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He is the new strongman of the Russian military-industrial apparatus: Andreï Belousov replaces Sergei Shoigu at the head of the Ministry of Defense. The announcement, which fell on Sunday evening, came as a surprise, as the Russian army began a new offensive in the Kharkiv region with more than 30,000 men on the ground. Should we see this as a sanction against this close friend of Vladimir Putin, while the Ministry of Defense is shaken by a corruption affair which affected Shoigu’s deputy, Timur Ivanov? This close friend of Putin had also been under fire from criticism from Wagner and his leader Evgueni Prigozhin, during the short rebellion of the private militia in June 2023.
The appointment of the economist Andreï Beloussov to the post of Minister of Defense is also of concern, even though the latter has no military experience. Since 2020, he has held the position of Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the Economy. Its mission: to restore order to the Russian military-industrial complex, while the country has moved into a war economy. Russia intends to increase the defense budget to around 30% of total government spending. “The main takeaway is that Vladimir Putin is preparing for a long confrontation with the West,” Ben Noble, associate professor of Russian politics at University College London, told AFP.
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The departure of Sergei Shoigu for the Security Council and his replacement by Andreï Beloussov does not modify the balance of power in the entourage of the master of the Kremlin. This remains dominated by the security forces, in the broad sense, which surround Putin. The siloviki again played a big role during the
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