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Weather’s role in wildfires in Atlantic Canada | SaltWire #weather #climatechange #wildfireseasonMOSCOW/LONDON - With zero military experience, Andrei Belousov, a wiry white-haired economist and Orthodox churchgoer who enjoys rock climbing, seems an odd pick to be Russia's new defence minister at a time when Moscow is waging war against Ukraine.
"Belousov believes in the state - that the state is supreme and that the state should decide how money is spent," the source added."Belousov has a very tough job - some of the generals will probably not like the fact that he is there." Belousov has helped to establish a national drone development programme and in 2017, according to Russian media outlet RBC, was among those who convinced Putin that the digital economy and blockchains were crucial to the future.
Ensuring the civil economy is not neglected and living standards remain broadly acceptable is also likely to be part of the brief. Last month, Timur Ivanov, a deputy defence minister and ally of Shoigu, was arrested and accused of taking kickbacks worth nearly $11 million in exchange for awarding lucrative defence contracts. He denies wrongdoing.
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