Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree appointing Sergei Shoigu as secretary of Russia’s national security council, replacing Nikolai Patrushev, the Kremlin reported Sunday.

The appointment comes after Putin proposed to appoint Andrei Belousov as the country’s defense minister instead of Shoigu, who has served in the post for years. His appointment must now be approved by Russian lawmakers.

The reshuffle comes as Putin starts his fifth presidential term and as the war in Ukraine drags on for the third year

The change comes weeks after Timur Ivanov, a Russian deputy defense minister in charge of military construction projects, was jailed pending an investigation and trial on charges of bribery.

In line with Russian law, the entire Russian Cabinet resigned on Tuesday when Putin began his fifth presidential term at a glittering Kremlin inauguration