Russian President Vladimir Putin

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Putin fires top official who described Chabad as a supremacist cult (The Times of Israel)

No reason given for dismissal of assistant secretary of the Russian Security Council Aleksey Pavlov, but reports noted his controversial statement.

Since Russia launched its war against Ukraine in February, the Chabad movement in Russia has attempted to keep itself out of the crosshairs on all sides. In his article, Pavlov appeared to be channeling this religious view of the conflict. A spokesperson for the Security Council told Russia’s TASS news agency that Pavlov was moving to another position but also gave no details.

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Putin fires Alexei Pavlov as assistant secretary of the Russian ... (Euro Weekly News)

Vladimir Putin has dismissed Alexei Pavlov from his role as the assistant secretary of the Russian Security Council.

Ukrainian oligarchs Igor Kolomoisky and Viktor Pinchuk were called Lubavitcher Hasidim by the Assistant Secretary of the Security Council. Alexey Pavlov had been Assistant Secretary of the Security Council since 2009. In it, he stressed the need for the ‘desatanisation’ of [Ukraine](https://euroweeklynews.com/2023/01/20/latin-american-countries-russian-weapons-us-ukraine/). Putin’s reasons for the dismissal of the lieutenant general were not specified. [aif.ru](https://aif.ru/society/religion/chto_varyat_v_vedminom_kotle_na_ukraine_nabrali_silu_neoyazycheskie_kulty). The relevant presidential decree has already been signed.

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