Russian prosecutors seek qualification of WWII massacres in Belgorod region as genocideThe Russian Prosecutor General's Office has petitioned the Belgorod Regional Court to recognize the massacres committed by the Nazis on the territory of the Belgorod Region during the Great Patriotic War as war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide of the Soviet people.17:40 22.06.2022
Russian President signs decree on external debt paymentPresident of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a decree establishing a new temporary procedure of payment of the country’s foreign debt. The document was published on the official website of legal information.17:20 22.06.2022
Russia’s upper house of parliament approves legalization of parallel importsThe Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian Parliament, has approved a government bill providing for the legalization of parallel imports of goods.14:45 22.06.2022
State Duma adopts bill toughening punishment for tortureThe lower house of Russian parliament passed a bill on tough sentence of up to 15 years in prison for tortures in a final third reading on Wednesday.13:05 22.06.2022
Russia’s lower house of parliament backs legalization of parallel importsRussia’s State Duma has adopted a bill on the legalization of parallel imports.17:01 21.06.2022
State Duma passes bill banning foreign companies from tapping mineral resources in RussiaThe State Duma adopted a draft law imposing a ban on the issuance of licenses for developing Russia’s vital mineral resources to foreign companies in the third and final reading on Tuesday.16:20 21.06.2022
Russia lodges protest with EU over transit ban to Kaliningrad regionRussia has lodged a strong protest with the European Union against a rail blockade imposed on the transit through Lithuania’s territory of a large range of goods between the Kaliningrad region and the rest of the territory of the Russian Federation.15:02 21.06.2022
Residents of unfriendly states banned from registering legal entities in DPR - decreeA decree of the State Defense Committee of the self-proclaimed Republic, prohibiting the registration of legal entities, the heads, founders or beneficiaries of which are residents of unfriendly states, has come into force.13:43 21.06.2022
Ex-Russian ecology official Oleg Mitvol pleads guilty to fraudOleg Mitvol, a former official of Russia’s environment agency Rosprirodnadzor, charged with especially serious fraud, has made a plea bargain.11:09 21.06.2022
Crimean Supreme Court to hear on genocide during Great Patriotic WarThe Supreme Court of Crimea is to start considering the case of genocide of the Soviet people during the years of the occupation of the peninsula during the Great Patriotic War on June 27.18:13 20.06.2022
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