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Foreign Ministry expresses concern over Russian ship's arrest in Norway

The Norwegian charge d'affaires ad interim has been invited on Wednesday to the Russian Foreign Ministry to listen to the authorities' concerns over the Melcart-2 vessel's arrest.

17:58 01.08.2012

Lithuania commends ruling in Gazprom case

The Lithuanian Energy Ministry has commended the Stockholm Arbitration Court's decision that Gazprom cannot prohibit the government from discussing whether Lietuvos dujos management duly executes its duties in court.

17:11 01.08.2012

Former YUKOS co-owner declared guilty in absentia of embezzling public funds

The Zamoskvoretsky District Court has declared former YUKOS co-owner Vladimir Dubov guilty in absentia of embezzling military residential construction funds.

16:41 01.08.2012

Airport terrorist attack case reaches court

The case against the individuals accused of organizing a terror act at Moscow's Domodedovo airport in January 2011 has been submitted to the Moscow Regional Court.

16:15 01.08.2012

UK permits Russian investigators to question EBRD executives

The UK will allow Russian investigators to interrogate former executives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London under their investigation into one-time Russian EBRD board representative Elena Kotova.

15:46 01.08.2012

Opposition activist gives investigators video of being beaten by police

Opposition activist Alexei Gaskarov has filed an application with the investigative authorities, claiming that he was beaten up by riot police officers during the mass anti-Kremlin rally.

15:34 01.08.2012

Trial ceased in Acron lawsuit over Apatit shares tender

The Moscow Commercial Court has stopped the proceedings in the Acron mineral fertilizer manufacturer's lawsuit to invalidate the tender on the sale of a 20 percent stake in Apatit and to obligate the Federal Agency for State Property Management to privatize its shares according to law.

15:08 01.08.2012

US foster parents charged with brutal abuse of adopted Russian children

American foster parents Kathleen and Martin O'Brien were formally charged Tuesday with 17 counts of child abuse and disorderly conduct for the severe and protracted mistreatment of their adopted children, most of who were born in Russia. The child abuse charges - Class H felonies - carry a sentence of up to six years in prison each, or a fine of up to $10,000 each. The disorderly conduct charges are misdemeanors.

14:15 01.08.2012

SUAL suit to recover $52 mln for bridge collapse set for February 6

A commercial court in the Republic of Khakassia has set February 6, 2013, as the date to hear the lawsuit by Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg's SUAL Partners Ltd against RUSAL Global Management B.V. and Oleg Deripaska.

14:01 01.08.2012

Aeroflot hacker attack case remanded for review

On Wednesday, the Moscow City Court remanded the 2010 criminal case of the DDoS attack on Aeroflot's website to the Tushinsky District Court for review.

13:42 01.08.2012

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025