Russian officials to be held liable for sending work documents via personal emailIrina Yarovaya, Chair of the State Duma Committee for Security and Counter-Corruption Measures, announced plans to introduce criminal liability for public officials who send work related information via non-state email services (gmail.com, mail.ru, yandex.ru), Izvestia reports.10:23 08.08.2014
Russia retaliates against sanctions with agricultural imports banRussian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Wednesday banning imports of agricultural products from countries that imposed sanctions on Russia for one year, the Kremlin press service said.22:13 06.08.2014
New visa for Russian speaking citizenship applicantsForeigners who are also native Russian speakers will now be able to obtain a one-year visa to enter Russia and apply for Russian citizenship, RIA Novosti reports citing a statement on the cabinet of ministers’ website.16:55 05.08.2014
Russian Finance Ministry to exclude Malta from offshore zonesThe Russian Finance Ministry intends to exclude Malta from the list of offshore zones due to the double taxation and prevention of tax evasion convention having been ratified between the governments of Russia and Malta, RIA Novosti reports. Respective changes to the list of offshore zones were published on the official legal website.10:17 05.08.2014
Law on fines for hiding dual citizenship takes effect in RussiaA law on penalties for concealing dual citizenship took effect in Russia on August 4. This law obliges Russian citizens to notify the Federal Migration Service within two months of acquiring foreign citizenship. Failure to do so would result in a fine of up to 200,000 rubles ($5,598) or up to 400 hours of compulsory community service.09:57 04.08.2014
Law on bloggers becomes effective in RussiaThe amendments to the law On Information, Information Technology and Information Protection plus other related laws, informally referred to as the law on bloggers, have become effective on August 1, RIA Novosti writes.11:22 01.08.2014
Russia bans canned fruit, vegetable and fish imports from UkraineOn Tuesday, July 29, the Russian consumer rights regulator, Rospotrebnadzor, suspended the import of canned fruit, vegetables and fish from Ukraine, RIA Novosti learned at the agency’s press office.11:14 29.07.2014
Russia could add notion of “aggressor country” to legislationRussia’s parliament will consider adding a new term, “aggressor country,” to legislation to denote countries that impose sanctions against Russia and to prohibit companies registered in these countries and their subsidiaries from working in Russia, Izvestia newspaper writes on Tuesday.10:39 29.07.2014
Officials could be prohibited from joining NGOs with foreign agent statusRussia’s Justice Ministry has drafted a law to prohibit officials from joining NGOs with foreign agent status and from accepting foreign government or foreign company compensation for travel outside of Russia.13:04 25.07.2014
Russia could ban some McDonald's burgersMcDonald's could be banned from producing a range of burgers and some other products, a representative of the Novgorod Department of the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnaszor) announced at the Tverskoi District Court, court press secretary Yekaterina Korotova told RIA Novosti.11:47 25.07.2014
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022