After Ulyukaev’s arrest, the Ministry of Economic Development stopped accepting New Year’s gifts
The Ministry of Economic Development, an agency headed by Alexei Ulyukaev, is not accepting New Year's gifts this year. Read more . “We sent gifts to the leadership, but from the whole set, only a postcard was left there, the rest was returned back,” an employee of one of the government agencies told The Bell. A federal official confirmed that at least the top leadership of the ministry, headed by Minister Maxim Oreshkin, does not accept gifts, only postcards. Quote .