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Damage caused by ex-Russian Highways chair exceeds $31.5 mln – investigators

Illegal actions of investigated Sergey Kelbakh, ex-chairman of the Russian Highways State Company (Avtodor), have caused damage estimated at more than 2 billion rubles ($31.5 million) to the state, Russian investigators claim.

17:51 04.07.2019

Uralchem seeks to move dispute with Togliattiazot stockholders from Ireland to Russia

A jurisdiction challenge filed by the fertilizer producer Uralchem in its dispute with four Togliattiazot offshore shareholders is currently pending in the Irish High Court. Uralchem believes that the dispute is most connected to Russia and is supposed to be tried by Russian courts.

17:08 04.07.2019

Russian football stars Kokorin, Mamayev convoyed to penal colony

Russian footballers Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamayev along with two accomplices on Thursday were transported to a penal colony to serve their sentence.

15:30 04.07.2019

Executive of Russian Highways company suspected of abuse of office

A criminal case was opened against a director of the Russian Highways State Company (Avtodor) over alleged abuse of office during construction of the Moscow Region’s Central Ring Road, Prosecutor General Yury Chaika told journalists on Thursday.

15:00 04.07.2019

Ex-penitentiary official’s accessory to embezzlement to be released from prison

The Moscow City Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service against parole of an accomplice of ex-FSIN deputy chief Oleg Korshunov, entrepreneur Marina Dyukova convicted of embezzlement.

14:34 04.07.2019

Moscow City Court upholds detention of Togliattikhimbank chairman Alexander Popov

The Moscow City Court has upheld the decision to detain chairman of Togliattikhimbank Alexander Popov for two months.

14:15 04.07.2019

Former regional high-ranking investigator to stay detained in terrorism case

The Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld detention of ex-chief of the Investigative Committee’s Volgograd Region directorate Mikhail Muzrayev as part of a terrorism case.

13:32 04.07.2019

Russian restaurateur gets 2 years behind bars for tax evasion

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Thursday passed a 2-year prison sentence on the Tavern Taras Bulba restaurant chain owner Yury Beloivan as part of a tax evasion case.

12:53 04.07.2019

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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