Former top Russian Defense Ministry official detained in graft case

Ex-Deputy Minister Ruslan Tsalikov is facing multiple corruption and bribery charges

A former first deputy minister at the Russian Defense Ministry, Ruslan Tsalikov, has been detained in a major graft case, the Russian Investigative Committee has announced.

Tsalikov is suspected of “creating a criminal organization whose members embezzled budget funds between 2017 and 2024, as well as of money laundering and bribery,” Investigative...