Former Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu will replace Nikolay Patrushev Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree appointing Defen
Former Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu will replace Nikolay Patrushev
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree appointing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as secretary of the Security Council, where he will replace Nikolai Patrushev, the Kremlin said Sunday. Another decree suspended Patrushev from his post.
According to Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Putin opted to assign a „civilian“ to lead the Defense Ministry, citing the necessity for the agency to embrace innovation and progressive concepts.
