Published Date: 2024-05-13 08:30:09, Category: News (702436)Time: 01:55 min, View Count= 37 ( + More Social Media views ) , Rating= Title: Putin taps economist to run defense, replacing Shoigu | REUTERSKeywords: Putin taps economist run defense, replacing Shoigu | REUTERS Description: Russian President Vladimir Putin tapped a civilian economist as his surprise new defense minister in an attempt to gird Russia for economic war by trying to better utilize the defense budget and harne