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Men behind embezzlement of $40 mln from Defense Ministry receive prison terms

Moscow’s Tagansky District Court on Monday sentenced defendants in a case over 2.9 billion-ruble (over $40 million) embezzlement from the Russian Defense Ministry to prison terms ranging from 7 to 12 years.

18:08 14.12.2020

Russian investigators charge 3 Lithuanian judges over 1991 riots ruling

Russian investigators brought charges against 3 Lithuanian judges with issuance of unjust ruling in a case over clashes in Vilnius in January 1991.

17:17 14.12.2020

Prosecutors urge 15 years in jail for Russian historian in student murder case

The prosecution on Monday demanded 15 years behind bars collectively for history professor Oleg Sokolov charged with killing his postgraduate student Anastasia Yeshchenko and arms trafficking.

15:58 14.12.2020

Appeals instance overturns $3,000 fine imposed on Moscow children’s hospice

The Moscow City Court on Monday overturned a 200,000-ruble ($3,000) fine imposed on the Lighthouse Charity Foundation (children’s hospice Dom s Mayakom) for errors in the organization’s drug register and quashed the administrative proceedings.

13:58 14.12.2020

St. Petersburg court seizes property of ex-head of Kama Region highways, his wife

A court in St. Petersburg upon a motion of a First Deputy Prosecutor General of Russia has forfeited property worth 17.5 million rubles ($240,000) belonging to ex-chief of the Prikamye Federal Highway Administration (Kama Region) Sergey Tsarkov and his former wife Anna.

12:39 14.12.2020

Chair of Russian Supreme Court awarded Distinguished Service Order

President Vladimir Putin has awarded the Distinguished Service Order to Chairman of Russia’s Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev.

10:58 14.12.2020

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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