In September, the Russian Duma election conference came to an end, and russia's current foreign minister, Lavrov, and Russian defense minister Shoigu were elected with a large number of votes. According to relevant media reports, Lavrov and Shoigu are likely to resign as foreign minister and defense minister to take office as Duma officials, and the Russian political arena has undergone earth-shaking changes since then, which also gives Medvedev the opportunity to take office again. I have to say that Putin's move is really wonderful, Putin has always had a very good relationship with former Russian Prime Minister Medvedev, and the two people have a very good personal relationship, which the whole world has seen. But not long ago, a shocking thing happened, even Russian President Putin felt sorry for it, but Putin immediately said that he could understand, this must be the result of everyone's deliberation, so he said that he respected the result, so what happened?
On September 3, Putin attended the Eastern Economic Forum and explained to reporters the direction of Russia's future development, mainly mentioning two aspects, one is Russia's international development route, the other is Russia's domestic trend, and Putin also answered questions about the election of Shoigu and Lavrov in the Duma. In the face of questions from media reporters at the Eastern Economic Forum, what is the view of Shoigu and Lavrov on the resignation of defense minister and foreign minister to enter the Grand Duma, Putin said that both Lavrov and Shoigu have fulfilled their duties during their inauguration and made great contributions to Russia's development. Putin, who had just finished the Geneva conference on June 19, attended the meeting of the United Russia Party non-stop, and officially announced the list of five representatives at the meeting of the Duma elections, including Shoigu and Lavrov. After the release of the list of the Five Tigers, Putin highly praised Lavrov and Shoigu, and also praised Shoigu for creating the Ministry of Emergency Situations for Russia when he was in office, fulfilling his duties and responsibilities during his tenure as Russia's defense minister, and making great contributions to Russia's military development. According to Russia's past political experience, if Lavrov and Shoigu successfully run for election to the Duma parliament, they will resign as foreign minister and defense minister, which is not a rumor, but a realistic basis.
Although Lavrov and Shoigu are not as prestigious as representatives of other countries, friends who are concerned about Russian politics must know something about their contributions. Both Russia's diplomatic strategy and military breakthroughs are big news for the international community, and in the years they have served as defense ministers and foreign ministers, they have accumulated a high reputation, and their ability to govern and their personality have attracted countless followers. Lavrov is very humorous, and is called the most interesting diplomat by the common people, and even Western countries feel headaches when they mention Lavrov. In the international community, his anti-American attitude is very strong, and it can be seen that Lavrov and Putin's political style is very similar. During Lavrov's tenure as foreign minister, he had only one diplomatic goal, and that was to safeguard Russia's interests. It is not difficult to see that in Russia, apart from Lavrov, it is difficult to find a second person who can be compared to Putin. The 71-year-old Lavrov had a wealth of diplomatic experience, and his first diplomatic position began in Sri Lanka, and later Lavrov's work ability was so good that he was appreciated by the first Russian President, Yeltsin, and was transferred to the United Nations as an official in the Soviet Union's representative office to the United Nations. After working there for eight years, it was not until 2004 that Lavrov was given a new opportunity to work in the Russian Foreign Ministry as a foreign minister. In 2021, Lavrov decided to transfer to the State Duma, transferring power to the Duma. In Russia, the State Duma is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and The Ministry of Defense, which can be directly deployed by the president, and Lavrov and Shoigu are very supportive of Putin's decision. This is not only a diplomatic strategy for Russia, but also a national defense strategy, after all, the diplomatic field and the defense field are very important for a country. It is clear that Putin attaches great importance to and trusts these two generals, and Lavrov and Shoigu are also very sure of their contribution to Russia's development. Lavrov and Shoigu can be said to be Putin's right-hand men, and when they take office as Duma officials, they are also extremely supportive of Putin's strategic layout, although Putin is also reluctant to do so, but he must consider the interests of the entire country.
So why is Putin insisting that his two aides run for Duma officials? There are two main reasons. For Putin, it is not difficult to unify the Russian party, but to ensure that nothing goes wrong, he needs to take precautions in advance. The second reason is that whether it is Shoigu or Lavrov, who has been in power in Russian politics for decades, whether it is prestige among the people or in the hearts of many parliamentarians, they have a very strong personal strength, they are appointed in the Duma in order to maintain and stabilize the absolute superiority of the All-Russian Party in the parliament, which is the most advantageous means, if the advantage in the Duma is not obvious, it will directly affect Putin's subsequent governance and reform work, so Putin finally decided to send these two powerful figures to the Duma official. It's also understandable. We all know that the lesser one was born in the Republic of Tuva of the Russian Federation, and he is not strictly speaking a pure Russian. Tracing back to the historical problem, Shoigu's ancestral home may also be China, Shoigu has some research in engineering technology, although this has nothing to do with the military, but before becoming the minister of defense and foreign affairs, he engaged in this industry for nine years, and Shoigu also held many positions in Russia, and later became the Russian defense minister, which is a very difficult road. For Shao Yigu, this is not just a promotion, but a promotion from a reserve officer directly to a general, from a non-professional soldier to a defense minister. In Russian politics, such things are very rare. What lives up to expectations is that during Shoigu's tenure as Russian defense minister, Russia's military strength and defense construction have made great breakthroughs, and unprecedented achievements have been made, making Russia a military power. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, whether it is political or diplomatic, Russia has once again stepped onto the world stage and has an absolute right to speak. All this is due to the strength of Russia's military power, of course, all the achievements are inseparable from Shoigu's efforts.
As early as January 15, 2020, Medvedev wanted to do things and lead the collective resignation of government officials, which did not rule out that it was a means of being instructed by Putin to confuse the outside world, at least in the eyes of the outside world, the relationship between Putin and Medvedje is broken, and at the same time it can inject new strength into the Russian government, which has a great effect on stabilizing the mood of the country and inspiring the people of the country. So shortly after Medvedev's resignation, the news came that he was taking office again, this time Medvedev's position was more important, as the vice chairman of the Russian Security Council, although he was the second in command, but his direct leader was Putin. Some professionals said that this is Putin's political layout, but also putin's problem, after all, in 2024 Putin is facing the end of his term of office, if you can not find a suitable successor at that time, it is bound to lead Russia astray and cause an irreparable price to Russia. Medvedev is Putin's most trusted partner, if at that time Putin finds a suitable successor, leading Russia to continue to develop steadily, once the ideal person is not found to succeed Putin, Medvedev will play a vital role, after all, Medvedev holds military power in his hands and has a very important position in Russian politics. Medvedev, who has been in politics for so many years, is crucial to stabilizing the overall situation in Russia, whether it is Medvedev's new position or Shoigu and Lavrov's appointment to the Duma, the nature of the position is indeed not bright enough compared with before. Although Putin adjusts the positions of the three assistants, it is his own considerations, but from Russia's new operating mechanism, it can be seen that these positions are particularly important, Putin needs to consider from russia's development layout, as well as the characteristics of the three representatives, after all, the relationship between these three people and Putin is not ordinary, the relationship between Putin and the elders is more of a relationship between colleagues and work, but the relationship between Medvedev and Putin is more delicate and deeper.
Putin and Medvedev are both From St. Petersburg, classmates and alumni, and even teachers, so Putin's feelings for Medvedev, Shoigu, and Lavrov are different, and Putin must have his own purpose in doing so. Putin is laying out the layout for the future development of Russia, no matter how to change, Russia will not implement the separation of powers, but need a centralized country, although some adjustments will be made, but it is for the stability of national development, the specific reasons are also two aspects. On the one hand, the three elderly people are Putin's right-hand men, understand and support Putin's decision-making, and are very clear about what kind of position they need now. Another point is that the three old people have been in politics for many years, have strong personal strength, and understand Putin's meaning very well. From the national level, Putin is also very sorry for the transfer of the elder, but looking at the overall situation, everything is for the future development of Russia. There are rumors that the current Russian first defense minister, Gerasimov, may replace Shoigu as Russia's defense minister, and Russia's foreign minister may be appointed from Putin's other right-hand men. It is not difficult to see that Russia has a lot of excellent talents, and for Medvedev it is very likely that he will become an important player in Russian politics in the future, after all, for an old politician, he will not quit Russian politics.