The Ministry of Defence of the Empire of Ruthenia exercises administrative and operational leadership of the Armed Forces of Ruthenian Empire. The Ruthene Minister of Defence is the nominal head of all the Armed Forces, serving under the Basileus of the Empire, who is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Empire of Ruthenia. In this capacity, the minister exercises day-to-day administrative and operational authority over the armed forces. The General Staff, the executive body of the Ministry of Defence, implements the defence minister's operational instructions and orders. The State Generals exercises legislative authority over the Ministry of Defence through the Imperial Government, which is nominally responsible for maintaining the armed forces at the appropriate leve