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With Shoigu Removal, Putin Seeks To Improve Management of War

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Farida Rustamova and Maxim Tovkaylo
May 20, 2024
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (right) during a meeting of the board of the Ministry of Defense, 2018. Photo – Kommersant Photo/Gleb Schelkunov.

The way in which Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was replaced last week with little-known economist Andrei Belousov was characteristic of President Vlad…

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