Russia's Industry Ministry Cooperating After Reported Detention of Department Chief in Moscow

Overview

• RIA Novosti, citing an unnamed source, reports that Mikhail Kuznetsov, who heads the ministry’s Department of Machinery for the Fuel‑Energy Complex, was detained in Moscow.
• The Industry and Trade Ministry says it is in close interaction with investigative bodies and is providing assistance.
• No law‑enforcement agency has issued a public statement confirming the detention or specifying allegations.
• Kuznetsov has worked at the ministry since December 2022 after leading technology partnerships and import substitution at Gazprom Neft from 2017 to 2021.
• The reports were updated Friday evening in Moscow as the situation remained in early development.