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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSergei Shoigu: Questions swirl over whereabouts of Russia's defense minister
Speculation mounted over the whereabouts of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Thursday as the Kremlin spokesperson declined to comment on media reports that he had health problems.
Shoigu, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, has kept a low profile recently despite having a leading role in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The independent investigative Russian outlet Agentstvo reported Wednesday that Shoigu was in poor health, citing anonymous sources in the ministry.
Peskov dodged questions on Thursday about the health of Shoigu. "The Defense Minister has a lot on his plate at the moment," he said when CNN asked about Shoigu's reported absence. "The special military operation is going on. Naturally, now is not exactly the time for media activity, this is quite understandable."...
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Sergei Shoigu: Questions swirl over whereabouts of Russia's defense minister (Original Post)
Norbert
Mar 2022
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BigmanPigman
(51,588 posts)1. Poisoned, dead, house arrest, Siberia?
dalton99a
(81,468 posts)2. Too much tea
With Vladimir the Poisoner
Bev54
(10,049 posts)3. He was on a zoom call today (yesterday) with Putin but the picture seemed off so not sure
if they somehow had him from a previous meeting??? Not sure if he spoke either but I suppose it was to get the press of Putin's backside.
Edit: went back to see if I could find the video
Link to tweet