Putin Bids Farewell to Shoigu as Defense Minister in Surprise Shakeup

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he doesn’t plan to change the military leadership of his country’s armed forces after replacing his defense minister earlier this week.

Putin made the comments during a televised meeting with commanders where he presented the new defense minister, Andrey Belousov.

With Russian forces on the offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region and the war in its third year, Putin reiterated Belousov’s main task is to make sure higher defense spending is used “wisely and efficiently.” Russia’s spending on defense and national security is projected to reach 8.7% of gross domestic product this year, compared with 13% in the mid-1980s during Soviet times, Putin said.

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