The case against Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov may involve other Russian officials. Corruption remains a major issue within the Russian military, according to the British Ministry of Defense. British intelligence indicates that the corruption investigation has implicated Sergei Shoigu’s first deputy, Ruslan Tsalikov, whom the FSB interrogated. Tsalikov is described as Ivanov’s “patron” and effectively ranks third in the Russian Ministry of Defense after Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov. Tsalikov has longstanding connections with Shoigu, having …