What Russia's New Defense Minister Means for the Ukraine War

As Russia opens a new front in its invasion of Ukraine, the country has a new defense minister. Sergei Shoigu has been replaced with the economist Andrei Belousov. Who is he, and what does his appointment mean for Russia’s war machine? This week we talked with Ruben Enikolopov, a political economist and professor at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, about what to expect from Belousov’s new role. Find us at: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/ https://www.facebook.com/MoscowTimes/ https://twitter.com/moscowtimes https://t.me/moscowtimes_en https://www.instagram.com/themoscowtimes/

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Russia on the Record is a podcast from The Moscow Times, the oldest independent-language news outlet focusing on Russia. Each week, our journalists will speak with experts and ordinary Russians to reflect, analyze and explain what’s going on in Russia right now.