Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed four deputy defense ministers and appointed three new ones, including his billionaire niece Anna Tsivileva and Pavel Fradkov, the son of former Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov. The changes, decreed on Monday, are part of a broader shake-up in the Ministry of Defense. Tsivileva will be responsible for organizing social and housing support for military personnel. Leonid Gornin has been appointed as the First Deputy Minister of Defense, overseeing financial support for the Armed Forces. The dismissed officials include Nikolai Pankov, Ruslan Tsalikov, Tatiana Shevtsova, and Pavel Popov.
Russian President #VladimirPutin has appointed a woman, identified by the West as a "close relative," to a prominent position in the Defense Ministry, marking a significant change in #Russia's military leadership. https://t.co/o7SXTNRHWQ
👨👧Putin sacks four deputy defence ministers and appoints relative https://t.co/1O0B2vxbcJ
The way to rationalize the recent shake ups in the Defense Ministry, including the appointment of Belousov, a former economics advisor, as a minster in May, and now Putin's niece Anna Tsivilyova as a deputy minister is that personal security is far more important for Putin, then… https://t.co/Nu4n2wdq5k
#Russia Putin extends defense ministry purge, replaces four deputy ministers with cronies. Not necessarily a sign of self-confidence. https://t.co/UQDeh5GAAM
⚡️Putin appoints relative to defense ministry post in yet another shake-up. Russian President Vladimir Putin has sacked four deputy defense ministers and appointed a relative to fill one of the resulting vacancies in the ministry's latest shake-up.
🗞️ Lt. Gen. Arthur Horbenko, the commander of 125th Territorial Defense Brigade, has resigned. The reason wasn't disclosed, but it might be connected to the ongoing investigation by the State Bureau, where the brigade is suspected of abandoning their positions in Kharkiv Oblast. https://t.co/JcKywY5cnk
@simonmontefiori: Putin's billionaire niece Anna Tsivileva has been appointed Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation & her husband energy minister. Pavel Fradkov, the son of former PM Mikhail Fradkov. has also been appointed as Deputy Minister of Defense.
Putin appoints rumoured relative as new Russian deputy defence minister https://t.co/s3ytEfUy17
Putin keeps it in the family as he appoints his own cousin as deputy defence minister weeks after her husband was made energy minister https://t.co/4MDFMAiGws https://t.co/ekmxb8k2Gk
❗️putin appointed his niece as deputy defense minister. In addition, putin dismissed all of Shoigu's deputies by decree: Pavel Popov, Tatyana Shevtsova, Nikolai Pankov and Ruslan Tsalikov. When dictators like putin can no longer trust anyone, they choose relatives for their inner… https://t.co/SSS5t02NCf
Imperial succession. Some fascinating maneuvers today Putin appoints his niece and billionairess Anna Tsivileva as Deputy Defence Minister. Her husband is Minister of Energy. Pavel Fradkov, son of the prime minister, also becomes Deputy Defence Minister. Dmitry Patrushev,…
Russian President Vladimir Putin sacked four deputy defense ministers and appointed a relative, Anna Tsivileva, to fill one of the vacancies https://t.co/ddCUskUJCS
Putin clears out deputy defence ministers, appoints his relative https://t.co/dOjpMH5UPc via @Reuters
Russian President Putin dismisses four deputy defense ministers and appoints two people with close ties to the Kremlin elite as he continued a leadership shake-up https://t.co/CxMOtCu8ZG via @bpolitics
Russian President Putin dismisses four deputy defense ministers and appoints two people with close ties to the Kremlin elite as he continued a leadership shake-up https://t.co/bmYwzr63dh
#Russia Putin sacked four deputy defense ministers and appointed his niece, Anna Tsivileva, to fill one of the vacancies. She will be responsible for "issues of organizing social and housing support for military personnel". https://t.co/giyauPsGDN
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sacked four deputy defense ministers and appointed a relative, Anna Tsivileva, to fill one of the vacancies. #Russia https://t.co/9lXuJWIvIC
Putin hands cousin top defense role https://t.co/CS2KIQ6qIf https://t.co/qa8w3dhdCT
The Ministry of Defense has outlined how the responsibilities of the new deputy ministers of defense will be distributed. ▪️The First Deputy Minister, Leonid Gornin, will oversee the entire complex of issues related to the financial support of the Armed Forces. ▪️Pavel Fradkov… https://t.co/JvlPec21at https://t.co/NILhtIik5D
Putin continues switching things around in the Russian defense ministry. He appointed his niece Anna Tsivileva as deputy defense minister. This might be a way for him to have more control over the ministry. Or a way to "help" a family member out. Or just following Kadyrov. https://t.co/R3WPRAEJh4
Putin has appointed Anna Tsivileva, Leonid Gornin, Pavel Fradkov as new deputies at MoD.What does it tell us: - Tsivileva is called Putin's great-niece - Fradkov is the son of former PM and Foreign intelligence service head Mikhail Fradkov - None of them are from Belousov's team
Putin appoints his niece, billionaire Anna Tsivileva as Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister. https://t.co/DAcGhHnDu8
⚡️Putin appoints his niece, billionaire Anna Tsivileva Deputy Defense Minister https://t.co/Qu63u08lGd
Putin appointed his cousin Anna Tsivileva as Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Fradkov, the son of former Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov, became another deputy defense minister. In addition, First Deputy Minister of Finance Leonid Gornin received the post of First Deputy Minister of… https://t.co/JqlK67b3qE
🇷🇺 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. https://t.co/mofbI3gmJ7 https://t.co/XxrVmgGTgq
🔵 PUTIN CLEARS OUT DEPUTY DEFENCE MINISTERS, APPOINTS HIS RELATIVE Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday sacked four deputy defence ministers and appointed a relative, Anna Tsivileva, to fill one of the vacancies. Full Story via Reuters on PiQ Suite - Link in Bio
Good news: Putin made a few new appointments in the RUMOD. It does not look too promising. His niece Anna Tsivileva became Russia's deputy defmin. Pavel Fradkov, the son of former Russian PM Mikhail Fradkov, has been appointed deputy defence minister. 1/3 https://t.co/ArdHd9tRJQ
Nepotism (and collective succession) in action: Putin's great-niece and one of the sons of former Prime Minister Fradkov have been appointed deputy defense minister. Putin is not yet like Kadyrov, but he trusts relatives, children of establishment members and security guards. https://t.co/e9Iui0yZ5W
Russian President Vladimir Putin sacked four deputy defense ministers on Monday and appointed a relative, Anna Tsivileva, to fill one of the vacancies, according to Kremlin decrees. https://t.co/MCExWcI7mb
❗️ Vladimir Putin has appointed Leonid Gornin as first deputy defense minister and Anna Tsivileva and Pavel Fradkov as deputy defense ministers. The president relieved Nikolai Pankov, Ruslan Tsalikov, Tatiana Shevtsova, and Pavel Popov of these positions. https://t.co/JuQwrK1KE6
📹 Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov inspected the command post of the Russian Aerospace Forces, the Ministry of Defense reported. Belousov was informed that the duty shift of the command post controlled aviation, air defense and missile defense troops, as well as space… https://t.co/Hx5K1tqJT7