Mr. Putin shifted Sergei Shoigu to run the security council, and nominated an economist to run the defense ministry.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has replaced his defense minister and close ally Sergei Shoigu with a civilian economist, a ...

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the change in leadership "will in no way change the current coordinate system" of ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin kicked off his fifth term in office by unexpectedly replacing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ...

Putin replaced his long-serving defense minister with a trained economist in an unexpected change of guard that signals the ...

R ussian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday replaced his defense minister Sergei Shoigu, a longtime ally, nominating an ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday replaced his long-time defense minister Sergei Shoigu in a cabinet shakeup that ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday replaced Sergei Shoigu as defense minister in a Cabinet shakeup that comes as he ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday replaced Sergei Shoigu as defense minister in a Cabinet shakeup that comes as he ...

President Vladimir Putin in a surprise cabinet reshuffle removed Sergei Shoigu as defence minister of Russia and replaces him ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s surprise late-night shuffle of his defense and security team signals his determination to ...