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Russian ex-Defence Minister arrested for corruption, says Interfax

July 26, 2024 admin

Army General Dmitry Bulgakov. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on July 26 that Dmitry Bulgakov, a former Deputy Defence Minister, had been arrested and charged with corruption, the Interfax news agency reported. The RIA state news agency quoted the FSB as saying that an investigation was underway to establish the…

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

June 25, 2024 admin

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, right, gestures as he speaks to Russian Chief of General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov prior to a meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin with the top military brass in Moscow, Russia, on December 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on June 25 for Russia’s…

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Andrei Belousov | Putin’s war manager

May 18, 2024 admin

Andrei Belousov | Photo Credit: Illustration: R. Rajesh 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…

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

May 15, 2024 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the new government in Moscow, Russia May 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters 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…

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Putin replaces Shoigu as Russia’s Defence Minister as he starts his fifth term

May 13, 2024 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 12 replaced Sergei Shoigu as Defence 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 on Tuesday following Mr. Putin’s glittering inauguration in the Kremlin, and most members have been widely expected to…

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Third man detained in bribery case involving Russia’s Deputy Defence Minister

April 26, 2024 admin

“A third man has been detained in a bribery case involving one of Russia’s most senior defence officials,” Moscow’s court service said on April 25. It said businessman Alexander Fomin is suspected of paying bribes to Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov, who was detained on April 24, as well as Mr. Ivanov’s associate, Sergei Borodin….

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Russia’s Shoigu says Moscow exhausting Ukrainian army

October 25, 2023 admin

This video grab from a handout footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry press service on October 25, 2023, shows Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu visiting the “Vostok” command post in eastern Ukraine. | Photo Credit: AFP Russia claimed on October 25 it was exhausting Ukraine’s army, 20 months into a conflict in which neither side…

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