He was Mr Putin's chief of staff and legal consigliere. 他曾是普京的總參謀長(cháng)與法律顧問(wèn)。
Such a robust view of military power was unusual when General Hillier was appointed chief of the defence staff. 在任命為國防總參謀長(cháng)時(shí),對軍事實(shí)力表現出如此強硬看法的行為是不同尋常的。