{"id":115472,"date":"2026-06-26T19:48:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T16:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/a-general-considered-a-possible-successor-to-putin-has-passed-away\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T09:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T06:46:08","slug":"a-general-considered-a-possible-successor-to-putin-has-passed-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/a-general-considered-a-possible-successor-to-putin-has-passed-away\/","title":{"rendered":"A general considered a possible successor to Putin has passed away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The former Russian Minister of Defense, Sergei Ivanov, a close associate of Vladimir Putin, has passed away. The ex-official was considered a possible successor to the Kremlin leader.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ivanov was 73 years old. He was part of the group of people from the power institutions who reached the state hierarchy and exerted a considerable influence over Russia after Putin took power, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/agerpres.ro\/politic-extern\/2026\/06\/26\/rusia-a-decedat-serghei-ivanov-aliat-al-lui-putin-si-fost-ministru-al-apararii--1570760\">Agerpres<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ivanov contributed to the shaping of Russia&#8217;s post-Soviet security apparatus and oversaw the armed forces in the early years of Putin&#8217;s presidency. He served as the Minister of Defense during the Chechen war.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official constantly maintained that Russia&#8217;s security interests were undermined, particularly by the United States&#8217; missile defense plans and the erosion of arms control agreements.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ivanov presented the NATO expansion as a strategic concern for Moscow and repeatedly insisted that security in Europe should be built on the basis of <em>&#8220;mutual respect for the concerns and interests of all parties&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2001, Ivanov was appointed Minister of Defense, in 2005 he became Deputy Prime Minister, and by 2007 he was considered Putin&#8217;s successor to the Presidency. Ultimately, however, Dmitri Medvedev ran for office, while the former FSB general held positions in the Government and the Kremlin administration. In 2016, Putin made him a special presidential envoy for environmental and transportation issues.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former Russian Minister of Defense, Sergei Ivanov, a close associate of Vladimir Putin, has passed away. The ex-official was considered a possible successor to the Kremlin leader. Ivanov was 73 years old. 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