Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:43pm on 24 Apr 2024,Wednesday International
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov, 47, has been accused of accepting bribes "on a particularly large scale" and has been remanded in custody by a Moscow court. Denying the charges, Ivanov, responsible for military infrastructure projects since 2016, faces up to 15 years in jail if found guilty. The arrest, rare among Russia's elite, follows allegations by the Anti-Corruption Foundation linking Ivanov to corruption schemes in Ukraine. President Putin was informed in advance of Ivanov's detention, according to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. The move has raised questions about Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, with whom Ivanov is closely aligned.
