What's Behind The Arrest Of Russia's Deputy Defense Minister?

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

12 днів тому

Russia's Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov has been arrested on suspicion of taking bribes worth $10 billion, according to Russian media. He could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted. Analysts weigh in on why it could weaken his boss, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
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@rferlonline
@rferlonline 4 дні тому
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@dougveganparadisebuilder5808
@dougveganparadisebuilder5808 10 днів тому
He must have forgotten to pay off somebody.
@BlutoandCo
@BlutoandCo 10 днів тому
Putin.
@alkazeicer9616
@alkazeicer9616 10 днів тому
treason more likely. being corrupt is part of the job
@creosl
@creosl 10 днів тому
The Russian oligarks calls their mafia system for "family".
@queenofstamford3141
@queenofstamford3141 6 днів тому
This is Putin's revenge for Prigoshin
@marcusaurelius3487
@marcusaurelius3487 5 днів тому
As if Ukraine isn’t 1 position ahead of Russia in the EU corruption index
@mastervibes2296
@mastervibes2296 10 днів тому
He must have forgot something for Putin
@mark-ib7sz
@mark-ib7sz 10 днів тому
No kickbacks, just another Russian scumbag.
@feodosiyaonline1555
@feodosiyaonline1555 9 днів тому
Putin doesn't even know who it is.
@marcusaurelius3487
@marcusaurelius3487 5 днів тому
As if Ukraine isn’t 1 position ahead of Russia in the EU corruption index
@SunnyChin-pf6rj
@SunnyChin-pf6rj 10 днів тому
Criminals arresting and sentencing criminals…….
@jonelbondyingnuezca742
@jonelbondyingnuezca742 10 днів тому
Like the USA
@CrucialConflict.
@CrucialConflict. 10 днів тому
Putin doesn't like competition.
@jonelbondyingnuezca742
@jonelbondyingnuezca742 10 днів тому
@@CrucialConflict. US does not want competition too, they want all oil.
@Talinthis
@Talinthis 10 днів тому
Gotta blame somebody when things go wrong, and it isn't going to be the highest ranked ones.
@nostalgiccyborg2201
@nostalgiccyborg2201 8 днів тому
​​@@jonelbondyingnuezca742Like latin unsafe, criminal gang, violence, lots of drugs, where police and politican are so currupt in the world countries.
@kathleenmccrory9883
@kathleenmccrory9883 10 днів тому
He didn't get permission from Putin? Lol.
@MrTomtomtest
@MrTomtomtest 10 днів тому
He did, just like all others, but that's the trap...
@magnumxlpi
@magnumxlpi 3 дні тому
Didn't give putin half probably
@slowtheplanedown
@slowtheplanedown 10 днів тому
Back to Stalins purges... Some things never change.
@robertoceccato6507
@robertoceccato6507 10 днів тому
Forse inizia la pulizia interna: hai ragione e mi domando come mai i russi non si chiedano niente. Probabilmente la storia a casa loro inizia con Putin.
@TomWakeman-ul7om
@TomWakeman-ul7om 10 днів тому
No, you were innocent back in Stalin's time.
@philliphall5198
@philliphall5198 10 днів тому
Yep it’s all happening
@war-painter
@war-painter 10 днів тому
The Night of the Long Knives meet Russia’s White Nights in April, May, June and July….from under Churchill's carpet comes Bulgakov’s magician performing tricks for anyone with an internet connection -Act I has begun.
@Nauda999
@Nauda999 10 днів тому
@@TomWakeman-ul7om I doubt anyone reading these comments was alive in Stalin's time.
@kirk902
@kirk902 10 днів тому
If Russia is serious about corruption, start with Putin.
@feodosiyaonline1555
@feodosiyaonline1555 9 днів тому
Do you have concrete facts or do you just hate Putin?
@chingatumadregoogle1344
@chingatumadregoogle1344 8 днів тому
Dude corruption in America government is LEGALIZED on your face with lobby 😂 give ma break. What a democracy
@marcusaurelius3487
@marcusaurelius3487 5 днів тому
As if Ukraine isn’t 1 position ahead of Russia in the EU corruption index
@GustavoCastro-qp8re
@GustavoCastro-qp8re 3 дні тому
Its justo People reapeating others People, like robots​@@feodosiyaonline1555
@kennethasante6140
@kennethasante6140 День тому
And Hunter Biden,Trump,Biden
@ValdezJu
@ValdezJu 10 днів тому
Taking bribes is a crime in Russia?
@gregc8567
@gregc8567 10 днів тому
🤣🤣🤣
@marcpaulus6291
@marcpaulus6291 10 днів тому
If they need it against you
@VictorBonello
@VictorBonello 10 днів тому
Yes, only in the USA it is not only legal, but who pays, dictates to the President😂
@ProfessorFickle
@ProfessorFickle 10 днів тому
@@VictorBonello: usa 🇺🇸 it’s Regulated and Taxed . President #45 had to pay 170 million for Fraud, for something that happed before he was in politics. Russia and China its Out of Control . 😂
@ProfessorFickle
@ProfessorFickle 10 днів тому
@@VictorBonello: Lobbing is regulated and TAXED. China and Russia it’s out of Control.
@Tadicuslegion78
@Tadicuslegion78 10 днів тому
The real question is who isn't taking bribes in the Russian government/military?
@stephenkern5784
@stephenkern5784 10 днів тому
Makes you wonder how much hisboss Shoigu took
@user-ez2hi2qi2y
@user-ez2hi2qi2y 9 днів тому
I think he lives in a 22 M$ mansion
@lylewalker5681
@lylewalker5681 10 днів тому
Undoubtedly being charged because he didn’t allow certain people to get their beaks wet, just like it is with any mafia family.
@pjhgerlach
@pjhgerlach 10 днів тому
Corruption? In Ruzzia? 😱 😂😂😂😂🤡
@meso8848
@meso8848 10 днів тому
You have a typo .. it’s Russia not Ruzzia Yes corruption exist everywhere and Russia is arresting them.. way to go Russia 👍
@Kanavankuolemaaseuraten
@Kanavankuolemaaseuraten 10 днів тому
Can't be 😂
@meso8848
@meso8848 10 днів тому
@@Kanavankuolemaaseuraten corruption actually exists anywhere in the world .. Russia will arrest any of them … that’s it
@Nauda999
@Nauda999 10 днів тому
Is it a new trend to replace s with z? Is it now Auztralia? Auztria? United Ztates of America? Netherlandz? Honduraz? Maldivez? Laoz? United Arab Emiratez?
@existence.5806
@existence.5806 6 днів тому
​@@Nauda999no, only for nazis
@mikeb5613
@mikeb5613 10 днів тому
Out the window he goes!
@bonnienichalson5151
@bonnienichalson5151 10 днів тому
The question is why didn't he just go out a window????!!?
@JoaoCosta-pn9im
@JoaoCosta-pn9im 10 днів тому
He is just one thief among many, including all his bosses up to the very top
@Bajtjr
@Bajtjr 10 днів тому
Arrested for bribes in Russia, wow, he must have been way too greedy to forget to pay off others
@brianingarfill1773
@brianingarfill1773 10 днів тому
Just send him to the front line in Ukraine!!! It will be a lot cheaper than 15 years in jail!!! LOL LOL
@NexPutax
@NexPutax 10 днів тому
Shoigu's days are numbered.
@Kanavankuolemaaseuraten
@Kanavankuolemaaseuraten 10 днів тому
Sooner or later and Lavrov will drop out of window too, someday.
@Ed_Stuckey
@Ed_Stuckey 10 днів тому
_10% for the big guy_ He forgot...
@Joe-Impera7
@Joe-Impera7 10 днів тому
"If the prosecutor is not fired (for investigating crime - HunterBidenBurizma) in about - 6 hours (that's when his plane was leaving), ... you (Ukraine) will not get the $ Bilion $" - Joe Biden bragging on camera... "10% for the big guy". "there's Nothing to be feared, only understood" - John Kennedy popular US president and WWII - PT Boat hero.
@philbamford6957
@philbamford6957 10 днів тому
Hell have to cancel his yacht order😂😂😂
@alkazeicer9616
@alkazeicer9616 10 днів тому
Officially he got 10000 eur as a bribe. Not sure if that's enough to full tank of fuel for his yacht.. Most fun country in the world 0 logic
@hb9145
@hb9145 10 днів тому
In a country where just about everyone is corrupt, getting arrested for corruption is bad luck. ;)
@xmindk
@xmindk 10 днів тому
He forgot Putler share of those millions!
@roysedero558
@roysedero558 10 днів тому
Millions? No, I think billions 😀
@poroshenkoukraina
@poroshenkoukraina 10 днів тому
Ukraine is corrupt
@360-Guy
@360-Guy 10 днів тому
It's not hard to figure out who is Puttin this guy behind bars
@Finnish_guy
@Finnish_guy 10 днів тому
Fascist mafia state just doing some positional cleaning.
@poroshenkoukraina
@poroshenkoukraina 10 днів тому
and russia celebrates may 9 😉
@ljosephdumas3113
@ljosephdumas3113 10 днів тому
He'd better not get too close to any windows!
@captainseadog7600
@captainseadog7600 10 днів тому
Kremlin starting to fall a part
@disturbingdevelopment4308
@disturbingdevelopment4308 10 днів тому
Napoleon: Never interfere with an enemy while he's in the process of destroying himself
@reginaschliemann736
@reginaschliemann736 10 днів тому
Passt prima zu Putin ! 🙄🙈🤣🤣🤮😡
@perfectionbox
@perfectionbox 10 днів тому
Judge: "You're guilty of taking bribes... that were too small. Goddammit man, we have standards!"
@MrIwan18
@MrIwan18 10 днів тому
Only 15 years in jail? What is wrong compared to mister Navalny??
@reginaschliemann736
@reginaschliemann736 10 днів тому
Er wird enden wie Navalny und zig andere auch schon vorher beseitigt worden sind . Putin hat in der Hinsicht Narrenfreiheit und seine Gesetze sind so für ihn ausgerichtet worden das Putin für seine Untaten niemals zu Rechenschaft gezogen werden kann . Mafiöse Praktiken 🤮🤮😡😡. Wer Putin nicht in den Kram passt verschwindet von der Bildfläche. Siehe Prigoschin , Anwälte von Navalny , Wahlkandidaten , Generäle usw sowie Oberste die einfach angeblich im Krieg getötet worden sind teils sogar in Gulag Sibirien verschleppen lassen hat . Wo eigentlich Putin und Konsorten hingehören . Von dort kommt niemand zurück , niemand 🙄🙈🙄🤮🤮😡😡
@memirandawong
@memirandawong 10 днів тому
In Russia what's yours is NOT yours....at any given moment a trap door, always beneath you, could open up and swallow you up
@galy0
@galy0 10 днів тому
President - Z - removes people who may threaten him..
@chowyewwah1643
@chowyewwah1643 10 днів тому
😂 My goodness, pootin should arrest himself first!
@TheTitaniumSkull
@TheTitaniumSkull 10 днів тому
In the middle of a special military operation, Who in the kremlin isn't getting a special monetary opportunity?
@haotrinh4237
@haotrinh4237 10 днів тому
At least he is not falling from a window!!!
@tricky1581
@tricky1581 10 днів тому
Navalnyesque heart attack in the prison cell or exercise yard quite likely though.
@SK-lt1so
@SK-lt1so 10 днів тому
Snake eating its own tail.
@chuckwhitson654
@chuckwhitson654 10 днів тому
$10m dollars or rubles?
@flampagan1994
@flampagan1994 10 днів тому
dollars
@esteemedyams
@esteemedyams 10 днів тому
$
@redeyedmongoose2963
@redeyedmongoose2963 10 днів тому
@@esteemedyams have you always been a smart ass, or did this recently occur
@FloridaMan69.
@FloridaMan69. 10 днів тому
indian rupees
@puraLusa
@puraLusa 10 днів тому
Feels like it's pocket change considering russian military guys. And that oppens up a lot of question of regime infighting.
@robertarthropthesecond
@robertarthropthesecond 10 днів тому
Nice
@stacycentral
@stacycentral 10 днів тому
15 years or 6 floors.
@richardevans3084
@richardevans3084 10 днів тому
Okay Timor ; pick a window your leaving 😂
@MasterKoala777
@MasterKoala777 10 днів тому
15 years? That's the same punishment for anyone who calls the Ukraine war a "war".
@tayzonday
@tayzonday 2 дні тому
They arrested him because he refused to trip and fall off a cliff in a potato field.
@manuelbello5806
@manuelbello5806 10 днів тому
Finally he is being held accountable
@Richard-od7yd
@Richard-od7yd 10 днів тому
What ? He didn't give 10% to The Big Guy ?
@dougs2747
@dougs2747 10 днів тому
Handing out speeding tickets at the Daytona 500.
@TomM60
@TomM60 8 днів тому
When I traveled around Donetsk, Ukraine I saw what happened to those that didn't pay off the Russian mafia. Their businesses were wrecked and sometimes the business owners just disappeared. The Russian mafia pretty much owned the Donetsk and Lugansk regions.
@jasonhaggard9085
@jasonhaggard9085 10 днів тому
Criminals going after criminals 😮 in Russia no way Jose
@Critic-qn3hg
@Critic-qn3hg 10 днів тому
Party's over
@d.a.t.7723
@d.a.t.7723 10 днів тому
Another scapegoat!
@taxesdeathandtrouble.1886
@taxesdeathandtrouble.1886 10 днів тому
No such thing as a scapegoat in russia. They are all guilty AF.
@truenorth4173
@truenorth4173 10 днів тому
He was arrested for taking more than his share!
@julionahualt6113
@julionahualt6113 10 днів тому
About 15 years in prison vs royalty life and millions stacked in secret, kind of fair deal. 🤔
@simonmeszaros2770
@simonmeszaros2770 10 днів тому
we have the same power structure in Slovakia now. Unfortunately blances were lost, they are not eating themselves yet, its free ride, but i can see it as a mirror.
@KM-vc2yp
@KM-vc2yp 10 днів тому
Perhaps the beginning of the end
@jonnyh9388
@jonnyh9388 10 днів тому
He needs to be careful walking down stairs in prison.
@mryouben
@mryouben 10 днів тому
The rushist empire is starting to crumble
@marioceva7163
@marioceva7163 10 днів тому
USA is perfect. No corruption at all.
@gont183
@gont183 10 днів тому
​@@marioceva7163what about Guatemala? Or Fiji?
@marioceva7163
@marioceva7163 10 днів тому
@@gont183 tell me you.
@gont183
@gont183 9 днів тому
@@marioceva7163 huh?
@marioceva7163
@marioceva7163 9 днів тому
@@gont183 .??
@paulsheather7657
@paulsheather7657 10 днів тому
He will get a fair trial.
@josimpson7999
@josimpson7999 9 днів тому
Nothing in Russia is ever as it seems.
@albertoiportillocaballero3163
@albertoiportillocaballero3163 10 днів тому
Cool
@CanadaJ
@CanadaJ 9 днів тому
Show me a person that wants power and control that isn't corrupt?
@moonlander03
@moonlander03 День тому
He f up big time.. 🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦
@calvinaitkin-sf9up
@calvinaitkin-sf9up 8 днів тому
If you want to stop corruption start at the top.
@MrMuenzenberg
@MrMuenzenberg 9 днів тому
He will loose for shure one ear👂 but i think he will loose his head 🤷‍♂️
@user-vb3zx9ht3e
@user-vb3zx9ht3e 10 днів тому
Vladimir (Trump) Putin in cuffs and shackles, and this too shall end. 🇺🇸♾️😎
@philstanton231
@philstanton231 10 днів тому
There is more to this than meets the eye. He is/was very close to Putler. Things are not going well in the inner circle, and this is just the beginning.
@FenrirKi
@FenrirKi 9 днів тому
He has plenty of open windows to follow right now.
@mhpt74
@mhpt74 9 днів тому
Blood in the shark tank! It is going to get interesting!
@leedex
@leedex 11 годин тому
Forgot to pay 10% to the little guy 😂
@Mateuszyk
@Mateuszyk 17 годин тому
He took too less simple
@williamjones9662
@williamjones9662 10 днів тому
Party boys can't....HA HA HA HA HA HA HA !!!!!
@shortythepresident3913
@shortythepresident3913 8 днів тому
He was the head of military construction and was taking bribes from some other Rusky business man. So they say......
@Fish29077
@Fish29077 10 днів тому
These levels of corruption make the cost of war more expensive for what they get. It’s a good thing for Ukraine as the Russia economy weakens as the conflict drags on.
@philipcaldwell3187
@philipcaldwell3187 10 днів тому
Not buying the bribe charge, wonder who he got on the wrong side of?
@TomWakeman-ul7om
@TomWakeman-ul7om 10 днів тому
Realized he was incompetent.
@erichall465
@erichall465 5 днів тому
Puddin would rid of all those he feels is a threat.
@user-nq5eu4op7l
@user-nq5eu4op7l 10 днів тому
I wonder if they put him behind a window to let him know what going to happen.
@user-gr7kc6hm8k
@user-gr7kc6hm8k 8 днів тому
so proud to be a russian these days
@NJC2874
@NJC2874 3 дні тому
Is there anyone in Russia who doesn't go to jail ???
@Rick-mi4yt
@Rick-mi4yt 8 днів тому
Construction and bribes. Well, thats a new one. ;). The offence is taking "huge" bribes. The law of the land stipulates that only normal bribes are acceptable.
@Bdigital9482
@Bdigital9482 День тому
Putin must have ordered this No?
@dangal9366
@dangal9366 10 днів тому
He got caught not sharing with poutine.
@frankmcgowan3371
@frankmcgowan3371 10 днів тому
Gotta love how Russia works😂😂😂😂
@mzunnurain
@mzunnurain 10 днів тому
Now, what is the real reason?
@johndoherty4976
@johndoherty4976 3 дні тому
He might have been a Mossad agent
@BlitzOfTheReich
@BlitzOfTheReich 10 днів тому
1:25 this is low-key, so true.
@johannesnicolaas
@johannesnicolaas 10 днів тому
Ah, that fair haircut, all for nothing.... All those flashy uniforms.... a perfect scapegoat.
@user-ez2hi2qi2y
@user-ez2hi2qi2y 9 днів тому
Mafia clans? I think he means the nomenklatura class
@war-painter
@war-painter 10 днів тому
Ivanov lived in The Master and Margarita house, he must’ve known that one day Shoigu would turn into a giant malevolent cat and all his money would turn into blank pieces of paper! The devil takes you when you least expect it. I bet he wishes he had some of Azalellos Cream about now. Truth is stranger than fiction.
@mustafazaidi925
@mustafazaidi925 10 днів тому
Radio Free Europe who else CNN, CBS, ABC, and of course FOX.
@shafts2447
@shafts2447 День тому
The west would of promoted that officer
@fdk7014
@fdk7014 10 днів тому
He's a goner. He will go to Sibiria and then have an "accident"
@stanleynkosikamthembu168
@stanleynkosikamthembu168 8 днів тому
Balderdash. Must one protect corruption in order to be seen to be protecting those closer to you by virtue of public service appointment?
@Lonesurvivor01
@Lonesurvivor01 21 годину тому
He must of disagree with Putin on something 😂
@bluedistortions
@bluedistortions 9 днів тому
Based comments here
@MrSzwarz
@MrSzwarz 7 днів тому
It is a small tip of the iceberg. The next would be Putler, with a just over a bliion for his residency only!
@HunterShows
@HunterShows 10 днів тому
Not to worry, they have like 14 others.
@casparnigell5510
@casparnigell5510 10 днів тому
He forgot to pay off Putin. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@dougs2747
@dougs2747 10 днів тому
Putin didn't get his 10% cut.
@Jumbo344
@Jumbo344 9 днів тому
Under article 58-1b of the union of social sovi….I’m mean Russian federation you are hereby sentenced to 20 years penal servitude. Health and happiness…. Comrade
@jimmylieb5225
@jimmylieb5225 9 днів тому
stay away from high windows dude!!
@johndoherty4976
@johndoherty4976 3 дні тому
He would want to Be careful who he drinks coffee with
@tonyhunt9001
@tonyhunt9001 День тому
lies from liars
@DarkonXBL
@DarkonXBL День тому
Putin will find a way to make him 'disappear'. My best advise to him to stay away from balconies and escape prison whichever way he can.
@duckhanhpham4753
@duckhanhpham4753 10 днів тому
Timur Ivanov can face 15 years in jail is not enough, he should be flying off from window. Shoigu or Putin who are taking bribes even bigger than Timur Ivanov.
@FreePalestine_949
@FreePalestine_949 День тому
I’m sure for giving up information
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