Russia Defense Minister: Russia’s war with Ukraine is going on, in such a situation, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced the removal of the country’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Putin has appointed Andrei Belousov as Defense Minister in place of current Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. News agency ANI quoted CNN as saying that Sergei Shoigu has been made the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. He will also be Putin’s deputy in the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation. Sergei was holding the role of Defense Minister in Putin’s cabinet since 2012. Putin has appointed 68-year-old Shoigu as the head of Russia’s powerful Security Council.
This change has happened at a time when Russia has gained momentum in the war against Ukraine. The war between Russia and Ukraine has been going on since February 2022, in which thousands of people have lost their lives. Lakhs of people had to leave the area. This reshuffle happened at a time when Putin’s fifth term as President has started. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that by order of the President, Shoigu was relieved from the post of Defense Minister of the Russian Federation and appointed as Secretary of the Security Council.
Belousov becomes head of Defense Ministry
Spokesman Peskov said that the previous Secretary of the Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, has been relieved of his post. He said that the decision to appoint Belousov as the head of the Defense Ministry is related to the security block. He said that the budget of the Russian military department is already approaching the level of the 1980s, which is very important. Let us tell you that Belousov has previously worked as the First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia. 65-year-old Belousov served as Putin’s assistant on economic issues, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Director of the Department of Economics and Finance of the Government of the Russian Federation, and General Director. He is considered very close to Putin.
Chairman of Accounts Chamber will also be appointed
According to the report, President Putin also proposed to appoint Boris Kovalchuk as the Chairman of the Accounts Chamber, a post which had been vacant for 1.5 years. Ukraine also changed its defense system as it entered the third year of the war. In September last year, Ukrainian President Zelensky replaced Oleksiy Reznikov as Defense Minister and nominated Rustam Umerov for the post.
