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Why Putin’s Choice For New Ukraine Commander Is All About Closing Ranks At Home

Photo of Valery Gerasimov with Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu
Valery Gerasimov with Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow Mikhail Klimentyev/TASS/ZUMA

The choice of General Valery Gerasimov to replace General Sergey Surovikin is a political defeat for Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov — and a sign that Putin may be getting skittish on the home front.

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