Berlin. The President of Russia appoints economic expert Beloussov as the new Minister of Defense. This portends terrible things for Ukraine.
Some days ago Vladimir Putin from him fifth term as Russian president started. This means that the power is in Kremlin cemented. No one but Putin makes the decision War or peace. This is why your personal decision is innovative.
The outgoing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu is a close confidant of the president. It will remain that way. But sincewagner-Boss Evgeny Prigozhinwho died in a mysterious plane crash two months after his mutiny, displayed it in public, a shadow hangs over Shoigu.
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He is in Russia became a target for army radicals. Putin relieves him of his responsibility as Minister of War, but does not demote him. loyalty will be rewarded. As Secretary of the Security Council, he is not a breakfast director, the position is a key position, as his predecessor Nikolai Patrushev demonstrated.
War in Ukraine: Gerasimov reports to Putin, not the minister
The new defense minister, Andrei Beloussov, was previously deputy prime minister and studied economics. The 65-year-old has no military experience, but is trusted by put on on economic issues. That’s exactly why the choice fell on him. For the War against Ukraine Chief of Staff General Valery Gerasimov remains in office. He decides operations at the front and reports directly to the president, which does not appear to be changing.
Gudrun Büscher is a political correspondent in Funke’s central editorial team.
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Beloussov was supposed to organize the war economy. And that promises terrible things. Russia is preparing, not just for the sake of doing Ukraine to crush it with its military might, but also for the next time. He should ensure that massive spending on the armaments industry does not suffocate the broader economy. Why Putin doesn’t think about peace. Your campaign has just begun.