President Vladimir Putin has proposed replacing his defence minister and long-term ally, Sergei Shoigu, more than two years into the Ukraine war, the upper house of Russia's parliament said on Sunday, APA reports citing Reuters.
Putin proposed Andrei Belousov, a former deputy prime minister, as the new defence minister.
Putin also proposed that Sergei Lavrov remain as foreign minister.
Shoigu has served as defence minister since 2012.
