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Social network group admin charged with pushing teens to suicide to undergo sanity exam

Philipp Budeykin, aka Philipp Fox, an administrator of a closed group on social network Vkontakte who stands charged with inciting teenagers to commit suicide, has been taken to hospital for psychiatric evaluation.

16:32 19.12.2016

Investigators seek house arrest for detained RusHydro ex-head, chief accountant

Investigators are seeking to put under house arrest Yevgeny Dod, chairman of the management board of hydroelectric power giant RusHydro, and Dmitry Finkel, chief accountant of the company.

15:24 19.12.2016

Russian hackers sentencing set in U.S. court for June 2017

Two Russian nationals who pleaded guilty to participating in a computer hacking scheme that left more than 160 million credit card numbers compromised will face sentencing in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey in June 2017.

13:44 19.12.2016

Six other suspects in $13 mln embezzlement at Rostec Corporation arrested

Moscow police have arrested six other individuals suspected of being involved in a fraudulent scheme to embezzle 800 million rubles ($13 million at a current exchange rate) from state-owned Rostec Corporation.

12:56 19.12.2016

Preliminary hearings in dispute between Aeroflot and Transaero set for March

The Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has set preliminary hearings in a two billion-ruble ($32.3 mln) lawsuit, filed by Aeroflot against Transaero airline, for March 2.

11:37 19.12.2016

Life sentence upheld for Russian killer of Armenian family

A court in Armenia has upheld the life sentence for the Russian soldier Valery Permyakov, who had killed seven members of a family in the city of Gyumri.

10:52 19.12.2016

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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