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AP — A top Russian military official arrested on suspicion of accepting a bribe was sent to pre-trial detention Wednesday after appearing before a court in central Moscow, court officials said in a statement.
In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state owned agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin , Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Timur Ivanov visit the military Patriot Park in Kubinka, outside Moscow, on September 19, 2018. Russian law enforcement have detained Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov on suspicion of taking bribes, Russia’s Investigative Committee said on April 23, 2024.
Russia´s state news agency RIA Novosti quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying that both President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu were informed about Ivanov´s arrest, which comes as Moscow´s war in Ukraine continues into its third year. Zvezda, the official TV channel of the Russian military, reported in the summer of 2022 that the ministry “is building an entire residential block” in the severely damaged city and showed Ivanov inspecting construction sites.
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