Putin dismisses Russia's top security official

Nikolay Patrushev will be replaced by former Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree appointing Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu as secretary of the Security Council, where he will replace Nikolay Patrushev, the Kremlin said Sunday. Another decree suspended Patrushev from his post.

According to Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Putin opted to assign a "civil