[Unrepentant VN Vet]

..removed his longtime Defense Minister and personal friend Sergei Shoigu as defense chief...will now serve as head of the nation’s security council

Could be a lateral transfer: Same general duties, different job title but most certainly isn't a firing.

Don't have enough background/facts to do much but WAG here so I'm just going to shut up.

Anybody comes up with some hard data, shake my chain.

[little jeremiah]

I just read the whole Zero Hedge article. It makes sense.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

And Alex Vindman is one step closer to his -previously stated- “dream job”.