During a televised appearance this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise announcement declaring the creation of a new National Guard, which will be headed by his former bodyguard, Viktor Zolotov.”A decision has been made,” Putin remarked on Tuesday, seated at a table with Zolotov and Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Russia’s minister of internal affairs. “We are creating a new federal body on the basis of Interior Ministry troops: the National Guard.”The National Guard will draw troops from the ranks of the Interior Ministry, answer directly to the Russian president, and be tasked with “the protection of public order,” according to …read more
Source: VICE News
