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Russia lodges protest with EU over transit ban to Kaliningrad region

Russia 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 - decree

A 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 fraud

Oleg 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 War

The 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

Russian court upholds nationwide ban on Meta

The Moscow City Court upheld on Monday the prohibition of Meta Platforms Inc in Russia for extremist activity.

17:38 20.06.2022

Russia lodges protest against Lithuania’s restrictions of transit to Kaliningrad region

Russia has strongly protested against Lithuania's decision to impose a ban on rail transit through its territory of a large range of goods to the Kaliningrad region, and demands an intimidate lifting of these restrictions.

15:15 20.06.2022

Ex-official of Russian Aerospace Forces jailed for 5 years for corruption

The Moscow Garrison Military Court on Monday sentenced ex-head of the Russian Aerospace Forces’ radar troops Andrey Koban to 5 years behind bars as part of a bribery case.

12:32 20.06.2022

Over 2,000 cases pending in Supreme Court of Donetsk People’s Republic- official

As of May 31, 2022, the Supreme Court of the Donetsk People's Republic was considering 2,198, including 645 criminal, 1,050 civil, 75 administrative, 423 commercial and 5 cases on administrative violations, according to a report on the work of the courts of the DPR for the first five months of 2022.

16:48 17.06.2022

Google's Russian subsidiary files for bankruptcy

Google's Russian subsidiary filed for bankruptcy as the branch had been fined several times and its bank account had been seized by Russian authorities.

10:59 17.06.2022

Russia extends retaliatory stop list by adding 121 Australians

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Thursday the introduction of restrictive measures against 121 Australians, including heads of law enforcement agencies, business persons, experts and journalists.

19:53 16.06.2022

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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