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Russian Cabinet approves initiative on new residence permit for foreign students

The Government Commission on Legislative Activities has approved an initiative introducing a special temporary residence permit for educational purposes issued to foreign students, including graduate ones.

15:02 12.07.2022

Navalny’s ally fined for breach of operation order for foreign agent media

Moscow’s Simonovsky District Court on Tuesday fined Lyubov Sobol, an ally of convicted blogger Alexey Navalny, 10,000 rubles ($163) for violating the order of operation set for mass media labeled as foreign agent.

13:16 12.07.2022

Over 100 criminal cases opened against Azov nationalist battalion members in DPR

Law enforcement bodies of the Donetsk People’s Republic are investigative more than 100 criminal cases related to the actions of the Azov nationalist battalion, according to the DPR Justice Minister Yury Sirovatko.

13:02 12.07.2022

Ministries of Donetsk People’s Republic to be reformed up to Russian standards

Justice Minister of the Donetsk People’s Republic Yury Sirovatko announced Tuesday that all ministries and agencies of the region would be soon upgraded in accordance with the Russian standards.

11:59 12.07.2022

Ex-mayor of Vladivostok ordered to 5–year imprisonment for abuse of power

The Leninsky District Court of Russia’s Vladivostok has sentenced the former city’s mayor Igor Pushkarev to 5 years of imprisonment for abuse of office.

10:42 12.07.2022

Putin simplifies access to Russian citizenship for Ukrainians

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has signed an order simplifying the procedure of obtainment of citizenship for residents of Ukraine and Donbass.

16:07 11.07.2022

Moscow court toughens ex-investigator’s sentence for corruption

The Moscow City Court on Monday increased prison sentence given to ex-investigator of the Main Investigations Directorate of the Investigative Committee Grey Efendiyev in a corruption case from 4 to 7 years.

15:20 11.07.2022

Two members of Crimean cell of banned terrorist organization get long prison terms

The Southern District Military Court has sentenced two members of a Crimean cell of the international terrorist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir banned in Russia to 13 years in high-security penal colony each.

12:27 11.07.2022

Moratorium on capital punishment execution lifted in Donetsk People’s Republic

The People’s Council of the Donetsk People’s Republic has lifted a moratorium on the execution of death sentences.

16:37 08.07.2022

Top manager of Aeroflot gets 7 years in jail for embezzlement

Moscow’s Gagarinsky District Court on Friday sentenced deputy CEO of Aeroflot air carrier Vladimir Aleksandrov to 7 years in penal colony for embezzling money during the conclusion of legal service agreements.

13:48 08.07.2022

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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