What the firing and death of a transport minister reveals about Putin’s Russia
- Posted on July 11, 2025
- By CNN
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What the firing and death of a transport minister reveals about Putin’s Russia
As scattered details of the apparent suicide of Russia’s former transport minister Roman Starovoit trickled in via state media on Monday, one stood out. Near his body, the Kommersant newspaper reported, investigators found a Glock pistol that Starovoit had been given as an award.
