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Russian court upholds sentence for Ukrainian neo-Nazi battalion's mercenary

The Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld a 4-year prison sentence given to Russian national Roman Zheleznov in absentia for fighting as a mercenary of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi Azov Battalion in Donbass.

18:00 30.08.2018

Accomplice of convicted Russia’s ex-top anti-corruption official Sugrobov gets 3 years

The Moscow City Court has sentenced Pavel Dashin, a defendant in the case involving convicted Interior Ministry's Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department’s ex-chief Denis Sugrobov, to 3 years in prison.

17:05 30.08.2018

Russian court mitigates sentence for defendant who failed to report terrorist recruitment

A court in St. Petersburg has mitigated sentence for Kyrgyzstan native Iskander Nurbayev, who was found guilty of failing to report to the police that he was subjected to recruitment to terrorist organizations.

16:33 30.08.2018

Kyrgyz native gets 6 years in Russian prison for terrorist recruitment

Kyrgyz native Azizbek Rustamov has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for propagating radical Islam and recruiting new members for the Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organizations banned in Russia.

14:59 30.08.2018

Alleged organizer of St. Petersburg supermarket terror attack to undergo mental treatment

Dmitry Lukyanenko charged with organizing and committing a terror attack in a St. Petersburg supermarket that left 18 persons injured has been sent to a hospital for compulsory mental treatment until December.

13:40 30.08.2018

Number of corruption crimes in Russia rises by 12.5% in 7 months – Prosecutor’s Office

The number of corruption-related crimes has increased by 12.5% in the first 7 months of 2018.

12:59 30.08.2018

Russian journalist convicted of extremism released

RBC news agency journalist Alexander Sokolov convicted of extremism has been released after recalculation of his prison sentence in accordance with new legislation.

11:45 30.08.2018

Russian court rules troubled VIM Airlines owes $44 million to creditor

The Commercial Court of Tatarstan has granted a claim filed by RNGO company seeking to include a 3 billion-ruble ($44 million) debt of the troubled VIM Airlines into the creditors’ demands list.

10:59 30.08.2018

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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