Russian defence chief suffers blow in Moscow power games
In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state owned agency Sputnik, Russia’s Deputy Minister of Defense Timur Ivanov visits the military’s Patriot Park in Kubinka, outside Moscow, on September 19, 2018. Photo by Alexei NIKOLSKY / POOL / AFP
Russian deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov attended a meeting of the military’s top brass last month, sitting a seat away from his boss and wearing the uniform of one of the highest-ranking officials in the country.
Hours later, Ivanov was taken to a courtroom, still wearing the same uniform but now under arrest on suspicion of corruption and facing many years in jail.