Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to gain control of the Baltic Sea, which has been dubbed a "NATO lake," Sweden's top soldier has warned. This follows a move by Russia to change its maritime border with Lithuania and Finland
@#12 ... There's a Military purge going on now, ...
Whoa...
Deputy Chief of Russia's General Staff Arrested for Bribery
www.themoscowtimes.com
... Russia has arrested a general on corruption allegations, state media reported Thursday, making him the third senior-ranking military officer to face fraud-related criminal charges over the past month in an apparent wider crackdown in the Defense Ministry.[emphasis mine]
A military court placed Lieutenant-General Vadim Shamarin in pre-trial detention until late July, the state-run TASS news agency reported Thursday morning, citing the court.
"On May 22, the court chose a preventive measure for Shamarin in the form of detention for a period of two months," a court official was quoted as saying by the agency.
The official added that Shamarin, who heads the Russian General Staff's communications directorate, is accused of accepting a bribe "at an especially large scale" while awarding state contracts.
Russia's Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, announced later on Thursday that the general is accused of accepting 36 million rubles ($397,000) from the executives of a phone manufacturing plant for "general patronage" and ensuring higher product supplies through Defense Ministry contracts. ...
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