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State Duma proposes compensations to defrauded members of housing cooperatives

Russia’s State Duma is to discuss a bill envisaging payments to members of housing construction associations created in the course of bankruptcies of housing project developers prior to the completion of construction of problem-plagued apartment blocks.

17:45 01.10.2019

Russian President legislatively specifies administrative supervision order

President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a bill specifying the order of the administrative supervision over people sentenced to community service into law.

16:26 01.10.2019

Russian parliament to discuss amended procedure governing import of narcotic medicines

A group of senators and lawmakers of Russia’s parliament has prepared amendments aimed to improve the national system of medicine provision, according to Andrey Isayev, the head of the mixed deputy group working on this topic.

12:59 01.10.2019

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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