Sergei Shoigu – Asia Times

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The recent arrest of Timur Ivanov, Russia’s deputy defense minister and close ally of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, has rocked the country’s politics. Ivanov was an important part of a powerful group that included Shoigu as his direct patron but also includes the billionaire oligarch Gennady Timchenko – a close associate of Vladimir Putin – […]

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Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in May 2018. Photo: Sputnik via Reuters/ Mikhail Klimentyev

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Giving air-defense system to Syria threatens broader war

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Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov speaks to the media next to a graphic of an incident in which a Russian warplane was shot down by a Syrian air defense unit last week. Photo: Grab from video released by Defense Ministry / Sputnik /AFP

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Russia to supply S-300 air defense system to Syria

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