In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right, attends a meeting with Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the Severnaya Verf shipyard in Saint Petersburg, in December 2023.
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'Interesting move': Esper weighs in on Putin opting for new defense minister

Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper discusses Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to replace Russia's defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, with civilian Andrey Belousov.

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In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right, attends a meeting with Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the Severnaya Verf shipyard in Saint Petersburg, in December 2023.
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