Law & Legislation

Moscow Zoo to draft new law on zoological gardens

The Moscow Zoo will draft a federal law on zoological gardens, Moscow Zoo PR Director Anna Kachurovskaya told RIA Novosti on Friday.

15:33 21.03.2014

Russian upper house approves Crimea accession bill

Russian upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, on Friday approved the federal constitutional bill on accession of Crimea and Sevastopol. 155 senators votes yes unanimously, there were no votes against or abstained.

14:31 21.03.2014

Ukraine to introduce visa regime with Russia

Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council has instructed the Foreign Ministry to introduce a visa regime with Russia, Secretary of the Council Andrei Paruby said at a briefing.

10:26 20.03.2014

Putin submits Crimea, Sevastopol accession bills to parliament

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday submitted the bills confirming Crimea’s unification with Russia to the lower house of parliament, official spokesman for the State Duma told RIA Novosti.

17:30 19.03.2014

World War II MIAs should be considered dead – Russian official

Yevgeny Velikhov, head of the Public Chamber Council, has appealed to President Vladimir Putin to amend legislation to declare all those who are considered missing in action since World War II dead.

15:52 19.03.2014

Russia’s Constitutional Court rules Crimean treaty is legitimate

Russia’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled unanimously that the treaty signed between Crimea and Russia is in full accordance with the Russian constitution.

13:53 19.03.2014

Putin, Crimea leaders sign accession treaty

On Tuesday, leaders of the Autonomous Republic of Crime and Russiam Presdient Vladimir Putin signed a treaty unifying Crimea with Russia.

16:50 18.03.2014

Khrushchev’s transfer of Crimea to Ukraine was unconstitutional – Putin

The 1954 decision by leader Nikita Khrushchev to hand over the Crimean peninsula to Ukraine was unconstitutional, President Vladimir Putin said in an official address to federal and regional officials Tuesday.

15:46 18.03.2014

Russia passes amendments to simplify export of arms for display

The State Duma has approved a bill in the second and third readings that will simplify the foreign export of Russian military products for display at international exhibitions.

15:14 18.03.2014

Ella Pamfilova appointed as Russian human rights ombudsman

Russia's State Duma on Tuesday appointed Ella Pamfilova to the post of Human Rights Ombudsman. On January 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the nomination.

13:02 18.03.2014

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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