The Tver District Court of Moscow has sentenced former Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Denis Butsaev in absentia on charges of large-scale fraud related to the embezzlement of funds from the Russian Environmental Operator.

The Tver District Court of Moscow has sentenced former Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Denis Butsaev in absentia on charges of large-scale fraud related to the embezzlement of funds from the Russian Environmental Operator.

@meduzalive 14 May 2026, 15:48

Former Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Denis Butsaev has been arrested in absentia for fraud related to embezzlement at the Russian Environmental Operator and is wanted internationally after fleeing to the USA.

@ostorozhno_novosti 14 May 2026, 15:28