The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, and Putin suddenly changed his generals, 68-year-old Shoigu and 65-year-old Belousov, which surprised the international community.
It is said that "there are three fires for new officials to take office", and Putin's first fire after taking office burned more fiercely than the outside world speculated.
So what is so special about this new defense minister that he can stand out from the crowd of fierce generals of the Russian army?
Born in 1959, Belousov has a doctorate degree in economics, has been studying economics in scientific research institutions during the Soviet Union, has been engaged in the old profession after the collapse of the Soviet Union, began to enter politics in 2000, and successively served as adviser to the Russian Prime Minister, deputy minister of economy and trade, director of the Russian Department of Finance and Economy, minister of economic development, assistant to the president, etc., in 2020 Putin appointed him as the first deputy prime minister of Russia.
It is not difficult to see from his resume that he is an expert in "making money", and Putin takes a fancy to this, so he does not hesitate to appoint a "layman" to serve as Minister of Defense.
After the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the economic dimension of Russia has changed dramatically. Russia has already turned into a wartime economy, and the West's extreme sanctions against Russia have not only not caused Russia's economy to go downhill, but on the contrary, its military industry has achieved tremendous development because of the war.
Putin hopes that Belousov will give full play to his strength in "making money" beyond the norm, further integrate the military economy into the national economy, and further strengthen the combat effectiveness of the Russian army on the basis of not increasing the economic burden, and provide more advanced weapons for the front line with the least amount of money.
Through Putin's personnel adjustment, it is not difficult to see that Putin is doubling down on his participation in the Russian-Ukrainian war, and even wants to solve it quickly, taking advantage of the Kazakh-Israeli war and the US election to take care of Ukraine, find a vacancy, and take more Ukrainian cities.
When will the war end? That is, the two sides fight until they are really unable to fight anymore, or they really don't want to fight.
If Biden, the puppet, is re-elected president of the United States, then the Russian-Ukrainian war will have to be fought for at least another five years. If Trump is elected president, an armistice could be signed next spring.
But with Putin's personality, how can he pin his hopes on others, maybe the outcome of the Russian-Ukrainian war will be clear in the second half of this year!