Putin's High-Level Purge Continues As Ex-Deputy Defense Minister Arrested

Eight military officials have been arrested since April in what has been described as a "cleansing" of the Russian Ministry of Defense, which includes the dismissal of Putin's long-serving Defense ... Read More

Sergei K Shoigu

Communications between Washington and Moscow have become rare since Russia invaded Ukraine more than two years ago ... Anatoly Kurmanaev Sergei K. Shoigu, a former defense minister, and Gen. Read More

Putin appoints cousin with no military experience to senior defense ministry job, says U.K.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is reaching out to family members to fill critical positions inside the country’s military establishment. Read More

Putin to Fire General Running Russia's Armored Vehicle Production: Report

Another top defense official in Russia will be removed from his post in part of an ongoing shake-up of the country's military establishment in Vladimir Putin ... Sergei Shoigu as defense minister ... Read More

The head of Russia’s military park and a top Defense Ministry official are arrested for fraud

The park, a pet project of former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ... sixth term. Shoigu, who had personal ties to Putin, was given the high-profile post of secretary of Russia’s Security ... Read More

Former Russian deputy defense minister, ex-assistant to Shoigu arrested on suspicion of fraud

Pavel Popov is accused of using construction companies contracted for work on the Patriot Park to construct a private residence. Read More

Putin is lurching from one disaster to the next

Political expediency has been the driving force behind the military alliance between the Kremlin and the ayatollahs that has developed during the past two years. While Russia has a long history of ... Read More

Sergei K Shoigu

Communications between Washington and Moscow have become rare since Russia invaded Ukraine more than two years ... V. Putin of Russia met with his defense minister, Sergey K. Shoigu, on Wednesday ... Read More

The head of Russia's military park and a top Defense Ministry official are arrested for fraud

The park, a pet project of former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ... sixth term. Shoigu, who had personal ties to Putin, was given the high-profile post of secretary of Russia's Security Council ... Read More