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Russia's defence minister Sergei Shoigu 'is side-lined by Putin - with commanders briefing Vladimir directly - and is routinely ridiculed by his own soldiers', British military reveals
2022-08-30
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Sergei Shoigu is 'ineffectual and out-of-touch', Russian soldiers believe

  • He is seen as lacking serious military experience and is criticised by his troops

  • British MoD said the veteran politician is now being cast aside by Putin
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Posted by:Skidmark

#3  JF Kennedy and George W. Bush had more military experience and did no better. Arguably worse...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-08-30 08:21  

#2  What's Putin's military experience -- setting aside ordering the invasion of multiple neighboring countries?
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2022-08-30 08:19  

#1  He is seen as lacking serious military experience

How many of the NATO countries defense ministers have serious military experience?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-08-30 07:55  

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