Putin appoints economist as defense minister amid concerns about weapons and resources
Russian President Vladimir Putin has unexpectedly replaced his Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Sunday. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor explains what may be behind the reshuffle amid fierce fighting in Kharkiv.
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These people are delusional..smh
@kimweaver1252
24 күн бұрын
Yes, Ruzzuns are delusional. "We will take Kyiv in three days".... Ruzzun state TV. "NUKES IF You give Ukraine".... M777s. ok then if you give them Abrams. Ok then if you give them Bradleys. Ok then if you give them HIMARS. Ok then if you give them ATACMS. Ok then if you give them all that ammo and more Javelins. Ok then if you give them F-16s........ and so on.......
Propaganda at its best
@onetrickpony4179
24 күн бұрын
So Shoegoo wasn't replaced by a banker?
@user-ci1oc1cd9v
23 күн бұрын
@@onetrickpony4179it is not about was he it‘s about why was he!!
Whatever you do in your excuse for reporting, don't mention that the Kharkiv region is a major oil and gas pipeline hub. 🙄
@onetrickpony4179
24 күн бұрын
Whatever you do, be sure Putin's sack tickles your chin, Sergei.
What a pile of lies!
President Putin moving a few chess pieces around and the mainstream media jumps on it like a female dog in heat.
Demotion and now go to the national security boss. All this so called expert are behind every single day
In Germany, there is an "idioten test" for obtaining a driver's license.Passed, get your license.If you don't pass, go work for BBC News.
Putin is smart
@kimweaver1252
24 күн бұрын
I'll give him "shrewd"..... as in a rat-in-a-drain smart.
@onetrickpony4179
24 күн бұрын
So smart that the Ukrainians have destroyed 50% of his military, there are two new countries in NATO, and the Baltic is now a NATO lake. 😂
@rocororphan6146
24 күн бұрын
@@onetrickpony4179 Nice summation of current events
@kimweaver1252
24 күн бұрын
@@onetrickpony4179 Georgia is in revolt, Belarus may well be in play, Chechnya is about to have a revolution, Transnistria may open another front for Ruzzuh to worry about if Moldova decides that they have had a belly full of the Rooskies there, and half of the other Ruzzun "Republics" are making plans to salvage themselves from the wreckage of Pootie's Russia folly. It's 1991 all over again, only worse.
@epants8507
24 күн бұрын
@@onetrickpony4179 🤣🤣🤣🤣 50%?? I suppose you believe Russia is still fighting with shovels as well
NATO is losing, big time. No matter how you guys sling it.
@user-mo6ot1uy6u
24 күн бұрын
@PatrickjoosJoos c'est la CIA qui a conduit à la situation que nous connaissons aujourd'hui en Europe, les États-Unis n'ont jamais introduit la paix nulle part, seulement des guerres et des pays ruinés !
@jasperzanjani
24 күн бұрын
those rubles don't go as far as they used to do they?
@davekinghorn9567
24 күн бұрын
NATO is not involved, but NATO air power could end this conflict in under 12 hours.
@gokhanizgi5779
24 күн бұрын
@@davekinghorn9567 what has happened to game changers?
@kimweaver1252
24 күн бұрын
@@gokhanizgi5779 Seems that they have changed the game. And continue to do so.
Shoigu is also a civilian with high level technical skills. His successor is also a civilian with high level economical skills and a high level manageral skills. At least Putin has not appointed an old and demented person. That distinguish him from the USA selection people.
Newly appointed Economic War minister to recover russian frozen foreign assets , he knows who to attack.
@kimweaver1252
24 күн бұрын
Doesn't matter, he has no ammo to attack.
@BrandyHeng007
24 күн бұрын
He just press the "N" button, that Big thing will fly and do its job.
@onetrickpony4179
24 күн бұрын
That money is gone. Now cry.
@stevenboddy4232
24 күн бұрын
@kimweaver1252 no ammo? Russia is producing shells at a rate higher than 5:1. Russia makes more shells than all of nato every single day. Ukraine will fall by years end.
@tesha199
23 күн бұрын
@@kimweaver1252yeah, Russia is intensifying their attack because they're running low on ammo 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
unironically, maybe a smart move.
First let's not forget Shoigu asked to resign 2-3 years ago but Putin asked him stay on. So you might call this whatever you want but facts still are just that facts! By creating this kind of a Buffer between The Armed forces and the National defense spending is yet another brilliant move from a brilliant leader and it is absolutely serving its purpose much better and it’s going to be much more efficient under Civilian leadership. Look at any command-and-control structure in the world - Civilian or Military - and what has changed the most in the last 10 years? Answer - All have in one way, or another added a new box at the top structural level called Finance. Perfect example how great leaders evolve. Maybe US might learn something considering that according to Government watchdog - Pentagon still can't find 110 Billons unaccounted for from its 2022 budget
I wish we had a President like Mr Vladimir Putin.
@brettdemauna9994
20 күн бұрын
Yeah where he can just send as many young & old cannon fodders to the frontline fighting for his brutal leadership regime.
its not unusual to change things up a little. Ukraine does it too
@epants8507
24 күн бұрын
Slow news day...
I'm surprised with this kind of conclusions of Shoigu move out as defense minister; First Putin and Shoigu are friend, second Putin Understand Shoigu needs brake because he is tired of work overload for his age to lead Russians-Ukraine war. doesn't need to much brain to understand it. second Chief of staff Gerasimov he too does need brake because war is going to indefinite times.
@kimweaver1252
24 күн бұрын
And the reason that the war is lasting so long... indefinitely, as you say, instead of three days is because Shoigu and Gerasimov have robbed the State blind leaving the Army in the decrepit state they were in at the beginning of Pootie's aggression.
These guys have no idea what they are talking about 😂😂😂
At some point…..good one grandpa…..if Russia succeeds in its summer offensive then their will be a tsunami of men heading for Western Europe….so not enough men to mobilise
He replaced him at a time when they making gains! Was that strategic?
They are becoming a meritocracy and we are becoming DEI...
I could tell him what's going to happen to their economy for free!
It's almost like Patton being releaved from command of the 3rd army😂😂
So a cut n slash guy, got it.
I hope we don't run out of money before we run out of ukrainians!
@kimweaver1252
24 күн бұрын
Pootie is hoping he doesn't run out of nearly everything painted camouflage, olive drab, and blue before he runs out of criminals and mental patients to put in them.
@darwel007
24 күн бұрын
@@kimweaver1252 you wish. Your globalist war mongers have met their match.
@stevenboddy4232
24 күн бұрын
@@kimweaver1252clearly you don't know how numbers work so I'll explain. Russia has about another 6million war aged men. Ukraine has 1million, maybe
@kimweaver1252
24 күн бұрын
@@stevenboddy4232 So what? Do you think having six times more incompetent, unmotivated, and untrained alcoholic drug addicts, cannibals, sociopaths, and malcontents that you have to pay for, occasionally, and supply with materiel, is an ASSET for Ruzzuh? WHO doesn't understand REALITY, Sparky? YOU, that's who..
@stevenboddy4232
24 күн бұрын
@@kimweaver1252 bro you need to chill out on the deep state memes. I heard you typing that. Calm down bucko. You should call the leaders up. Tell em "guys let me handle it, I'm a KZread commenter"
Lies shoigu was promoted
The appointment of an economist to such a crucial position suggests that Putin may be prioritizing financial management and efficiency within the defense sector. This could signal a shift towards a more economically driven approach to military planning and resource allocation, which could be influenced by factors such as budget constraints or the need to modernize and streamline military operations. However, this decision could also raise concerns about the defense minister's lack of traditional military experience and expertise. Critics may question whether an economist is adequately equipped to address complex defense issues, including national security threats and military strategy. Furthermore, the timing of this appointment amid concerns about weapons and resources underscores the importance of effectively managing Russia's defense capabilities in the face of evolving security challenges. It may indicate Putin's recognition of the need to address shortcomings within the military and ensure that resources are utilized efficiently to maintain Russia's defense capabilities. Overall, Putin's decision to appoint an economist as defense minister reflects a strategic approach to addressing concerns about weapons and resources within the Russian military. However, it also raises questions about the potential implications of this unconventional appointment for Russia's defense strategy and national security posture.
Made me laugh out loud many times. Highly recommended watch
Noted.
Ukraine doesn't have much of an army left
@joca2903
24 күн бұрын
its been two years almost three and no matter what happens it is always going good for Russia, I wish to be as blissful as you, everything always perfect and good.
@J.Shabazz
24 күн бұрын
Its about to be wrapped up in July or August
@StormyNatero-yd7sj
24 күн бұрын
What's the current population in Ukraine? There is the Ukraine 🇺🇦 Military.
@crazycat1232
24 күн бұрын
I know. This ambassador doesnt have a clue what he is talking about.
@joca2903
24 күн бұрын
@@J.Shabazz do you promise?
Shoigu was so bad in his duties that he only conquered almost 30% of Ukrainian territory if this is to be bad then the United States has not yet been run from Afghanistan and Africa
It will be interesting to see what happens when Putin's economist tells him that the Ukraine war will never show Russia a profit.
@slo3337
24 күн бұрын
Actually Russia has profited some 10trillion dollars during the war so far.
@nigeljohnson9820
24 күн бұрын
@@slo3337 that might be what russian propaganda states, but you can't make money from the destruction of so much equipment and infrastructure.
@kimweaver1252
24 күн бұрын
@@slo3337 Really? So how have they benefitted from this windfall? How much will it cost them to just replace the Black Sea fleet? How about replacing the thousands of tanks lost? Or the more than 300 aircraft or more than 300 helicopters? Why are they paying off the families of a FEW of the hundreds of thousands of KIA with crappy Ladas, bags of onions, fur coats, sacks of potatoes, and checks for 4 dollars (400 rubles)??? Explain that.
Before the presidential election, the government resigns and a new one is put together by the new elected president, that is what happen, how is that "unexpected government shake up"🤣🤣🤣 Shoigu was suppose to retire 3 years go and stayed longer because..ukraine, now he got promoted to the security council, just like the new MOD Shoigu is not a military guy he is a logistic manager hence no shortage of food, cloth, arms, bullets, new weapons, trench diggers equipment........
I reserve my comment. We will see whether he can do his job or not.
What Bill Taylor smoking? 😮 Somebody stop this flow of BS.
When I want to replace my top military person, I get an Economist, that makes sense.
@andyhughes1776
24 күн бұрын
It makes sense when you realize the military part of this war is coming to an end and Putin is appointing an economist to take them to the next phase. Understand?
The man he replaced is on an airliner that ill make contact with a SAM.....sorry Sergei............
Bill just step down brother don't you love retirement
“Ousted?” You just admitted in your opening line that Shoigu was promoted.
@kimweaver1252
24 күн бұрын
Promoted in quotes. Promoted to a job where he will not do any more damage to the Army, if Pootie is lucky.
@ericp1139
24 күн бұрын
@@kimweaver1252 do you even know what the national security council is?
@kimweaver1252
24 күн бұрын
@@ericp1139 It's nothing. Has no ministry attached to it, it's largely an advisory body who is usually a parking lot for incompetent oligarchs and has no authority to implement policy. It's a dickwagging clusterfuck that serves as a consolation prize for idiots who failed upwards.
Meh, didn't Ukraine do the same a few months ago?
@DedmanReactin
24 күн бұрын
@PatrickjoosJoos nope
@kimweaver1252
24 күн бұрын
Yep, and it's because there wasn't sufficient progress........ so now we can reasonably conclude that Ruzzah is noticing that they aren't making "sufficient progress"...... or rather is FAILING:??? Yeah, that's what the deal is.
@user-fr3qn2jb7p
24 күн бұрын
I think Shoigu didnt make a good impression... in fact he is not a professional.. the new guy really can do something
Replacing a military man with an economist indicates the military phase of this war is coming to an end. Next phase: economic development. That is why - understand?
@onetrickpony4179
24 күн бұрын
Maybe the dumbest thing I've read all day.
@andyhughes1776
24 күн бұрын
@@onetrickpony4179 You don't know much, do you? Even mainstream ABC News now admits that Ukraine is falling, one city after another. What does that tell you? Who's dumb again?
@andyhughes1776
24 күн бұрын
@@onetrickpony4179 Same reason why the Secretary of Defense and President in the U.S. cannot be a military guy. Understand now?
@andyhughes1776
24 күн бұрын
@@onetrickpony4179 Sorry to disappoint you but it's over for Ukraine: kzread.info/dash/bejne/n4B5qM9rcs3fn7w.htmlsi=0IUafeeW72gYOwoE
Lies
In times of war to minimize curruption defense minister need to be economist ! Thats call smart move
Why do you guys continue to report as if Ukraine has any chance in the world of winning this war. We need to pull all funding from this disaster.
@pindapoy1596
24 күн бұрын
@JohnChimpo69 The answer is very simple. Simple minded people believe simple things.
@jackienuchols9425
24 күн бұрын
If you spread Putin propaganda your only making more certain that NATO an organization set up to make Us and Europe safe has to step in to halt Putin's aggression and yes America will also have to step in or if elected Trump could surrender to his buddy Putin.
@ItchyTrigahFingah
24 күн бұрын
I’m sure you’d be saying the same thing if the Russians invaded the US. 🤡
@kimweaver1252
24 күн бұрын
Here is why we KNOW Ukraine will win this. Ruzzuh has had two and a half years to win a two week war. And are worse off now than they were then. Add into the mix that the level of lethality of the weapons Ukraine's allies are supplying is only INCREASING, as most of Pootie's real army has been turned into fertilizer. Ukraine's own military industrial complex is expanding and hardening up. Sanctions are killing Ruzzuh. The internal politics are getting much murkier, as the "Federation" is crumbling. Shoigu GONE. Wagner essentially absorbed into the Ruzzun army. You can smell the desperation. They are going to be battling insurgencies throughout the neo-USSR for the next couple of years, AT LEAST.
@kimweaver1252
24 күн бұрын
Because Ukraine is winning the war and will win the war. They have learned the lesson of Afghanistan...... the indigenous people have no where to go..... so they stay and fight, go underground and fight as a resistance army, killing Rooskies wherever and whenever they can. Rooskies have the option to leave. Ukrainians don't. This is without considering the giant surge of US military materiel which is on the way with some of it already in place. F-16s later in the year, but a lot of Bradleys are either there or will be there shortly and they terrify the Roooskies who have been up against them and managed to survive. ATACMS are flowing now. More Patriot systems are coming from Europe. It looks like a deal has been struck to get more than 2 million 155mm projectiles and perhaps another 1.1 million on top of those. Meanwhile, Ruzzuh is trying to revive T54 and T55 tanks. Just pitiful.
ДОВОЕВАЛИСЬ? БЕЗРУКИЕ-БЕЗНОГИЕ
How many soldiers has Ukraine lost since Russia' invasion in February 2022?
@user-ci1oc1cd9v
23 күн бұрын
More then 500 000 KIA
@corneliusfbrantleyjr9095
20 күн бұрын
@@user-ci1oc1cd9v how widely is that number accepted? Has anyone in MSM admitted it? The bold face lies about Ukraine winning that continue to this day ought to teach us lessons but sadly it will not.
Nonsense Ukrainian army is dead You're trading Cash now
The thumbnail tho
We need to send a very special custom gift to Putin and let TRUMP deliver it in PERSON .
@ericp1139
24 күн бұрын
Ukraine?
Putin needs a bean counter to make sure his capos aren't skimming more than his share of the defense budget.
@JaneSoole
24 күн бұрын
Nice one!
@user-uk4ue9rs7h
23 күн бұрын
Ha,ha,ha...you bez stu...
@tesha199
23 күн бұрын
They're already outproducing ALL 32 NATO countries by themselves.... And it's only going to get better
@rocororphan6146
23 күн бұрын
@@user-uk4ue9rs7h 1 Russian Ruble equals $0.011 United States 🎤
Dumb and dumber!!
RIP Shoigu. He better avoid windows and riding planes.
@ericp1139
24 күн бұрын
Why, is a promotion a bad thing in your country?
@MrCatchsomerays
24 күн бұрын
RIP Zelensky-Cocainsky because of overdosis. The world will avoid a mass murder then.
@kimweaver1252
24 күн бұрын
@@ericp1139 You need to look up the definition of "promotion" in Ruzzuh. When you have been a complete failure and have embarrassed the czar, it means that your time is short.
@ericp1139
24 күн бұрын
@@kimweaver1252 then why would Shoigu be promoted to secretary of the national security council?
It was most foolish on the US side to bring the NATO threat and war, as a result, to the Russian border and Crimea. As it would have been foolish from the russian side to do the very same at US Mexican border
@Sleepy7666
24 күн бұрын
Orc propaganda
@kimweaver1252
24 күн бұрын
NATO has never attacked or invaded another nation. Pootie and the USSR? Lots of times. Listen to their state media...... they are talking about marching to the Atlantic and killing everybody they run into, taking all the Baltic States back by force, even claiming that Alaska, Hawaii, and California are theirs to take since some Ruzzun once walked on the land there. They think that the sale of Alaska to the US should be voided........ a couple of hundred years later. Idiots.
Russian trolls: 2 years later "Russia winning" Putin: fires shiugou Russian trolls....zzzzzzz 😴....
If I was Putin I wouldn't want missiles coming deep into Russia... He might draw the line there. I hope that Trump is in office before that happens.
@vladG30
24 күн бұрын
he's talking about ATACMs as a new capability for Ukraine, which is so very false! They're only getting a few hundred of them over a year. These missiles are unguided and have same characteristics as Ukraine's TochkaU ballistic missiles of which they had one thousand in the beginning of war. They used them up by the summer of 2022 to no effect, as Russian missile shield is used to intercepting such missiles. ATACMS have been now used in several big attacks and proved to be much easier to intercept than the HIMARs short range(50mi+) rockets that were used in past 18 months, of which about 20% still get through the missile defense.
Shoigu was "Rigging" the war against rusky , Quietly. is why porigozin protested him... putyn finally caught on ...
@tesha199
23 күн бұрын
Yeah, that's why he's appointed as the head of national security 😂😂😂😂😂
Indian… 🤟♾️🇺🇸😎
-Go Home Orcs Slava #Ukraine! 💙
@Ese_osa
23 күн бұрын
Ukraine is Russia
@UnitedUA
23 күн бұрын
@@Ese_osa lol. find a map
@Ese_osa
23 күн бұрын
@@UnitedUA find a brain 😂
So I got a # 2day. Not to snag as in a local showing some1 à good time round here. Its fishing opener. I tell a coworker she Said she said ugh that's creepy I would never do that. I'm like I would tell my x he watches us good. That didn't help the hater face. Um She met her husband on the pen pal prison website. Yass he b gettin her $😂😂😂that's creepy. I could never
@luvzleigh
24 күн бұрын
😂😂😅don't ask em how he did it he just did it it was hard
@luvzleigh
24 күн бұрын
She threw the coke vendor under the bus 🤨it was HIM wasn't it? 😅No? But thanks for the ego boost
WHATEVER SURE 🤣
If Occupied territories are real estate catogery, ofcourse asset management required🤣 billions and billions
many pro russian comments from fake accounts
@dynamicascension981
24 күн бұрын
Did you expect any less?
@Hope4peace1804
24 күн бұрын
Pro Ukrainian comments from fake accounts...no more tax payers money for corrupted Ukrainian politicians..
@slo3337
24 күн бұрын
Many fake news from Ukraine supporters
@tesha199
23 күн бұрын
So, your account isn't fake 😂😂😂😂😂
Shoigu was *promoted* ; stupid West Media. This new guy is for the postwar period; Shoigu already won the war.
@cristo6007
24 күн бұрын
Congratulations on posting the dumbest comment of the day 🎉🎉🎉🎉🤡
@pindapoy1596
24 күн бұрын
@trevorsutherland5263 Stupid West Media has been that way all along. Stupid West people will never learn.
@ItchyTrigahFingah
24 күн бұрын
Russia has won the war? Tell that to the thousand Russians dying a week. lol
@kimweaver1252
24 күн бұрын
@@ItchyTrigahFingah A week? Try a thousand a day, on a particularly bad day. The last few days and for many of the days in the last year it's 1200+ killed or seriously wounded.... removed from the battlefield PER DAY.
@pindapoy1596
24 күн бұрын
@@ItchyTrigahFingah Slava to dumb ignorants. My condolences for your brainwashed brain if any left.
he better stay away from windows and planes
@ericp1139
24 күн бұрын
Shoigu? Why, is a promotion a bad thing in your country?
@lessummers5738
24 күн бұрын
@@ericp1139 Must be to him lol
@brettdemauna9994
24 күн бұрын
"Oy Mr Shoigu.!!" There are a lot of high rise floor windows of opportunities. Take your time.
@cycleoflife7331
24 күн бұрын
Good one!
@ericp1139
24 күн бұрын
Since he’s now in charge of the national security council, I think Shoigu will be just fine.
LOL😅😂🤣🇷🇺🤪
Good and smart move from Vladimir Putin.
@kimweaver1252
24 күн бұрын
Desperate move, since everything is going sour for the Rooskies.
@freeman041
24 күн бұрын
@@kimweaver1252 so zelensky is desperate every day then!
I guess Benedict Biden went to his long time ally funeral when he went to his queen funeral and got front seat.
@kimweaver1252
24 күн бұрын
Nice try at English, credit for the attempt, Boris, but you are not good at this propaganda thing. Leave it to the pros.
@montezking5604
24 күн бұрын
@@kimweaver1252 Maybe way better than you capable of imagining,the power behind the truth of righteousness and accountability about it may be too big for you to comprehend,that monarch and it's Benedict Arnolds will be held accountable in any kind of war they want.
Propaganda 😂 ... Ukraine is Winning
In the name of Putin we pray
@kimweaver1252
24 күн бұрын
You'll need to pray, as you won't get any help from anywhere else.
😂united States sending all and his OTAN can defeat Russia by himself Russia is more powerful than all unite states OTAN
@Sleepy7666
24 күн бұрын
FAFO. Every inch means every inch.
@kimweaver1252
24 күн бұрын
Ruzzuh isn't even as "powerful" as Ukraine. NATO would use the Rooskie army as a training exercise.
you should say "russian dictator" not a "russian president" ‼‼‼
@ericp1139
24 күн бұрын
Why, Putin was elected fairly. Unlike the dictator in Ukraine.
@lessummers5738
24 күн бұрын
Talking about Biden agree
another western propaganda video 🤭
@kimweaver1252
24 күн бұрын
Which is far more informative than the Rooooskie nonsense constantly sprayed into the world by the Pootinistas...... like YOU.
Shoigu might disappeared or died very soon. Just like former leader of Wagner group
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