Russia's Investigative Committee said Tuesday it had charged Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev with bribe-taking after he was detained on suspicion of taking a two-million-dollar bribe over a deal involving state oil giant Rosneft. 

The committee, the country's main federal investigative body, said in a statement it had charged the minister with "receiving bribes" after he "illegally demanded" that a Rosneft representative pay him to endorse its acquisition of a majority stake from the state in Russian oil company Bashneft.