Andrei Belousov IS Russia’s new Defence Minister : Key points from the reshuffle in the #Russian security agencies

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Russia’s new Defence Minister: Andrei Belousov.

— Sergei Shoigu is out as Putin’s defence minister. He’s been in the position since 2012.

— Belousov is a Russian economist and politician, has been serving as the First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia since January 21, 2020.

— He played a crucial role in implementing the Russian Government’s economic policy, overseeing economic growth, and stabilizing Russian markets.

— He supervises national projects, finance, foreign trade, and counteraction to sanctions.

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Former Russian Minister of Defense, Sergei Shoigu has been Appointed to the Position of Secretary for the Security Council of Russia, with him Replacing the Former Secretary, Nikolai Patrushev who has Served in the Post since 2008.

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Key points from the reshuffle in the #Russian security agencies revealed on Sunday:

▪️ Russian President Vladimir #Putin proposed appointing Andrei #Belousov as Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, according to the Federation Council of Russia; Belousov was the first deputy prime minister in the previous government.
▪️Sergei #Shoigu, who headed the Defense Ministry, was proposed to be appointed as secretary of the Russian Security Council; he will also oversee the work of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation and become the president’s deputy in the commission on the military-industrial complex, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitri Peskov said.

▪️ The Kremlin cited the need to appoint a civilian as a head for the Defense Ministry to foster an environment “open to innovations and advanced ideas” to explain Putin’s decision to reshuffle the ministry.
▪️ In addition, Peskov noted that it is very important to integrate the economy of the military bloc into the country’s economy to match the dynamics.

▪️ Nikolai Patrushev has been relieved of his post as secretary of the Security Council; the Kremlin promises to announce his new role at a later time.

▪️Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov will continue performing his duties in the current position.

▪️ Acting heads of other security agencies – the Emergencies Ministry, the Interior Ministry, the Justice Ministry, the Intelligence Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), the Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Rosgvardia – will retain their posts, according to the Russian Federation Council which announced no changes.

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The Defense Ministry’s budget today is 6.7% of GDP, a situation that is not critical yet, but requires special treatment, Kremlin Spokesman #DmitriPeskov said.

He noted that the budget of the Defense Ministry and the security bloc was very recently nearing 3%, then it rose to 3.4%, “and very recently it has risen to 6.7%.”
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“This is together with all the security agencies, among which the Ministry of Defense, understandably, holds key positions, as it is the Ministry of Defense that is responsible for placing all orders in the industry.

This is not yet a critical figure, but we are gradually approaching, due to known reasons, due to known geopolitical circumstances around us, to the situation of the mid-1980s, when this share of spending on the power bloc in the economy was 7.4%,” he told reporters. “This, I repeat once again, is not critical, but it is extremely important, and it requires special treatment,” Peskov emphasized.