Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
President Dmitry Medvedev dismissed Russia's top military officer, General Yuri Baluyevsky, yesterday in an apparent effort to assert Kremlin control over the armed forces and smooth the path for changes.
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
This was announced by President Medvedev, who received Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, Yuri Baluyevsky and Nikolai Makarov in the Kremlin on Tuesday.
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
Text Size: President Dmitri Medvedev dismissed the chief of the general staff of the Russian armed forces Tuesday, moving to tighten the Kremlin's grip on the massive military and its purse strings.Medvedev announced the removal of General Yuri Baluyevsky, who was loyal to the Kremlin but had become an obstacle to a campaign launched by former President Vladimir Putin to tighten control...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Moscow - Russia's new President Dmitry Medvedev replaced Russia's top soldier on Tuesday over his opposition to sweeping Kremlin plans for reform of the armed forces. Rumours General Yuri Baluyevsky h...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Moscow - Russia's new President Dmitry Medvedev replaced Russia's top soldier on Tuesday over his opposition to sweeping Kremlin plans for reform of the armed forces. Rumours General Yuri Baluyevsky had tender his resignation because of differences w...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Moscow - Russia's new President Dmitry Medvedev appointed Deputy Defence Minister Nikolai Makarov the new chief of the General Staff for Russia's Armed Forces, the Kremlin said Tuesday. Makarov, 58, will replace embattled General Yuri Baluyevsky who ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Moscow - Russia's new President Dmitry Medvedev appointed Deputy Defence Minister Nikolai Makarov the new chief of the General Staff for Russia's Armed Forces, the Kremlin said Tuesday. Makarov, 58, will replace embattled General Yuri Baluyevsky who ...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday that First Deputy Defence Minister Nikolai Makarov has been appointed as the armed forces' chief of general staff, the Itar-Tass news agency reported. Makarov will replace Yuri Baluyevsky, who becomes deputy head of the country's Security Council, Medvedev was quoted as saying. "The Chief of the General Staff will have to handle many problems...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
President Dmitri Medvedev dismissed the chief of the general staff of the Russian armed forces Tuesday, moving to tighten the Kremlin's grip on the massive military and its purse strings.Medvedev announced the removal of General Yuri Baluyevsky, who was loyal to the Kremlin but had become an obstacle to a campaign launched by former President Vladimir Putin to tighten control over military...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
President Dmitry Medvedev dismissed the chief of the general staff of the Russian armed forces Tuesday, moving to tighten the Kremlin's grip on the massive military and its purse strings.Medvedev announced the removal of Gen. Yuri Baluyevsky, who was loyal to the Kremlin but had become an obstacle to a campaign launched by former President Vladimir Putin to tighten control over military...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
... control over the armed forces and smooth the path for reforms. Medvedev on Tuesday relieved Gen. Yuri Baluyevsky of his post as chief of the general staff of the Russian armed forces and moved him to the presidential Security Council. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Presidential Press Service, Vladimir Rodionov) MOSCOW -- President Dmitry Medvedev dismissed Russia's top military officer Tuesday...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
... year but delayed until after Medvedev's inauguration.
Medvedev announced the removal Gen. Yuri Baluyevsky on Tuesday, but softened the blow by giving Baluyevsky another job in Russia's elite, making him a deputy chairman of the presidential Security Council.
Medvedev replaced Baluyevsky with Gen. Nikolai Makarov, an ally of Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov.
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Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Russia's deputy defence minister Nikolai Makarov has been named as the new chief of Russia's armed forces by President Dmitry Medvedev. Makarov replaces General Yuri Baluyevsky who was widely seen as opposing military reforms and staff reshuffles. Baluyevsky had been chief since 2004. Last December, Makarov announced that Russia's army would receive a new type of tank in 2009....
