Is Putin replacing under-fire defense minister with Steven Seagal?

https://www.newsweek.com/putin-replace-shoigu-steven-seagal-iranian-reports-defense-minister-1809628

Iranian media outlets spread the claim on Monday, as Sergei Shoigu was forced to deal with the fallout of Yevgeny Prigozhin's rebellion.

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obre@kbin.social · 8 pts · 3y

Non-Credible Defense absolutely salivating at the idea

Braggston08@kbin.social · 6 pts · 3y

Damn the seagull would be a perfect match for the state of russia

SlowNPC@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y

Newsweek says Iranian news says Russian news says it? Gotta be true.

verity_kindle@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

I hope so, Seagal is at least as competent as Shoigu. They won't even have to change the letterhead stationery.

BarrierWithAshes@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y (4 replies)

Lol, I doubt that. Segal is just a big fan of dictators. Guess he's just doing the rounds again.

Vilian@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 3y (3 replies)

big fan of dictators.

isn't this the only requirement to become putin general?

BarrierWithAshes@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y (2 replies)

I don't know man. Lukashenko's been a huge fan for decades and still doesn't have his general position.

parrot-party@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Why would Putin give him what he wants? Then Lukashenko would start salivating over a new position like Putin's seat. In a dictatorship, the devoted and weak get promoted, not the motivated.

BarrierWithAshes@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y

Tell that to Lukashenko, not me lmao. He still thinks he's gonna be a big general.