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Tensions between Putin and his defence minister reach boiling point after Samarkand

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and President Vladimir Putin.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and President Vladimir Putin. © Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool/MaxPPP
The shock announcement of Russia's mobilisation for Ukraine last week marks a new phase in the rift between Vladimir Putin and his minister of defence, Sergei Shoigu. [...]
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