Russian Officials Face Arrests, Trials, and Mysterious Deaths

The report details a series of high-profile incidents in Russia: former Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov faces multiple criminal charges while hospitalized; Gen. Khalil Arslanov received a 17-year sentence and was ordered to repay $18.5 million; former transport minister Roman Starovoit was found dead from an apparent suicide shortly after his dismissal; and Transneft vice president Andrei Badalov reportedly died from a fall, echoing other recent fatalities in the energy sector, with the Kremlin declining to comment.