Timur Ivanov has been detained, and the investigation into the case is ongoing, the Investigative Committee says.
Russian deputy defense minister Timur Ivanov has been arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes, reports the Reuters news agency based on information from Russia’s highest investigative body.
Ivanov has been detained and an investigation into the case is underway, the investigative committee said on the Telegram messaging service, according to Reuters.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov has said, according to Russian news agencies, that the report on Ivanov’s capture was presented by the Russian president to Vladimir PutinReuters reports.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigulle according to Peskov, he was told about the arrest in advance, Reuters reports.