Sergei Shoigu, Russia's defence minister, has tried to send a 'business as usual' message since his deputy was arrested on a bribery charge. But the widening scandal looks bad for him too, and is seen as a push by a rival clan to dilute his power.
Item 1 of 2 Russian Deputy Def ence Minister Timur Ivanov inspects the construction of a water intake facility on the Belbek River in Crimea, in this handout picture released January 21, 2021. Russian Def ence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS/File PhotoRussian Deputy Def ence Minister Timur Ivanov inspects the construction of a water intake facility on the Belbek River in Crimea, in this handout picture released January 21, 2021.
The clans - alliances of like-minded officials or business people - centre around the military, the intelligence and law enforcement agencies, the military-industrial complex and also include a group of people from President Vladimir Putin's native St Petersburg who have known him personally for many years.
"Ivanov is one of the closest people to Shoigu. His arrest on the eve of the appointment of a new government suggests that the current minister's chances of staying in his chair are sharply declining," he said. "It indirectly damages Shoigu. Questions arise. How is it that a person who was close to him and who he brought on managed to steal so much under Shoigu's own nose?" said Carnegie's Stanovaya.
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