Fri 15 July 2022:
Russian President Vladimir Putin has relieved the head of the country’s space agency, Dmitry Rogozin, of his duties, according to a decree released by the Kremlin on Friday.
The decree ordered Rogozin‘s dismissal “from the post of general director of the Roscosmos state space corporation.” He was replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov.
According to the Daily Beast, Longtime Putin ally Dmitry Rogozin, could be up for a new job overseeing eastern territories in Ukraine that Russian forces are seizing in the war, as reported by Meduza.
Rogozin, who heads up Roscosmos, Russia’s space agency, could soon be appointed to serve as chief of staff or a presidential aide as well, Meduza reports, citing three sources close to the Kremlin and an acquaintance of Rogozin’s.
Russia’s space chief, though, is known for hurling unhinged threats and comments left and right and has a habit of casually threatening nuclear war.
When last month Russia’s space agency announced testing of its Sarmat, a ballistic missile that can carry nuclear warheads, Rogozin said he had “a present for NATO.”
Rogozin has also threatened missile strikes against Bulgaria, Romania, and Montenegro—threats he said were meant for “cowardly Bulgarians, vindictive Romanians, and Montenegrins.”
The news of Rogozin’s potential new job comes just as the Biden administration issued a “Missile Threat Awareness” alert Thursday, warning that large gatherings in Ukraine might be treated as a target, including in the western regions of the country.
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