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Putin removes defence minister Shoigu

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu salutes soldiers as he is driven along Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow in May 2024. [AFP]

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday moved to replace Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in a major shake-up to Russia's military leadership more than two years into its Ukraine offensive.

Putin proposed economist Andrey Belousov as Shoigu's replacement, according to a list of the ministerial nominations published by the Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament.

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