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Appeal of Bout's extradition to US postponed until 2013

A Bangkok criminal court has postponed until January 2013 its review of Russian businessman and convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout's extradition from Thailand to the US as the courts are still awaiting a written update from Bout.

12:58 17.09.2012

Developer's $4.25 mln recovery against Moscow government upheld

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals upheld the decision to recover 129.8 million rubles ($4.25 million) from the Moscow Government in favor of the Inteco construction company in compensation for the construction of a kindergarten.

12:05 17.09.2012

Russian MPs retract support for ousted lawmaker

A Just Russia party members Alexei Chepa, Oleg Mikheyev and Sergei Petrov have retracted their signatures from a request by a parliamentary coalition to the Constitutional Court for a review of the constitutionality of the lower house decision to strip Gennady Gudkov of his political power.

11:32 17.09.2012

New evidence may prove Tymoshenko's involvement in assassination

Nikolai Melnichenko, former bodyguard of ex-Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, has stated that he has audio material which could prove the involvement of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in a high-profile assassination.

11:04 17.09.2012

Convicted Pussy Riot members request relegation to isolation ward

The members of the Pussy Riot punk rock collective who were sentenced to two years in prison for hooliganism at the Christ the Savior Cathedral have requested to serve their sentences at a Moscow isolation ward instead of in prison, attorney Mark Feygin told RAPSI. The request was filed because the high profile nature of the case and negative propaganda aimed at demonizing the women may put them at risk in prison, the attorney said.

10:26 17.09.2012

Gazprom investigation to reach eight former socialist countries

The European Commission's antimonopoly investigation of Gazprom will touch eight countries that joined the EU between 2004 and 2007, the Kommersant newspaper reports, including Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Slovakia. They are either former Soviet republics or former Council for Mutual Economic Assistance countries.

17:42 14.09.2012

HP employees accused of 7.5 mln Euro bribe

Germany's Saxony Chief Prosecutor's Office has charged three former Hewlett-Packard (HP) employees of corruption: a Finn, an American, and a German. They allegedly offered a 7.5 million Euro bribe nine years ago while entering into a contract with the Prosecutor General's Office in Russia.

16:52 14.09.2012

Charge removed from indictments of those accused in Aeroflot DDoS attack

The Tushinsky District Court has removed one of the charges brought against the individuals allegedly involved in a 2010 DDoS attack on Aeroflot's website.

16:20 14.09.2012

Moscow refutes European Parliament resolution criticizing Russia

Moscow does not agree with the European Parliament's resolution on Russia, as the document is not based on substantiated sources, according to Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary for the Russian president.

16:00 14.09.2012

Opposition lawmaker Gudkov loses seat

Gennady Gudkov, who was stripped of his parliamentary seat on Friday, has stated that he will appeal the decision in the Supreme Court. The State Duma stripped Gudkov of his political power after the investigative authorities accused him of engaging in commercial activities.

15:10 14.09.2012

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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