It started in April when Timur Ivanov, a high-ranking protection official in Russia, was arrested in reference to a corruption investigation. Prosecutors claimed he misused army funds to assist an extravagant life-style.
In a shock transfer, Russian PresidentVladimir Putin then dismissed his Protection Minister Sergei Shoigu, who had held the submit for 12 years, as a part of a Cupboard reshuffle. In his place, Putin appointed Andrei Belousov, an economist who has by no means served within the Russian army.
Shoigu, in the meantime, will turn out to be secretary of Russia’s Safety Council, changing Nikolai Patrushev, who was beforehand extensively seen as one among Putin’s closest, and most hawkish, confidants.
