Voice of America: Putin Replaces Defense Minister Amid Corruption Scandal Nov 6th 2012, 15:10 Voice of America | Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries | | Putin Replaces Defense Minister Amid Corruption Scandal Nov 6th 2012, 13:03 Russian President Vladimir Putin has fired the defense minister to clear the way for an investigation into a corruption scandal. Putin said Tuesday that he has dismissed Anatoly Serdyukov from the powerful position and replaced him with former emergency minister and regional governor Sergei Shoigu, a staunch Putin ally. The move comes just weeks after Russia's Investigative Committee opened a probe into the alleged sales of military assets by a state-owned company to commercial firms at ... | | |  | |
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