loss over the weekend of Izyum, a critical supply hub in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv province. Reporting from Kyiv, …

Putin's Defence Minister suffers heart attack 'not from natural causes' amid Ukraine war
2 years, 8 months ago

Putin's Defence Minister suffers heart attack 'not from natural causes' amid Ukraine war

India Today  

Vladimir Putin's Defence Minister, Sergei Shoigu, who has not been spotted for a few days now, has reportedly suffered a massive heart attack 'not from natural causes'. Read: Russian President Putin's closest aides under spotlight after invasion of Ukraine Russian-Israeli businessman Leonid Nevzlin also made a sensational claim about a major rift between Putin and his closest advisers and military …

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin greenlights letting volunteers fight
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin greenlights letting volunteers fight

Al Jazeera  

Russia says more than 16,000 people, mostly from the Middle East, have appealed to join the fighting. Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed allowing volunteers, including from abroad, to help pro-Moscow separatists fighting in Ukraine’s Donbas region, more than two weeks after he sent thousands of Russian troops into the neighbouring country. “As to the delivery of arms, especially Western-made …

Russian President Putin's closest aides under spotlight after invasion of Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian President Putin's closest aides under spotlight after invasion of Ukraine

India Today  

Two days before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, a video of President Vladimir Putin started doing the rounds on social media. President Putin with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and Chief of General Staff of Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov in Moscow on Feb 27, 2022 | AP This has led to speculation about differences of opinion between the …

Sergey Shoygu | The commander of Putin’s wars
2 years, 9 months ago

Sergey Shoygu | The commander of Putin’s wars

The Hindu  

In the autumn of 1993, two years after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, music legend Michael Jackson, who was until then termed fascist, castigated as a black artist who sold his soul for profit in a world of white capitalism, and banned in the erstwhile USSR, was in Moscow for the first time for a concert. Mr. Shoigu’s Russian …

All Putin's men: Russia's crack team behind Ukraine invasion
2 years, 9 months ago

All Putin's men: Russia's crack team behind Ukraine invasion

India Today  

Experts are splitting hairs to decode what is inside Russia’s President Vladimir Putin’s head as he orders a deeper invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops. A Time magazine report published in February quoted an unnamed Kremlin source from Putin’s inner circle to say, “Very few people can speak to him nowThe world inside his head is only his own.” Russia's …

All of Vladimir Putin’s men: A look inside the inner circle of the Russian president
2 years, 9 months ago

All of Vladimir Putin’s men: A look inside the inner circle of the Russian president

Firstpost  

Vladimir Putin’s closest associates find themselves in positions of power in Russia and hold the same, distrustful view of the West It’s Day 8 and Russian troops have pressed their war on Ukraine, shelling a nuclear power station even as the two sides negotiated safe corridors to safely evacuate citizens. Follow all LIVE updates on the Russia-Ukraine conflict here In …

'Minister No': Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov embodies Moscow's steely posture
2 years, 9 months ago

'Minister No': Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov embodies Moscow's steely posture

India Today  

As Russia's top diplomat during the invasion of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is embodying the Kremlin's defiant posture with a mixture of toughness and sarcasm. While President Vladimir Putin single-handedly shapes the country's foreign policy, Lavrov delivers Moscow's message with a bluntness uncharacteristic of a diplomat. Lavrov denounced what he called the “outrageous” move in a video address to …

‘Minister No': Lavrov embodies Moscow’s steely posture
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Minister No': Lavrov embodies Moscow’s steely posture

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — As Russia’s top diplomat during the invasion of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is embodying the Kremlin’s defiant posture with a mixture of toughness and sarcasm. While President Vladimir Putin single-handedly shapes the country’s foreign policy, Lavrov delivers Moscow’s message with a bluntness uncharacteristic of a diplomat. Lavrov denounced what he called the “outrageous” move in a video …

Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Kyiv to hold talks with Moscow
2 years, 9 months ago

Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Kyiv to hold talks with Moscow

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine news from February 27: Putin puts Russia’s nuclear forces on high alert as Kyiv agrees to negotiations at the Ukraine-Belarus border. 27 Feb 2022 - 14:35 GMT Ukraine will ‘prevail’ amid Russia’s assault, foreign minister says Kuleba says Russia’s goal is to “destroy Ukraine as a state”. 27 Feb 2022 - 10:51 GMT World in ‘new era’ after Russian …

Is Russia’s defence chief emerging as Putin’s possible successor?
3 years, 3 months ago

Is Russia’s defence chief emerging as Putin’s possible successor?

Al Jazeera  

Putin is still pondering the idea of another term, but as he approaches 70, bets are being placed on Sergey Shoigu. Even though Vladimir Putin was first elected Russia’s president in 2000, he is currently serving his “zero” term – according to the law that “nullified” his three previous presidencies and the current one. The legislation, which lets him run …

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