Putin appointed his outdated guard to an vital authorities publish

The State Council is the physique chargeable for creating “strategic targets and goals of home and international coverage” and brings collectively Kremlin and authorities officers with representatives and regional officers.

Dyumin was moved to the Kremlin as a presidential aide from his publish as governor of the Tula area in a reshuffle by Putin, 71, this month after he was inaugurated for a fifth presidential time period.

Since 1999, he served in Putin’s private safety, changing into one in every of his closest bodyguards, and as soon as mentioned he saved the president from a bear. Dyumin can be a part of a detailed circle of officers who play hockey with Putin.

He was the deputy head of the Russian navy intelligence GRU particular operations division, which performed a key position in Putin’s seizure of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. Former Deputy Protection Minister Dyumin is underneath worldwide sanctions for his position in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The State Council performed a ceremonial position till Putin consolidated its energy by amending the structure in 2020, permitting himself two extra phrases to stay president till 2036.

Dyumin’s promotion follows the president’s determination to fireside his longtime good friend Sergei Shoigu as protection minister. Shoigu was appointed secretary of the Russian Safety Council, and Putin appointed former chief deputy prime minister Andrei Belousov, an economist, as protection minister.