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Aeroflot top manager detained in large-scale fraud case

Moscow’s Khoroshevsky District Court on Wednesday ordered the detention of Mikhail Minayev, the head of the Aeroflot fleet planning and development department, on large-scale fraud charges.

12:49 15.06.2022

Russia adds 49 high-ranking British people to restriction list

Russia has put 49 UK citizens, including defense officials and mass media representatives, on its retaliatory stop list.

09:30 15.06.2022

Moscow court detains Russian woman on treason allegations

Moscow’s Lefortovsky District Court on Tuesday placed Russian citizen Yekaterina Zavalishina in detention until August 13 as part of a treason case.

18:45 14.06.2022

Zaporozhye region integrated into Russian banking system

The Zaporozhye region was integrated into the Russian banking system, according to Vladimir Rogov, a member of the administration of the region.

17:41 14.06.2022

Ex-attorney charged with fraud to be held in detention until fall – court

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has extended detention of the former attorney Vadim Lyalin, who stands charged with large-scale fraud, until September 15.

14:09 14.06.2022

Lower house of Russian parliament passes bill on punishment for battery

The State Duma lawmakers adopted a draft law specifying criminal liability for battery for people having conviction for other crimes committed with the use of force in the third and final reading on Tuesday.

13:49 14.06.2022

Russian lawmakers advance bill banning websites advertising tobacco products

Russian lawmakers have submitted a bill to the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, proposing to consider websites advertising tobacco products as information prohibited for spreading.

11:12 14.06.2022

Cabinet proposes to classify information on Russia’s gold and currency reserves

The Government has submitted a bill to classify information on Russia's gold and foreign currency reserves, to the lower house of parliament.

13:59 10.06.2022

Ex-Russian ecology official Oleg Mitvol detained over suspected fraud

A Russian court on Friday ordered Oleg Mitvol, a former official of Russia’s environment agency Rosprirodnadzor, to be kept in custody until July 24 on charges of large-scale fraud.

11:05 10.06.2022

Supreme Court upholds 20-year sentence of ex-Moscow institute’s lecturer for treason

The Supreme Court of Russia dismissed a cassation appeal against a 20-year prison term given to the former assistant professor at the Moscow Aviation Institute Alexey Vorobyev for treason, the court’s press service told RAPSI on Thursday.

17:28 09.06.2022

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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