He is accused of embezzlement and taking bribes during the implementation of construction contracts The state prosecution requested 14.5 years in a general regime colony for the former Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia and ex-head of the Oboronstroy company Timur Ivanov . The same punishment was proposed for his former subordinate Anton Filatov.

This happened at the request of Donald Trump 14 political prisoners were released in Belarus, including ex-presidential candidate Sergei Tikhanovsky. This happened against the backdrop of a visit to Minsk by Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine. This is the highest-ranking American official to visit Belarus in recent years. Alexander Lukashenko's press secretary Natalya Eismont confirmed that the release occurred at Trump's request.