Two of Putin’s most important confidants are given unexpected new tasks: Defense Minister Shoigu and the secretary of the security apparatus Patrushev. What is also interesting is who is allowed to stay in their post.
Sergei Shoigu loses his post. An economist should take over the Ministry of Defense for him. And that’s not the only surprise the Kremlin had in store on Sunday evening. Nikolai Patrushev, the influential secretary of the Security Council, is also replacing Vladimir Putin. Two of his most important confidants are given new roles.