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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer

Russian minister detained after taking bribe, law enforcement agency says

A well-connected Russian deputy defence minister has been charged with bribe-taking, in the highest-profile corruption scandal in the country in years, triggering speculation about a possible purge within Moscow’s elites.

Timur Ivanov, 47, who was responsible for Russia’s military infrastructure projects, was detained by the FSB services late on Tuesday evening at his work.

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