The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin confirmed the absence of any changes in the Russian General Staff during his first meeting with commander of military districts after the Minister of Defense was changed.
The ex-Russian Defense Minister shows and his successor Belousov.
Putin explained the replacement of the minister with increased military expenditures, which will be about 8.7% of GDP in 2024. "And these resources need to manage carefully and efficiently," Putin said.
Shoigu thanked "for the work on the construction of the Armed Forces."
He also made it clear that the mass "plantings" of Shoigy team members are not planned after the Minister's change.
"The situation with Timur Ivanov (arrested on charges of corruption, the Deputy Minister of Defense - Ed.) Is quite local, there will be no witch hunting," Putin said.
He stated that "work is on plan", and Russian troops in Ukraine "in all directions and every day improve their situation."
"The more effective the army will operate, the faster the conflict in Ukraine can be resolved peacefully," Putin said.
We will remind, earlier in the West there were estimates that the change of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation can help Ukraine, as it will start a complete change of the Shoigu team, which will cause disorganization of the army
But, as we can see, Putin made it clear that he does not plan to change the army, headed by the army, headed by the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
