Belousov Officially Appointed Minister of Defense, Narishkin as Head of SVR

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed decrees on the appointments of new deputy prime ministers and ministers. This was reported by the Kremlin's press service.

Andrey Belousov, who previously held the position of First Deputy Prime Minister, has been appointed as Minister of Defense. In another decree, Putin has reappointed Sergey Narishkin as the director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia (SVR).