PROFILE: Russian Defence minister Sergei Shoigu

Sat Jun 24 2023
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profile of Russian Defence minister Sergei Shoigu after the chief of the Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin accused Russia’s military leadership of targeting his forces with deadly missile strikes. From 1991 to 2012 Shoigu was the minister of emergency situations of Russia. Shoigu is considered a close confidant and ally of the Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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