[SeekAndFind]

SOURCE:

http://government.ru/en/gov/persons/123/events/

Below is some background on Andrey Belousov, the proposed replacement for Shoigu, and his last two decades of government experience, though specific military decision-making or army experience on a strategic level appears to be absent, interestingly:

2000‒2006: General Director, Centre for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting.

2000‒2006: External adviser to the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.

2006‒2008: Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Deputy Minister of Economic Development.

2008‒2012: Director, Government Department of Economy and Finance.

2012‒2013: Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.

2013‒2020: Presidential Aide.

21 January 2020: First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, appointed by executive order of the President of Russia.

[Paladin2]

Who is Pooty-Poot’s War Minister?

[dfwgator]

So much for this meme:

[Round Earther]

I hope Sergei understands the gravity of the situation and stays away from second floor and above windows.

[MeganC]

I hope Shoigu enjoys the sights as he travels from the 20th floor to the pavement.

[Cronos]

Shoigu was once touted as a potential successor to Putin.

Now we’re back to the position that the Tsar has no succession plan. Once the Tsar is gone, then the country will fall to pieces with warlords fighting over what they want to gain