Putin sacks four Russian deputy defence ministers, appoints his niece
On Monday, Kremlin decrees announced the dismissal of four deputy defence ministers by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The vacancies were then filled by appointing Anna Tsivileva, a relative of Putin's.
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- Published Date: 05:42 | 17 June 2024
- Modified Date: 05:42 | 17 June 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday sacked four deputy defence ministers and appointed a relative, Anna Tsivileva, to fill one of the vacancies.
Putin sacked deputy defence ministers Nikolai Pankov, Ruslan Tsalikov, Tatiana Shevtsova and Pavel Popov, according to Kremlin decrees. He appointed Tsivileva, who Russian media said is the daughter of Putin's cousin, as a deputy defence minister.
Leonid Gornin, a deputy finance minister, will be a first deputy defence minister under Defence Minister Andrei Belousov.
Pavel Fradkov, the son of former Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov, was appointed a deputy defence minister. Oleg Savelyev was also appointed deputy defence minister.
After Putin last month appointed Belousov as defence minister and moved Sergei Shoigu to the Russian Security Council, the move appears to be an attempt to install loyalists in the defence ministry.
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