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The military attache stepped down, the "civilian" took office, and on the first day of his appointment, NATO launched the largest airborne deterrence signal against Russia.
I thought that this "civilian official" was a soft persimmon, but the new defense minister's speech sword pointed at the United States and the West, shouting "alliance".
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Stepping down as a military general and pushing civilian officials, Putin's decisions since taking office are incomprehensible, and the statement given by the Kremlin is that Russia wants to innovate.
Even so, at a time when the conflict between Russia and Ukraine was scorching, Shoigu, who had served as Russia's defense minister for 12 years, suddenly stepped down, and Putin's calculations were elusive.
The United States and the West are the first to list, but if we know the inauguration history of the new defense minister, it is not difficult to understand why the United States and the West are nervous, and even on the first day of the appointment of the new defense minister, NATO came to "dismount."
Belousov was a "civilian", but not an ordinary civilian.
Although on the surface, Belousov has never been a soldier or fought, but he is in charge of the lifeblood of a country's development, the economy.
Belousov is particularly "close" to Putin, as can be seen from his inauguration, in 2008 he became the head of the Russian government's Department of Finance and Economy, and in 2012 he became the head of the Russian Federation's economic development department.
In 2013, Belousov served as assistant to the president and was one of Putin's most influential economic advisers.
The economy is a topic that Belousov cannot avoid, and as a doctor of economics, Belousov served as an assistant to the president of Russia from 2013 until 2020.
In January 2020, Belousov was appointed as the first deputy prime minister of Russia, and for seven years, Belousov stayed by Putin's side for seven years.
It's just that it coincided with Putin's re-inauguration, and Putin did not intend to hide, but directly pushed Belousov to the front of the stage, and as soon as he took office, he was the new defense minister of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
And what Putin wants is Belousov's economic help, and even further afield, the economy of the war.
As Putin's strong backing, Belousov's contribution to the Russian economy is obvious to all, and as early as 2022, when the Russian-Ukrainian conflict broke out, Belousov began to make predictions about the Russian economy.
Belousov, who is easy on Russia's economic development, has naturally become a good hand in Putin's development path.
Putin is well aware of Belousov's capabilities, and the United States and the West are aware of it.
As Putin's staunch rear force, Belousov has been working for Russia's economy of "decoupling from the West."
From the time of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia's ruble settlement order to today, targeting the US and Western economies is Belousov's request for himself.
In particular, Putin ordered him to serve as Minister of Defense, and the military economy is the focus of Putin's attention at present.
You know, shortly after Putin's inauguration as president, he immediately approved the "Russian National Development Goals for the Period Up to 2030 and the Future until 2036", which places special emphasis on achieving the sustainable economic development and leadership of the Russian economy to the greatest extent.
By 2030, at least 80% of Russia's key industry organizations will be used in Russian software systems.
Russia's goal is very clear, whether it is military or people's livelihood, Russia must firmly grasp it.
In addition, according to Russia's fiscal data in March, Russia will continue to increase federal financial investment, and the current proportion of Russia's military budget has increased from 3% to 6.7%, which is gradually approaching the 7.4% of the Soviet Union in the last century.
Therefore, in this case, Belousov's "economic" ability is also very valuable.
And Belousov also thanked Putin for his trust and was bound to die for Putin.
Now that Russia has sent economic generals, it will promote the military economy to promote Russia's strength, and NATO's disgrace is already in place.
Belousov shouted around
On May 13, NATO's largest airborne exercise sent a deterrent signal to Russia, and more than 1,400 paratroopers from seven countries were directly dispatched to participate in the exercise.
The major general of the exercise from Germany also bluntly said that this "deterrence" is to tell the outside world that troops can be quickly deployed to places where they are needed at any time to prevent the enemy from attacking.
On the first day of the appointment of Russia's new defense minister, NATO was so "deterred", and this action naturally made the outside world suspicious, after all, NATO's 90,000 troops had "warned" Putin during the previous exercise that Russia's ambitions must not be extended to Ukraine.
NATO was so intimidating, I thought that Belousov was a civilian official, so he would be easy to handle, but the other party had a tough attitude and shouted at the surroundings.
On May 13, Belousov announced that he would increase the allowance for military personnel participating in the special military operation in Ukraine to 200,000 rubles in order to boost the war economy, and also said that he would also provide housing guarantees.
It can be seen from this that Belousov is serious and high-spirited in promoting the military economy, and on the first day of his tenure, he faced NATO's "deterrence," and Belousov made great moves, but this "civilian official" was quite bold.
On the 14th, it was "clear" to the outside world that the primary task was to ensure victory on the battlefield in Ukraine while reducing human losses.
In particular, it is emphasized that Russia is committed to promoting a multi-level world order, and that the sovereignty of countries in a multipolar world has clearly been lost in the current Europe.
At the same time, it is expected that Russia will consider building a system of alliances, including bilateral and multilateral organizations, to ensure the sustainability of its strategy.
Belousov's "bold and outspoken" made the United States and Ukraine nervous, and the word alliance alone has always been a common word used by the United States and the West to hype up the exchanges between China and Russia.
Now Belousov is openly shouting, and the outside world should not interpret it as a suspicion of openly shouting about China, after all, the current Russia is making a big military move, and it is bound to win back on the battlefield.
However, the policy of non-alignment has always been a principle of mainland diplomacy, and even though the United States and the West have breathed a sigh of relief, there are other countries besides China, after all, Belousov is directly referring to multilateral and bilateral organizations.
However, these are only the first steps in Belousov's external statement.
As soon as he took office, he was so "powerful" that the United States and the West should also know that this "civilian official" is not a soft persimmon.
Even if it is relieved that there is no military support from China, a big country, there are other neighboring countries, and even Belousov is particularly good at economic warfare, and the United States and the West should also understand that Russia's defense minister this time is also a "hard bone".
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