THE Russian Minister of Defense appeared in public for the first time in two weeks, according to footage released today, following an absence that fueled speculation that the Kremlin was quick to dismiss.
The Ministry of Defense released a video today showing him Shoigu to chair a meeting for budget of armaments of Russia.
The plans do not have a date, but in this the minister refers to a meeting with the Minister of Finance which, according to the Russian news agencies, took place yesterday, Friday, March 25.
In the video, Soigu assures that the supply orders in equipment According to the program, “despite the difficulties we are facing today” due to the international sanctions imposed in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
On Thursday, the Kremlin had spoken of a conversation between the minister and the president Vladimir Putin on the occasion of a report “on the development of the special military operation” during a meeting of the Russian Security Council, dismissing questions raised by Soigo’s prolonged public absence in the midst of war.
The Kremlin had also rejected the minister’s health assessments.
“The defense minister has a lot to do at the moment (…) it really is not the right time for communication activity,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov.
THE Sergei Soigu is a person with frequent TV appearances. Putin and he often appear together on trips to the Siberian taiga, at the wheel of a 4×4, drinking tea or picking mushrooms.
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