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05.05.26 - 01:54
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Sacked Russian Minister Flees To US Amid Corruption Probe In First Of Ukraine War (ZeroHedge)
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Sacked Russian Minister Flees To US Amid Corruption Probe In First Of Ukraine War
A Russian minister has become the first known high-ranking official to flee Russia and seek asylum in the United States since the Ukraine war began over four years ago, amid a fraud probe.
Denis Butsayev, a senior Russian official recently dismissed from the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry, fled to the US to avoid criminal prosecution, regional media reports say.
President Putin meets with then General Director of the Russian Environmental Operator Denis Butsayev
He was officially removed from his post as deputy minister on April 22 by an order of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Soon after, and pending possible arrest, Butsayev left the country by traveling through neighboring Belarus.
"Butsayev's departure is the first known case of a sitting official of this rank fleeing the country," independent journalist Farida Rustamova wrote. Butsayev is "lucky to have friends who...
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04.05.26 - 19:51
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Russland verkündet Waffenruhe für 8. und 9. Mai (DPA-AFX)
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MOSKAU (dpa-AFX) - Russland hat für den 8. und 9. Mai eine Waffenruhe im Krieg gegen die Ukraine angeordnet. Damit folge die Armee einer Anordnung von Präsident Wladimir Putin, teilte das Verteidigungsministerium in Moskau ......
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