Putin Dismisses Defense Minister

Name: Putin Dismisses Defense Minister
Uploaded: 2012-11-06 10:30:00Z
Duration: 1 min 36 s
Channel: RFE/RL
Description: Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and announced that Moscow region Governor Sergei Shoigu will take over the post. The move comes two weeks after a criminal probe was opened into alleged corruption in military procurement deals at a company formerly led by Serdyukov. (Reuters)

November 06, 2012 11:30 CET

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and announced that Moscow region Governor Sergei Shoigu will take over the post. The move comes two weeks after a criminal probe was opened into alleged corruption in military procurement deals at a company formerly led by Serdyukov. (Reuters)