EU imposes sanctions against 2 Crimean companiesThe foreign ministers of EU member states have approved sanctions against two Crimean companies and 13 individuals over the situation in Ukraine, a diplomatic source in the EU told RIA Novosti on Monday.17:13 12.05.2014
US may adopt sanctions against Rosneft and Gazprom CEOs - reportThe United States is weighing sanctions against Rosneft President and CEO Igor Sechin and Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller, The New York Times writes citing US officials.09:52 28.04.2014
Russia seeks to avoid compliance with foreign court rulingsLawmaker Vladimir Ponevezhsky (United Russia), a member of the State Duma Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Duma representative in the Supreme Court, has submitted a bill for government review that would not recognize “knowingly unjust” rulings of foreign courts in cases that should be tried in Russian courts.11:10 25.04.2014
Ukraine bans all Russian males aged 16 to 60 from entering its territoryUkraine informed Russia’s largest air carrier Aeroflot that all male citizens of Russian Federation aged 16 to 60 will be barred from entry, the carrier said in a statement on Thursday.17:36 17.04.2014
Russia may sue US over banking sanctions - officialRussia considers filing a complaint against the US with the World Trading Organization over the sanctions imposed on Bank Rossiya, according to the statement made by the Economic Development Minister Aleksei Ulukayev on Wednesday.14:24 16.04.2014
Russia transfers search materials for Ukrainian nationalist to InterpolRussian Prosecutor General’s Office on Thursday has transferred to Interpol the materials required for the international search of Ukrainian ultranationalist Right Sector leader Dmitry Yarosh, Prosecutor General Dmitry Chaika told the journalists on Friday.13:55 11.04.2014
PACE deprives Russia of voting rights until 2015The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has deprived the Russian delegation of its right to vote until 2015 in connection with Crimea's recent accession to the Russian Federation.15:54 10.04.2014
EU turns to WTO to challenge Russian ban on pork importsThe European Union initiated a dispute in the World Trade Organization (WTO) challenging Russia’s ban on EU pork imports, the European Commission has announced on Tuesday.17:49 08.04.2014
Tajik court confiscates plant owned by Ukrainian gas mogul FirtashThe Economic Court of Dushanbe, Tajikistan, decided on Wednesday to nullify the privatization of Guliston, a company whose main shareholder is Ukrainian businessman Dmitry Firtash, attorney Ishoq Tabarov said.12:15 03.04.2014
Putin signs law voiding Black Sea Fleet treaties with UkraineRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law voiding the bilateral Russian-Ukrainian treaties concerning the deployment of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Ukraine, the Kremlin’s press service announced Wednesday .15:46 02.04.2014
US negotiates the release of an Israeli spy - reportThe US and Israel are currently negotiating the release of American national John Pollard convicted of spying for Israeli intelligence, Associated Press reports on Tuesday.11:26 01.04.2014
Owen Pell on the shrinking scope of extraterritoriality in US lawThe extraterritorial application of US law in cases that at first glance have little if any connection to the US may have a chilling effect on foreign businesses and authorities. A partner with New York-based White & Case LLP, Owen Pell, sitting in its Moscow office tells RAPSI that the situation is changing with interesting implications for non-US companies.17:03 26.03.2014
US court tosses out Bolshevik expropriation claims against YaleRefusing to second-guess Bolshevik nationalization policies, a US court held Thursday that Yale University’s title to Vincent van Gogh masterpiece The Night Café cannot be challenged by the heir of a wealthy Russian industrialist from whom the painting was expropriated in 1918.16:41 21.03.2014
Russia, US exchange sanctions lists over UkraineThe Russian Foreign Ministry has released a list of sanctions targeting top US officials and lawmakers, as US President Barrack Obama announced that Washington is imposing additional sanctions against Russians in connection with handling of the Ukraine crisis.20:11 20.03.2014
Duma ratifies treaty for Russian reunification with CrimeaThe Russian State Duma ratified on Thursday a treaty for Russia's reunification with the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastapol.18:38 20.03.2014
Putin approves accession treaty between Crimea and RussiaPresident Vladimir Putin has approved a draft treaty between Crimea and Russia on the autonomous republic’s accession to the Russian Federation, according to a statement posted on the Kremlin’s website Tuesday.10:47 18.03.2014
Russia could exit WTO in case of sanctions – lawmakerRussia may consider leaving the World Trade Organization (WTO) in light of sanctions over Russia’s handling of the Ukraine crisis, State Duma lawmaker Sergey Mironov told journalists Monday.17:51 17.03.2014
Washington has not yet notified Moscow about Russian detainee in AfghanistanWashington has yet to notify Russia about the arrest of a Russian national known as Irek Hamidullan in Afghanistan in 2009 on suspicion of fighting for the Taliban.12:58 13.03.2014
US Congress pushes for expelling Russia from G8 and imposing sanctionsThe US House of Representatives adopted a non-biding resolution in a 402-7 vote on Tuesday to denounce Russia’s actions in Ukraine and to urge the White House to exclude it from the G8 and to impose sanctions on Russia.10:16 12.03.2014
A second infamous Ukrainian nationalist wanted by RussiaRussian investigators have filed a request with Interpol to issue a notice for the arrest of Ukrainian nationalist Aleksandr Muzychko (alias Sasha Beliy), Investigative Committee Spokesman Vladimir Markin told reporters Friday.13:22 07.03.2014