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Putin replaces Russia’s defense minister with civilian economist in unexpected move

Putin wants Shoigu, in charge of defense since 2012 and a long-standing friend and ally, to become the secretary of Russia’s powerful Security Council …

Menendez legal defense fund: Who’s donating? | NJ Spotlight News

Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial begins May 13. The NJ senator has spent millions already on his defense … U.S. attorney for the Southern District of …

Sleepy far-flung towns in the Philippines will host US forces returning to counter China threats

The agreement allows rotating batches of U.S. forces to stay rent-free at the military sites and store their defense equipment — except nuclear …

NATO Cannot Survive Without America | Foreign Affairs

He was Dean of the NATO Defense College and Senior Director for Europe and Russia at the National Security Council. ALEXANDER VERSHBOW is a …

Putin Demotes Defense Minister Shoigu in Major Shake-Up – Time

His first official job with Putin was as director of the department of economics and finance in 2008, when Putin briefly stepped down as president— …

Israel Defense Forces moves toward a Rafah assault despite pressure from U.S., others

Frantic U.S. and international efforts to prevent a full-scale Israeli assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah appeared to be making little …

Russia’s Putin Replaces Defense Minister in Security Shake-Up – WSJ

“The appointment tells us that defense expenses won’t shrink,” said Alexandra Prokopenko, a fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center think …

Sergei Shoigu: Putin replaces Russia’s defense minister with a civilian, citing rising military … – CNN

Shoigu had been “relieved” of his post of Minister of Defense by presidential decree and been appointed Secretary of Russia’s Security Council, …

Putin in Cabinet shakeup moves to replace defense minister as he starts 5th term in office

Putin appointed Sergei Shoigu as secretary of Russia’s national security council; First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov is to become the …

Ex-Trump Defense Secretary Esper: Shoigu ‘a loyal ally’ to Putin for over a decade – CNN

Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper discusses Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to replace Russia’s defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, …