Law & Legislation

Russian lawmakers condemn foreign politicians for interfering in Ukraine's affairs

Of the 450 State Duma lawmakers, 388 have voted to support a statement on the growing tensions in Ukraine, urging Western politicians to refrain from interfering in Ukraine’s internal affairs.

12:39 22.01.2014

Russian bill on foreign agent media to be toughened

The bill on mass media foreign agents will be resubmitted to the State Duma after having some tougher restrictions added to it, one of the bill’s sponsors and United Russia member Yevgeny Fyodorov told RIA Novosti.

13:46 21.01.2014

Russia to put civil servants on five year rotation -report

The heads of Russian state agencies are to plan the career of officials who hold revolving positions.

10:51 21.01.2014

Human Rights Council motions for relaxing the NGO law – report

Members of the Presidential Human Rights Council have proposed changes to the law on non-profit organizations and foreign agents that resulted in hundreds of public organizations having to undergo inspections and pay fines over the past year.

12:44 20.01.2014

Kremlin announces nearly $81 mln allocated for Russian NGOs in 2014

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree allocating 2.7 billion rubles (nearly $81 million) in grants to NGOs in the country. The sum will be dispersed among NGOs serving the social sphere, and those engaged in human rights advocacy.

17:38 17.01.2014

Lowering limits on online transactions would damage commerce – PayPal

A proposal by Russian lawmakers to help curb terrorism by lowering the limit on online transactions will damage internet commerce and electronic payments systems, says Russian PayPal head Vladimir Malyugin

12:30 17.01.2014

Bill on minimum 3$ hourly wage submitted to the State Duma

Lawmakers from the Liberal Democratic Party have submitted a bill to the State Duma proposing to set the national minimum wage rate at 100 rubles ($3) per hour from January 1, 2015.

11:00 16.01.2014

Russian lawmakers propose anti-terror bill limiting online transactions to $30

Russian lawmakers have proposed for the control of terrorism to limit the amount of funds transferred through online payment service providers to 1,000 rubles (approximately $30).

10:57 15.01.2014

Lawmakers propose blocking websites that contain false bank data

Natalia Burykina, Chair of the State Duma Committee on Financial Market, and Alexei Mitrofanov, Chair of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, have drafted a bill on the pre-trial blocking of websites that contain false information on banks and public companies.

10:51 14.01.2014

Russian lawmakers propose to cancel fines for underage prostitution

The State Duma Committee for Constitutional Legislation and Nation Building has recommended that lawmakers adopt a bill which would cancel administrative liability for underage prostitution.

15:05 13.01.2014

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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