Putin reappoints his prime minister, a technocrat who has kept a low political profile
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Putin reappoints his prime minister, a technocrat who has kept a low political profile

Deccan Chronicle  

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as the country's prime minister on Friday, a widely anticipated move to keep on a technocrat who has maintained a low political profile. In line with Russian law, Mishustin, 58, who held the job for the past four years, submitted his Cabinet's resignation on Tuesday when Putin began his fifth presidential term at a glittering Kremlin inauguration. Most Cabinet members are expected to keep their jobs, but it was not clear if Shoigu, the defence minister, would be among them after last month's arrest of his top associate, Timur Ivanov. After Prigozhin's death in a suspicious plane crash two months after the rebellion � widely seen as the Kremlin's revenge � Shoigu appeared to shore up his position.

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A former Russian defense official is detained in a fraud case, part of an ongoing military probe
3 months, 3 weeks ago

A former Russian defense official is detained in a fraud case, part of an ongoing military probe

Associated Press  

A former Defense Ministry official was ordered held in a fraud case Thursday, the latest high-profile arrest in what appears to be a sweeping investigation into abuse of office in Russia’s military leadership. Former Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov faces up to 10 years in prison if he is charged and convicted following his detention on suspicion of committing fraud, …

Russia’s former deputy defense minister detained on corruption charges loses an appeal
4 months ago

Russia’s former deputy defense minister detained on corruption charges loses an appeal

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — A former Russian defense official was ordered held in pretrial detention on corruption charges after a court rejected an appeal against his arrest, state media reported Wednesday. Former Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Dmitry Bulgakov was detained in Moscow last month pending an investigation and trial, Russia’s Investigative Committee said in a statement. “The court examined the appeal of …

International court seeks arrest of Russian officials over attacks on Ukrainian civilian targets
5 months, 4 weeks ago

International court seeks arrest of Russian officials over attacks on Ukrainian civilian targets

The Hindu  

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on June 25 for Russia’s former Defence Minister and its military chief of staff for attacking civilian targets in Ukraine. The court is accusing former Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and chief of staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov of war crimes and the crime against humanity of inhumane acts. The court said in a statement …

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. …

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  

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. open image in gallery Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, …

‘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 …

Putin replaces Sergei Shoigu as Defence Minister in surprise move, appoints civilian economist in his place
7 months, 1 week ago

Putin replaces Sergei Shoigu as Defence Minister in surprise move, appoints civilian economist in his place

India TV News  

Moscow: Days after his glittering inauguration, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise move by replacing his long-term ally and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu with a civilian economist as he began his fifth term, ostensibly to prepare Russia for economic war by trying to better utilise the defence budget and win the two-year-long war in Ukraine. Shoigu's new role as …

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 …

Russian deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov detained on bribe allegations, officials say
8 months ago

Russian deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov detained on bribe allegations, officials say

Hindustan Times  

A Russian deputy defence minister in charge of military construction has been detained on Tuesday on suspicion of "large-scale" bribe-taking, in one of the highest-profile corruption cases since Moscow launched its war in Ukraine. In 2022, Russia's Anti-Corruption Foundation, headed by the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, alleged that Ivanov and his family led a lavish lifestyle filled with …

Russia arrests deputy defence minister suspected of corruption
8 months ago

Russia arrests deputy defence minister suspected of corruption

Al Jazeera  

Timur Ivanov, who was in charge of military construction and repair contracts, is suspected of taking bribes ‘on a particularly large scale’. Russia has arrested Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov on organised corruption charges in the most high-profile case since the start of the country’s all-out war on Ukraine. A brief statement by Russia’s Investigative Committee citing a statute for …

Vladimir Putin eyes new world order and plans to challenge Western dominance having further tightened his grip on power in Russia with record election win... after banning and killing any real opposit
9 months, 1 week ago

Vladimir Putin eyes new world order and plans to challenge Western dominance having further tightened his grip on power in Russia with record election win... after banning and killing any real opposit

Daily Mail  

Vladimir Putin declared an unsurprising victory tonight calling for a 'stronger and more effective Russia' as he continues to eye up a new world order and unleash plans to challenge Western dominance. Vladimir Putin is on course for his fifth term in office tonight as polls in Russia and its embassies across the world close An effigy of Russian President …

Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear war
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear war

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fulfill Moscow’s goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against deeper involvement in the fighting, saying that such a move is fraught with the risk of a global nuclear conflict. Mr. Putin noted that while accusing Russia of plans to attack NATO allies in Europe, Western allies were “selecting targets for striking …

Putin will seek another term as Russian president, aiming to extend his rule of over two decades
1 year ago

Putin will seek another term as Russian president, aiming to extend his rule of over two decades

Associated Press  

Vladimir Putin on Friday moved to prolong his repressive and unyielding grip on Russia for at least another six years, announcing his candidacy in the presidential election next March that he is all but certain to win. Putin, who was first elected president in March 2000, announced his decision to run in the March 17 presidential election after a Kremlin …

Putin is expected to seek reelection in Russia, but who would run if he doesn’t?
1 year, 1 month ago

Putin is expected to seek reelection in Russia, but who would run if he doesn’t?

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Vladimir Putin isn’t quite the man he used to be — more than a decade has passed since the Russian president engaged in public stunts to boast of his vigor by hugging a polar bear or riding a horse barechested in the mountains. FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, stands next to Tula Region Governor Alexei …

Putin is expected to seek reelection in Russia, but who would run if he doesn't?
1 year, 1 month ago

Putin is expected to seek reelection in Russia, but who would run if he doesn't?

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. In Putin's absence, the loyalist United Russia party could …

Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny slams Russia’s ‘corrupt’ elite for bringing Putin to power
1 year, 4 months ago

Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny slams Russia’s ‘corrupt’ elite for bringing Putin to power

CNN  

CNN — Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny on Friday took aim at Russia’s “corrupt” elite that placed President Vladimir Putin in power. In what he called “My Fear and Loathing” – his first lengthy statement since he was convicted of extremism and sentenced to 19 years in prison by a court in Moscow last week – Navalny said he …

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 …

Putin reshuffles top officials, names new space agency head
2 years, 5 months ago

Putin reshuffles top officials, names new space agency head

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday reshuffled his top officials, naming a new head of the state space corporation and giving new broad powers to one of his top ministers. Putin removed Dmitry Rogozin as the head of state-controlled Roscosmos space agency that oversees the country’s space program and includes rocket factories, launch facilities and numerous other assets. …

Vladimir Putin reshuffles top officials
2 years, 5 months ago

Vladimir Putin reshuffles top officials

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday reshuffled his top officials, naming a new head of the state space corporation and giving new broad powers to one of his top ministers. Mr. Putin removed Dmitry Rogozin as the head of state-controlled Roscosmos space agency that oversees the country's space program and includes rocket factories, launch facilities and numerous other assets. The …

Putin's Defence Minister Suffers Heart Attack Not From Natural Causes, Claims Businessman Leonid Nevzlin: Report
2 years, 8 months ago

Putin's Defence Minister Suffers Heart Attack Not From Natural Causes, Claims Businessman Leonid Nevzlin: Report

ABP News  

New Delhi: Vladimir Putin's defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, who has not been spotted in Kremlin briefings, is said to have suffered a massive heart attack 'not from natural causes', according to Russian-Israeli businessman Leonid Nevzlin. Shoigu is believed to be in intensive care after suffering 'a massive heart attack' which 'could not have occurred due to natural causes', as per …

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 …

Russian defence minister resurfaces after disappearing from public view for more than two weeks
2 years, 8 months ago

Russian defence minister resurfaces after disappearing from public view for more than two weeks

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 A Russian defence minister who …

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 …

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 …

Vladimir Putin signs legislation allowing him to hold office until 2036
3 years, 8 months ago

Vladimir Putin signs legislation allowing him to hold office until 2036

ABC  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation allowing him to hold office for two additional six-year terms — a move that means he may stay in power until 2036. Key points: New legislation allows Mr Putin to hold office for two additional six-year terms The amendments emphasise Russian law over international norms, outlaw same-sex marriages and mention "a belief in …

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