Top Russian military officials are being arrested, raising questions in the West about Putin’s strategy
Headline from Anchorage Daily News
The arrests started shortly before President Putin began his fifth term and shuffled his ally, longtime Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, into a new post.
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The arrests began last month when a Russian deputy defense minister was detained. Then the head of the ministry’s personnel directorate was hauled into court. This week, two more senior military officials were detained. All face corruption charges.
It began last month with the arrest of a Russian deputy defense minister. Then the head of the ministry’s personnel directorate was hauled into court. This week, two more senior military officials were detained. All face charges of corruption, which they have denied.
The arrests started shortly before President Putin began his fifth term and shuffled his ally, longtime Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, into a new post.
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