Re-elected in Russia, Putin approved the new cabinet

International Desk: After being re-elected as the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin reshuffled his cabinet. Putin approved the new cabinet on Tuesday. The Russian President's office in the Kremlin said this in a statement. News Agency Taser. The new Cabinet consists of 10 Deputy Prime Ministers and 21 Federal (Union) Ministers.

Among them, 16 ministers were appointed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, and Putin himself appointed ministers of his choice in the ministries of defense, foreign affairs, internal affairs, justice and emergency situations. Sergei Shoigu, who has served as Russia's defense minister since 2012, will now serve as secretary of the country's National Security Council, the Kremlin said. The current Secretary of the Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, will be given new duties.

However, Patrushev is still not sure what responsibility he will get. Sergei Shoigu was replaced by economist Andrei Belosov. A century later, Putin appointed a civilian figure as a minister in one of Russia's most important ministries. And Denis Manturov has just replaced former First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belosov.

In addition to the Ministry of Defense, new ministers have also been appointed in the Ministry of Communications, Trade, Energy, Sports and Agriculture. Recently, the responsibilities of the head of Russia's National Security Forces, Intelligence Department and National Defense Department have also been changed.