Russian former senior official suddenly committed suicide, and President Putin's response has drawn high attention from the outside world.
President Putin's press secretary Peskov said in an interview with reporters that regarding the suicide of former Minister of Transport Starovoit, the president has heard the relevant report, and expressed shock and sorrow. The dismissal of Starovoit was not due to the loss of the president's trust, and there is no such wording in the presidential decree, so he reminded the outside world not to make baseless associations.
Just 24 hours before the Kremlin made its statement, President Putin had just signed the order to dismiss Starovoit. Shortly after, Starovoit chose to commit suicide with a handgun. The police have ruled out the possibility of murder.
Previously, some analysts believed that Starovoit's death might be related to the embezzlement of border defense funds during his tenure as the governor of Kursk. This directly led to Ukraine easily entering Russian territory. At present, more than 20 people have been arrested in this case. According to the original plan, Starovoit should have been summoned on the night of his dismissal, which may have been one of the reasons for his death.
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