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Is Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin getting his military leadership under control? After Ivanov, Kuznetsov and Popov, another general is now retired from service in Russia.
Moscow – A high-ranking army representative has been arrested in Russia. It is the third case within a month. On Thursday (May 23), a military court initially ordered Wadim Shamarin to be held in pre-trial detention for two months.
Deputy Chief of General Staff Shamarin is said to have accepted bribes on a particularly large scale, according to the state news agency Tass reported. No details about the criminal proceedings were given.
Corruption in Russia’s military: Prigozhin complained about bribery
The Russian military apparatus is considered extremely corrupt. Above all, the head of the Russian private army Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhinalways had a Bribery in the military leadership and setbacks in the Ukraine War also pushed onto it.
The former confidant of Kremlin chief Wladimir Putin died in a plane crash in August – two months after a failed revolt.
Allegations of corruption in Russia’s army: Ivanov, Kuznetsov, Popov
Several military men have been arrested in recent weeks:
- Timur Ivanov: Deputy Russian Minister of Defense
- Yuri Kuznetsov: General responsible for personnel in the Ministry of Defense
- Ivan Popov: General and former commander in southern Ukraine
Next general arrested by Putin – targets in Ukraine war to remain
Corruption in the highest ranks of the Russian army was also a recurring accusation by Prigozhin. Prigozhin’s criticism was directed above all at Sergei Shoigu, whom Putin dismissed as defense minister this month and appointed as the new secretary of the National Security Council. According to Kremlin sources, Shoigu had been tasked with “optimizing” the spending of the Russian army and the arms industry, which is running at full speed.
The new defense minister will now be the economic expert Andrey Belousov, who will ensure order in military leadership and expenditure. According to the Kremlin, Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov will remain in his post. Moscow said that the war aims in Ukraine will not change. (AFP/dpa/frs)
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