New Defense Minister Andrey Belousov will be able to properly steward the country’s substantial defense spending and ensure it helps the civilian economy, rather than detracts from it, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
Anton Gerashchenko has denounced anyone not attending the Swiss ‘peace summit’ Anyone not participating in the Swiss ‘peace summit’ next month is a lackey of Russian President Vladimir Putin, prominent Ukrainian politician Anton Gerashchenko claimed on Thursday. His post was quickly deleted, however.