President Putin reshuffles the Russian Security Council.
Russian President Putin has added new members to the Federal Security Council.
According to RIA Novosti, on September 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin added members to the Russian Security Council.
“The following individuals are included as members of the Federal Security Council of Russia: AG Dyumin – presidential assistant; AL Linets – head of the Presidential Directorate of Special Programs; DV Manturov – first deputy prime minister; VI Skvortsova – head of the Federal Agency for Health and Biological Services,” the decree states.
Additionally, President Putin dismissed Vladimir Yakushev, acting secretary of the United Russia General Assembly, from the Security Council. Yakushev had previously been a member of the Council as the President's Special Envoy to the Ural Federal District, but last week he was transferred to work at the Federation Council.
In addition, President Putin extended the federal service term of Deputy Minister of the Security Council Alexander Grebenkin until October 13, 2025.
Earlier in June 2024, the Russian leader also reshuffled the Security Council. He signed a decree retaining Nikolai Patrushev, former Secretary of the Federal Security Council and a close ally of Putin, as a permanent member of the body. This move was considered surprising after Patrushev had to relinquish his position as Secretary of the Council to former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in May 2024.
Alongside Patrushev, the decree signed by President Putin in June 2024 also named Defense Minister Andrei Belousov and Shoigu as permanent members of the Security Council.
The Russian Federal Security Council is an advisory body to the Russian president on matters of national security policy management and implementation. The council is appointed by the president and operates directly under his authority. The Security Council does not have direct authority over security agencies or government ministries.
The Russian Security Council has 30 members, including 12 permanent members. The chairman of the council is President Putin, and the vice-chairman is former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.
