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Ex-Ukrainian footballer to serve 12 years in Russian prison for spying – appeal

The First Appeals Court of General Jurisdiction on Monday upheld a 12-year prison sentence passed upon a former Ukrainian football player Vasily Vasilenko for espionage.

17:48 29.03.2021

Russia’s PM issues instructions as to expansion of tourist cashback program for students

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has instructed his deputy to thorough finalize the tourist cashback program schoolchildren and students could take advantage of the program's opportunities already this summer.

16:34 29.03.2021

Sevastopol court gives local woman 12 years in prison for treason

The Sevastopol City Court on Monday sentenced a local woman to 12 years in penal colony for transfer of secret information to Ukrainian intelligency bodies.

14:41 29.03.2021

Pamfilova reelected as head of Russia’s Central Election Commission

Ella Pamfilova has been reelected as a chair of the Central Election Commission following the results of the ballot voting.

12:56 29.03.2021

Trial of rapper involved in central Moscow car crash to start on April 2

Moscow’s Khamovnichesky District Court will proceed with a case against rapper Elmin Guliyev charged with hitting pedestrians by car in central Moscow on April 2.

11:05 29.03.2021

Navalny challenges $45K ruling in favor of Crimea’s meat plant in Russian Supreme Court

Alexey Navalny has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court of Russia seeking review of court rulings on the recovery of 3.3 million rubles (about $45,000 at the current exchange rate) of legal expenses from him in favor of Crimean meat processing plant Druzhba Narodov.

10:10 29.03.2021

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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