Shoigu will instead replace Nikolai Patrushev as Security Council Secretary. Patrushev was “dismissed as Security Council Secretary in connection with the transition to another job”, the decree said. There was no announcement to which position Patrushev would be moved. Patrushev had headed the Security Council since May 2008, while Shoigu headed the Defense Ministry since Nov. 6, 2012. NV follows changes in the Russian government online. “Shoigu will oversee the work of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation of the Russian Federation and will continue to work in the field he kn…
