In his first public appearance as the newly appointed defense minister, Andrei R. Belousov spoke about veterans’ benefits and overcrowded hospitals rather than a new offensive in Ukraine.

​In his first public appearance as the newly appointed defense minister, Andrei R. Belousov spoke about veterans’ benefits and overcrowded hospitals rather than a new offensive in Ukraine. NYT > World NewsDefense and Military Forces, Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022), Putin, Vladimir V, Russia, Ukraine, Belousov, Andrei R., Shoigu, Sergei K