Individual · Security & foreign policy
Andrei Belousov
Defense minister
Andrei Belousov is listed as Russia’s defense minister and a permanent member of the Security Council.
WHY THIS ENTITY MATTERS
RH ASSESSMENT
Belousov matters because the defense portfolio connects the Defense Ministry to the senior presidential security structure. Council membership does not establish involvement in every defense decision.
- Record type
- Individual dossier
- Primary role
- Defense minister
- Network sector
- Security & foreign policy
- Documented links
- 2
Profile
Andrei Belousov is listed as Russia’s defense minister and a permanent member of the Security Council.
Scope note: this foundation dossier is limited to the selected public records behind the RH Russia network. It does not claim a complete biography, ownership history, command structure, or account of private influence.
Documented connections
Every relationship below is labeled by evidence type and carries the limitation recorded in the network source ledger.
Belousov is listed as defense minister and a permanent member.
Limit: Council membership establishes a formal institutional connection, not participation in every security decision.
Kremlin · Security Council rosterThe official roster identifies Belousov as defense minister.
Limit: The cited record establishes a formal role. It does not establish control over every decision or private closeness.
Kremlin · Security Council rosterWhat to watch
- Does Andrei Belousov retain the same formal role and institutional position?
- Do official records document new assignments or public contact with Security Council?
- Do later sources confirm, narrow, or supersede the dated connections recorded here?
Source record
- 01Kremlin · Security Council roster
Official roster dated 16 February 2026.