Artyom Vovchenko deserted the Russian military, fled to the United States, was deported back to Russia and escaped again.

President Vladimir V. Putin in a photograph released by Russian state media. Mr. Putin said any Western “theft” of reserves would accelerate the development of alternative payment systems.

A hedonistic party at a Moscow nightclub last month drew the ire of President Vladimir V. Putin and other Russians as the country’s troops fought in Ukraine.