In Moscow's Shadows 176: Is Andrei Belousov the Lavrov of the Defence Ministry?

Schrödinger's Defence Minister, at once busy and visible yet strangely inconsequential and intangible, what can one make of Andrei Belousov, his rise and his chances of achieving anything in his current role?

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