Russian Prez Vladimir Putin Proposes Former Deputy PM Andrei Belousov To Replace Sergei Shoigu As New Defense Minister Of Country
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed 65-year-old former Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov to replace his long-term ally Sergei Shoigu as the new defense minister of the country. Mr Belousov, is an economist with little military experience. Mr. Putin wants Shoigu to become the secretary of Russia’s powerful Security Council, replacing incumbent Nikolai Patrushev, and