Russia’s Putin appoints new General Staff chief

Russia’s Putin appoints new General Staff chief
November 9, 2012 - 16:09 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian President Vladimir Putin has sacked chief of the armed forces General Staff Gen. Nikolai Makarov, and appointed Col. Gen. Valery Gerasimov to replace him, RIA Novosti reported.

Gerasimov’s promotion follows the appointment of Sergei Shoigu to head the Defense Ministry, replacing Anatoly Serdyukov, who was dismissed from the top job amid an investigation into nearly $100 million in fraudulent transactions involving real estate owned by Oboronservis, a company controlled by the ministry.

Shoigu proposed Gerasimov for chief of the General Staff and Putin approved the appointment on Friday, Nov 9.

Gerasimov had been the commander of forces in the Central Military District, a post he took up in April 2012.

Makarov was appointed chief of the General Staff in 2008.

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