Putin loses ally Shoigu as defence ministers fired over corruption and coup | Maj. Gen. Chip Chapman

Sergei Shoigu’s removal as defence minister is likely connected with the Prigozhin coup and corruption charges, Maj. Gen. Chip Chapman tells Frontline on #TimesRadio

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[@marinas5857]

I understand and I am so grateful for the support but when someone says "it will be interesting to watch what will happen in the next weeks in Kharkiv"...I know you are speaking of war-theater...but it is my Homeland. War in my Homeland. No person should ever go through what people in Ukraine are going through.

[@marisabenson1222]

Yes all the bystanders can be insensitive with their "clinical analysis". It is a callous disregard that comes from not seeing the other.

[@Doggieman1111]

Can't even imagine what it must be like

[@johnyblazer8597]

Cant imagine someone has nazis in his country and doing nothing about it.. you got what you deserve... How sad it is

[@ragingmonk6080]

Ukraine gained independence in 1991. It lost Crimea in 2014. During this entire period Ukraine did nothing to build up defenses. The west knows so Ukraine certainly should that Russia attacks the weak. The government of Ukraine let its people down.

[@vaiakaragianni9941]

You should kick out your greedy corrupt PM and go for a peace treaty with Russia Nato USA and EU who obey to their US masters fo not care for Ukrainians or your destroyed country but for their geopolitical gain and war profits , they said it fight yo the last Ukrainian!!why are you fighting with Russia? NATO is an agressive organisation we've witnessed what it did to multiple countries, USA is a an hégémonie who want to control exploit all countries. Stop obeying and save your lives -and what it has remain of your country .

[@whowhy9023]

Corrupt is a redundant word when talking about Russians. 😂

[@Robert-xy4xi]

Like the funds provided for Ukrainian defence lines and not being constructed.

[@marisabenson1222]

​@@Robert-xy4xi ah hard at work pushing the script. To be really convincing you trolls should change it up sometimes.

[@Robert-xy4xi]

​@@marisabenson1222Where are the defence line construction funds! Why were the shorter defence lines in the wrong place!

[@rmdomainer9042]

@@Robert-xy4xi Pity for your narrative that the Perceptions of Corruption Index ranks Russia way worse than Ukraine.

[@marisabenson1222]

​@@Robert-xy4xiposteriorly positioned in your nether regions

[@pjk1714]

Shoigu life expectancy is short now. Can't imagine all the details on Putin that could destroy him.

[@vivneedle]

Shoigu has been promoted. You guys need to get some people on here who actually know what they are talking about

[@rodpanhard]

Exactly, Shoigu is now in charge of Russias entire military industrial complex. Putin probably want's to ensure there is no wastage and corruption as production is ramped up.

[@harryflower1810]

We shall see... hope he isn't a Tea drinker or likes balconies

[@chrismckellar9350]

it was sidelined promotion.

[@Thesamurai1999]

He got sidelines, and all his connections are being dismantled. His closest officials have been put in prison….

[@susansmith9263]

Doesn't feel like a promotion, but Shoigu was spared as he disappointed Putin, but didn't betray him. They've been long time buddies, taking vacations together.

[@rodpanhard]

Dilligent Shoigu promoted - fixed that for ya!

[@DominicFlynn]

Shoigu has never been accused of corruption. Where do you get these headlines from?

[@Withnail1969]

they just make them up. the Times audience doesnt know any different.

[@Leo-ie3eb]

Times Radio explains the total crash of Russia for two years already and they will continue to do so. On the other hand Russia is planning the invasion of Western Europe and they will continue to do so. 😂 Interesting because they cannot decide what will happen first. Since all Russians are corrupt it is only logical to assume Shoigu is corrupt as well. 😂

[@annwigmoreinstitute4985]

corrupt putin fires corrupt shoigu

[@TheBikeOnTheMoon]

get your fact straight, the guy was promoted to a different position, not fired.

[@fdk7014]

Who is not corrupt in the Russian regime?

[@03056932]

Read all your comments. Very concensus narrative mainstream arguments. Are you 77th?

[@maitaimik]

@@03056932 You get the Monday graveyard shift at the old troll factory do you ? Your friends earned double money yesterday, so it was full of the old comrades.

[@03056932]

@@maitaimik read your comments too. Trump derangement syndrome indeed. Let's do a video debate, we can both record and upload. Unless you're scared..

[@yamadakenji4143]

At least no one in the higher echelons of government. Putin wants you to be part of his system of endemic corruption. Everyone who isn't arrouses suspicion

[@andyniblock43]

Shoigu has a serious health problem of which he is unaware.

[@anzelmasmatutis2500]

He should be careful not to get Defenestration.

[@WeejimmySnazberry]

It's a well known Russian condition called windowphobia, has been know to be fatal many times.

[@joshlewis575]

​@@WeejimmySnazberryI was bouta say, he's known to be very clumsy around windows

[@HanithSVK]

I would advise him NOT to take tea from anyone at this point

[@trevorwebster5401]

A corrupt bunch of monsters

[@HenkBoshoff]

New term, new team.

[@vaiakaragianni9941]

Haha it's the opposite, he was promoted!!!

[@marisabenson1222]

Britain and Europe and the US will suffer economically and politically if Russia is successful sobits in those countries' interests to do everything to ensure that doesn't happen.

[@annaharris626]

Shoigu has been promoted to secretary of security council, not sacked.

[@emiliat.5881]

There is every time I hear specialists talking about the war, something comes to mind “the peril of slowness” as lectured by Timothy Snyder! It’s a tragedy for the Ukrainian people! I see president Zelenskyy as someone calling in the wilderness for two years now and still isn’t heard. By not feeling the urgency to react swiftly the whole of Europe is in danger of getting dragged into this awful war! Putin counted on that NATO wouldn’t want to escalate, so he does test every time how far he can go! When is enough, enough?

[@blitzroehre1807]

Replacing an incompetent Shoigu with a bean counter, no military experince, is surely gonna go well for the Z Army...

[@rogerpennel1798]

Are you implying Robert McNamara's carefully crafted production line calculus didn't equate to battlefield success?

[@a.u.b1]

In the meantime, the replacement of Zaluzhny with another general produced a debacle on the frontline😂😂😂 The Ukrainian commander responsible for the northeastern Kharkiv frontline has been replaced after Russia launched a surprise offensive, a military spokesperson said on Monday. Nazar Voloshyn told RBC-Ukraine media that the decision to appoint Brigadier General Mykhailo Drapatyi to the position was taken on May 11. He gave no reason for the decision. It comes amid reports that Ukrainian defences were “built in the wrong place” to halt Russia’s Kharkiv offensive.😂😂😂

[@thomasprice7893]

@@a.u.b1 Imagine pretending to be a superpower then being reduced to crowing about staff reshuffles among the neighbor 1/10th your size which you haven't been able to defeat in three years. Jesus christ how embarassing.

[@rmdomainer9042]

@@a.u.b1 But Drapatyi was never Zalushny's replacement.

[@renatomondini3970]

so Ukraine is winning?

[@JaneSoole]

See INSIDE RUSSIA for a rather good analysis of Putin's shake-up by a Russian economist in exile.

[@imac3355]

Replacing incompetence with more incompetence 🤣

[@rogerpennel1798]

A fast learner isn't a phrase to describe Putin.

[@jim2376]

The little bungler shuffles the dorkoviki. One dork replaced by a different dork.

[@Worldturnedupsidedown]

He was promoted, get your facts right

[@chrismckellar9350]

it was sidelined promotion.

[@roibot1122]

No he wasn't

[@chrismckellar9350]

@@roibot1122 - How do you it wasn't a sidelined promotion?

[@roibot1122]

@@chrismckellar9350 There is no such thing as a sideline promotion. That’s called a demotion. For a corrupt mafia state like Russia, any move of personnel away from the money is a demotion.

[@onetrickpony4179]

How to spot a Russian troll account: "iTs A pRoMoTioN aNd wEstErN mEdiA LiEs!!" 😂

[@Bar-Lord]

India needs to be added to that new axis list. The silent partner that has no problem funding the war machine.

[@paultaylor7947]

its his Toulouse

[@CombatMosquitoTrainer]

Par for the course for the 2nd greatest army in Ukraine

[@rhetorical1488]

so you claim the french are great? was that before the ghost of khiev flew to mars or the duck hunter shot down 300% of the incoming missles?

[@CombatMosquitoTrainer]

@@rhetorical1488 Comrade 🤡

[@American-In-Mykolaiv]

The General should put the "go" in "Prejin" to get "pre-go-jin" (Preghojin). Love to listen to his analysis, he is usually right on target. Thanks! Slava Ukraini!

[@Haasismijnnaam]

Also it's Shoigu not Shaigo, really not that difficult to get right especially if the person interviewing you constantly pronounced it the right way. Heroiam slava

[@dk6024]

Please allow 1 to 3 weeks for the bones to fly out from under the carpet.

[@purpasmart_4831]

Underrated

[@thesceptic1018]

Priggozheen and Shygo?

[@austin4428]

Cap. He was promoted. Shocking journalism!!

[@Infopirates]

The state security council is a higher position🙂

[@user-yp9nz6bs9q]

Terrific interview with Chip Chapman.

[@vipulgupta]

*chimp

[@user-yp9nz6bs9q]

@@vipulgupta I thought it was Chip?

[@Diego.E.D]

This guy was promoted 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Lilian-fh2ve]

The guy was demoted to polishing PUTIN 👢 👢 👢 BOOTS..

[@tanonamusic2198]

This guy just makes up his own pronunciation for everyone’s name?

[@polarper8165]

It seems mobilization is coming...

[@akeleven]

Question: is there anybody in the Russian hierarchy that is not up to corrupt practices? In other words is this just an excuse to remove somebody when putin wants to shuffle.

[@tomr3319]

Shoigu was actually promoted to Russia's security council - a direct adviser to Putin. 🙃

[@WeejimmySnazberry]

"promoted" 😅, I hear he's given up drinking tea as well

[@jonathanchalk2507]

He was promoted...!

[@evgenijkonstantinov612]

Где учатся?😮

[@a.u.b1]

The Ukrainian commander responsible for the northeastern Kharkiv frontline has been replaced after Russia launched a surprise offensive, a military spokesperson said on Monday. Nazar Voloshyn told RBC-Ukraine media that the decision to appoint Brigadier General Mykhailo Drapatyi to the position was taken on May 11. He gave no reason for the decision. It comes amid reports that Ukrainian defences were “built in the wrong place” to halt Russia’s Kharkiv offensive.😂

[@EricLaracy]

The Western take on this is hilarious, Shoigu has been promoted and the guy replacing him is an economist that's going to ramp things up whilst still keeping an eye on spending. But oh no according to Western media the walls are going to start closing in now, how many times have we heard that !!

[@andrewtara]

Done Shoigu a big favour he's been waiting for that a long time, besides that how can you expect a construction worker to run defence departament and be in charge of a war.

[@geoffgill5334]

Lol by stealing a lions share of the contract money

[@JaneSoole]

Re your headline: Putin didn't exactly lose Shoigu did he? Was he left in a parcel on the railway station?

[@midimusicforever]

Corruption i Russia? Who could imagine!

[@Al-oe8ib]

Corrupt Shoigu??……hahahahahahahahahaha Says honest Vlad?

[@geraldtraynor]

Except that these effete individuals seem to ignore the fact that Shoigu has been promoted to a higher position! But that's Rupert's Radio for you! I love it!

[@FishandHunt]

Cool fake western name bro. Kyiv in 3 days botski! 😂

[@rhetorical1488]

@@FishandHunt cool name bro your pronouons failure and shill?

[@FishandHunt]

@@rhetorical1488 So, how is the whole Kyiv in 3 days plan going for you on day 810 of Putin's disastrous 10 day 'Special Military Operation'? 😂

[@Patendyck76]

Shoigu is not corrupt & he has been promoted, if you want to see corruption take the Zelensky Express to Ukraine.

[@tyguy104]

OK, yesterday it was a little different right? It was, I know he got sacked but it was viewed more as promotion. But now that you're laying corruption and coup labels, it might not be a promotion huh?

[@JYRIVIRMA]

Bad audio

[@k.k356]

Unfortunately this is a good thing for russia, since anyone replacing Shoigu will probably be at least somewhat competent.

[@marisabenson1222]

What makes you so sure they couldn't find an even less competent individual than Shoigu.

[@rodpanhard]

You call a troop loss ratio of 10 to 1 incompetent? These Ukranians are excellent troops as well same as the Russians.

[@joesands3613]

Corrupt? I thought that was just a russian title that's not mentioned because they all are.

[@SirDigby3601]

Shoigu!!!!!!!

[@riche4you1975]

Time to place ur bets on how he will be ended 😅

[@alkazeicer9616]

putins time is up

[@joelturley4847]

What a GONG Show the ORCS are 😂😂😂

[@robinsonmitchell9995]

Shoigu was made Secretary of the Security Council, replacing former FSB head Nikolai Patrushev. This wasn't a firing, it was a promotion! Patrushev has reportedly been shifted to a position in the Presidential Administration. Although no specifics were provided as to Patrushev's new title it was evident that he retains his political weight and influence. Neither Shoigu nor Patrushev have fallen from Putin's orbit. Meanwhile the head of the Defense Ministry office of Personnel Staffing was arrested, though the precise charges have not yet been published. This less than a month after the April 23 arrest of Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov for bribery and corruption. There's definitely a shakeup in the MOD. Meanwhile Russia has had its worse week in numbers of KIA troops, losing over 8,000 in a week and just yesterday losing over 1700 in a single day, the record worst day since the invasion began 24 February 2022.

[@James-Campbell]

Ssshhhh keep it quiet, don't disturb the sheep's slumber. Let them remain asleep to the soothing tones of what's that word called when it's pure lies??........oh yeah, propaganda 😂😅😂😅

[@chrisnotyourbusines7739]

Oh an now its just a matter if time till he stumbles down some stairs

[@WeejimmySnazberry]

Falling upstairs in Russia is also fatal

[@extendedrangetechmetal1489]

lies, shoigu is acctually promoted...

[@bgpobeda]

Kaput in pri Z on . And must to pay for all !

[@MyTv-]

Let’s hope the economist replacing Shoigu, is a great champion of the “Just in time” theory! So that every tiny hiccup, insures the Russian army don’t get material when needed.

[@rodpanhard]

That's why the West is failing, Russia kept room and manpower to expand their industral capability if the need arose where the West went for every penny pinching opportunity just in time brought.

[@MyTv-]

@@rodpanhard Agree and disagrees. I don’t believe Russia is better. It’s a longer philosophic debate not suitable for YT comments. But I broadly agree with you! 😊😊😊

[@joelturley4847]

What a Gong Show in ORC Land 😂😂😂

[@yamadakenji4143]

It should be possible to bring in drones from the sea on unsuspicious ships or submarines of allied nations. That way Ukraine would be able to reach all parts of Russia to really deminish its refinery capacity

[@sheadoolittle]

He wasn’t fired. He changed jobs. He’s still in the Kremlin and still in Putins inner circle. The new guy will probably be better at the job too

[@juliusbrown4866]

Don't talk nonsense expecially british

[@harryflower1810]

Lots of Russian bots.. blah blah and BS

[@letsdisagree]

When im bored ill come back and watch this fricken free comedy

[@marisabenson1222]

Putin: "oops, took out the wrong friend." Shoigu's time is limited.

[@Llewellyn2844]

Shoigu wasn't sacked or demoted; he was PROMOTED, to Secretary of the Security Council. Why must the British media be so ignorant, dishonest, and incompetent?

[@W.J.Blythe]

Yeh ok Ivan

[@marktrotter8971]

Which is more important, a job leading a department with a budget of 25% of Russian GDP. Or chairing a group of old men sat round a table?

[@mattgrant9479]

Russian bot

[@chrismckellar9350]

it was sidelined promotion.

[@johnfox3573]

Put more pressure on NK & Iran so they think twice about exporting weapons to Russia that they may well need themselves

[@chrisj2502]

They have both been sanctioned for decades so everything possible has been done.

[@iamamoghalfmanhalfdog5325]

Shogi bear

[@geraldinejarvis5561]

Tell the guy to avoid standing near high windows or balconies. And not to take a plane anywhere.

[@WeejimmySnazberry]

Avoid tea, aftershave, pretty much anything that might contain novichok

[@TheBikeOnTheMoon]

errrr. you are lying lol, the guy got promoted, not fired.

[@julianmcgee5741]

Bore factor 10.

[@WeejimmySnazberry]

Bot factor off the scale

[@petergarbe2459]

Der Chef sagt was los ist ( CEO )

[@anzelmasmatutis2500]

Mr. Navalny was NEVER against aggressiveness of Russians. In fact, Russian army without corruption(Navalny is fighting for) would had killed even more than 500+ children in Ukraine (UNICEF data).

[@WeejimmySnazberry]

Long live Russian corruption!

[@Lilian-fh2ve]

NAVALNY is free as a 🐦 🦜 bird now...He has shifted his burden to PUTIN SHOULDER and enjoy a bird eye view of EVERYTHING GOING ON. SWEET GUY.

[@paultaylor7947]

my milk is off

[@geoffgill5334]

Wondering how many Artillery barrels Russia has left??

[@carltontweedle5724]

Is this a joke over corruption not just useless. Well are they looking at the top man for corruption.

[@chrisj2502]

How can a government official be sacked for corruption in Russia, while no one in the UK lost their job over the pandemic.

[@sylvianeg2368]

Absolutely wrong. Shoigu was promoted. Right

[@chrismckellar9350]

it was sidelined promotion.

[@texaspatty4697]

With all due respect, you are butchering the names of these Russians, to the point where I didn't know, for a while, to whom you were referring.

[@theodennison5323]

He's been promoted, get some true facts and get rid of these clowns talking bull 💩

[@mattgrant9479]

He wasn't

[@robertmoyse4414]

Good interview by James, as usual. I listen to many commentators on the war and General Chip is probably the best overall. Of umpteen interviews I have heard since Shoigu’s sacking this is the first that actually told me anything I couldn’t work out for myself. I did wonder what was going on with Surovikin.

[@nathanc6314]

😂 You have to love the media! 😂 They're always trying to manipulate viewers, aren't they? 😂 the media can be quite something, always trying to twist things to grab attention! 😅

[@shingnosis]

Western tunnel vision in here. This move isn't good for the west, it's good for Russia.

[@robster6868]

He will miraculously disappear within 6 months

[@ConnorJane]

To where? He now has the third position in the power line, he's the Secretary of Security Councel. Which Putin is the head of.

[@Robert-xy4xi]

Defence lines to delay Russian advance on Kharkiv, were in the wrong place and were meant to be longer lines. Questions being asked where the allocated construction funds have gone.

[@FishandHunt]

No that's just your Russian cope. Kyiv in 3 days botski! 😂

[@DominicFlynn]

Everyone in Russia is talking about Shoigu's promotion, but UK journalists know that it was really a demotion. Great work exposing the truth Times Radio.

[@EHIDIYE]

Call him anything but corrupt. We all know he isn’t corrupt.

[@WeejimmySnazberry]

The higher up you are the greater the corruption, that's how it works

[@4555joe]

No matter Russia will defeated NATO and West!!!!

[@guitaristteacobouy]

Lies, he was transferred not fired.

[@rockbutcher]

This was a great conversation overall, but if you had to take a sip of beer every time one or the other mispronounced an easily pronounceable Russian name you'd be plastered by the end of the interview. Was Sir Guy one of the knights of the round table and who is this Shygoo Chip keeps referring to? LOL. Might want to put a bit of effort into being taken seriously.

[@bgpobeda]

KaPut-In- priZon

[@richardbernard6845]

Russia has appointed a economic bureaucrat to oversee the Russian military and its war with Ukraine. What could go wrong? In the confusion of this transition, it could create new opportunities for Ukraine to exploit.

[@rhetorical1488]

Us has a senile puppet running things. The uk has a woke kneeling kink.

[@manuelpon4679]

Fake news

[@malcky630]

How boring.

[@peterlangan1181]

What nonsense, Shoigu has been promoted. He has done a very good job. Has Russia not produced more artillery ammo than the entire west by an order of magnitude? Have they not produced more missiles than the west by orders of magnitude? Have they not produced massively more Tanks than the west by several orders of magnitude. Have they not produced more drones than the combined west? Are the FAB glide bombs not causing havoc? A real game changer! Is the Russian Army not recruiting more than a thousand men a day? Has not all this been acheived for a fraction of what it would cost the west? Some failure! The west could do with a few Shoigu’s! The new man is financially based. The main job is done, Ukraine is busy crumbling. His job will be to introduce more reforms and new initiatives while bringing expenditure back towards normal for post war. Post war will be in six months about.

[@rmdomainer9042]

Tedious bot narrative. He has been shifted to a position where he does not have to lift a finger, serving under the alcoholic Medvedev. Nobody would ever put that old sack in an important position.

[@denillefleming2942]

Imports from n Korea and Iran .

[@harryflower1810]

How about the huge losses in men and material with limited progress

[@FishandHunt]

Cool fake western name by the way 😂

[@rhetorical1488]

@@harryflower1810 kiev can be turned into gaza at any time you desire little failure bot.

[@underdog578]

The removal of Shoigu is probably making a lot of Russian industrialists and bankers very nervous.

[@rasheedkesington7506]

Major Chapman a loser who fought the Taliban and lost

[@rmdomainer9042]

Why are you so sensitive?

[@williammartin9450]

Not fired at all! In fact looks like he gets a promotion and a rest. What a crock from The Times...once again. Why is your reporting so consistently poor?

[@rhetorical1488]

they cant cope any harder with the ukie failure rate🤣

[@user-xh4ql9sl3m]

Shoigu hasn‘t been fired. That’s not what the narrative should be centered around. Shoigu has REPLACED the FSB head (who will fall out of a window soon). And some numbers-guy has had to take the place as „Defence“ minister. Please stop talking as if this is a proper functioning parliament. This is a gangster crib. With NOTHING going on unless the dictator says so. For crying out loud…. (When will we learn…?)