Putin sidelines Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu for unsuccessful war progress

Euro Weekly News ^ | 29 August 2022 | Joshua Manning

[Hamiltonian]

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has been side-lined by President Putin according to the British Ministry of Defence, as reported on Monday, August 29.....

“Recent independent Russian media reports have claimed that due to the problems Russia is facing in its war against Ukraine, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shogun is now being side-lined within the Russian leadership, with operational commanders briefing President Putin directly on the course of the war.”...

[Hamiltonian]

Didn't a German dictator try this once upon a time?

[Thank You Rush]

Lower on the chain of command has to be better than the Gulag or in the basement of the Lubyanka.

[Jan_Sobieski]

President Lincoln had a difficult time getting the right man. These things take a little time.

[Wallace T.]

Had Shoigu been around in Stalin's time, he would have been shot immediately.

[Ultra Sonic 007]

This is like the third time Shoigu has been allegedly demoted since the invasion began.

[Hamiltonian]

President Lincoln had a difficult time getting the right man. These things take a little time.

And the Kremlin will keep inventing new Phases until one of them can produce a face-saving result.

[bert]

It seems probable that the man was no longer effective simply because the continued uncorrectable failure of his military rendered him burned out and totally ineffective

He was given a job to do but not the necessary tools

[Alter Kaker]

I don't know what you're talking about, everything is going precisely to plan!

[ocendot]

The demotions will continue until morale improves....

[Jan_Sobieski]

I suppose we shall soon see.

[Jan_Sobieski]

The “Baghdad Bob” meme would be more apropos if 30% of Ukraine were not under Russian control.

[Williams]

Hopefully Putin will be shot in the head as well.

[Jan_Sobieski]

He may. Who knows?

[ScottinVA]

Hopefully Putin will be shot in the head as well.

That'd be a well-deserved outcome.

[Alter Kaker]

20% not 30% and they started the war w Crimea and a chunk of the Donbass so the gains have hardly been spectacular against a much smaller country.

[MercyFlush]

I’ve been told by the Rezidentura on FR that Russia is winning the war so how could Shoigu be getting sidelined when he’s obviously Russia’s most stronkest and most amazingful general ever?

[MercyFlush]

“Had Shoigu been around in Stalin’s time, he would have been shot immediately.”

This is Putin’s time so he’ll be shot next week.

[dfwgator]

“Had Shoigu been around in Stalin’s time, he would have been shot immediately.”

"Perhaps you'd prefer to avoid the red tape."

[MercyFlush]

Wasn’t that supposed to be Khrushchev?

[dfwgator]

Yep.