Putin Sacks Shoigu: What Now?

Sign up to Brilliant (the first 200 sign ups get 20% off an annual premium subscription): https://brilliant.org/tldrdailyWelcome to the TLDR News Daily BriefingIn today’s episode, we run through why President Putin replaced Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. Also, we discuss the legal threat looming for the EU Commission; AfD’s potential extremist ruling; and results from Catalonia's regional elections.💬 Twitter: https://twitter.com/tldrnewsuk📸 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/tldrnewsuk🎞 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tldrnews💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXASupport TLDR on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tldrnewsDonate by PayPal: https://tldrnews.co.uk/fundingTLDR Store: https://www.tldrnews.co.uk/storeTLDR TeeSpring Store: https://teespring.com/stores/tldr-springLearn About Our Funding: https://tldrnews.co.uk/fundingTLDR is all about getting you up to date with the news of today, without bias and without filter. We aim to give you the information you need, quickly and simply so that you can make your own decision.TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by just a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, following, and backing us on Patreon. Thanks!Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator//////////////////////////////Further reading:✍️ Sergei Shoigu Replacedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-69000698https://www.ft.com/content/641cf6f1-69dd-4b0c-af45-0fb2d0f4e80c✍️ EU Commission Legal Threathttps://www.politico.eu/article/eppo-threaten-sue-european-commission-spending-spat-ursula-von-der-leyen-pfizer-laura-codruta-kovesi/ ✍️ AfD Extremist Rulinghttps://www.ft.com/content/25ea42bb-fff6-4f97-84b4-dc1fce4e368dhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/13/afd-far-right-scandals-germany-elections✍️ Catalonia Regional Electionshttps://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/socialist-candidate-wins-election-in-catalonia-not-sure-to-lead-the-executive/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/catalans-vote-election-that-offers-new-chance-exiled-separatist-leader-2024-05-12/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-69000823 ✍️ TLDR Fun Newshttps://apnews.com/article/germany-bavaria-finger-wrestling-competition-championship-8297cc5045a6e939eecd4928bb44af5bSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.