Russian authorities bust 5,000 tons of sanctioned food products since November - reportNearly 5,000 tons of sanctioned food products, transported from Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, were busted in Russia since November 2015.10:54 25.04.2016
Bill on fines for selling sanctioned products reaches State DumaA bill introducing fines for distributing foreign food products embargoed by Russia has been submitted to the State Duma.13:41 14.03.2016
Top EU court says that freezing of ex-Ukrainian officials’ assets was groundlessEurope's highest court in Luxembourg ruled on Thursday that sanctions imposed on five ex-Ukrainian high-ranking officials were groundless.16:07 28.01.2016
U.S. eases prison restrictions for Victor BoutU.S. officials agreed to loosen prison restrictions on Victor Bout, a Russian national who is serving a 25-year sentence for conspiring to kill Americans, Sputnik reported on Wednesday, citing Bout’s lawyer Alexei Tarasov.11:55 13.01.2016
European Union extends sanctions against Russia until July 2016The European Council announced on Monday that economic sanctions against Russia have been extended until the end of July 2016.16:34 21.12.2015
Metro Cash & Carry to pay $4,300 fine for selling cheese without relevant documentsThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld a 300,000 ruble fine ($4,300) imposed on Metro Cash & Carry Russia for selling 113 kg of lactose-free cheese produced in the EU countries without official registration.14:03 09.12.2015
Russian Supreme Court turns down appeal against order on destroying banned productsThe Russian Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to review an appeal filed by the Consumer Rights Protection Association against the presidential executive order on economic measures to ensure security of the Russian Federation and a government resolution on destroying banned food imports.12:01 11.11.2015
Victor Bout to appeal court’s refusal to review his caseLawyers of Victor Bout, a Russian national who is serving a 25-year sentence in Illinois for conspiring to kill Americans, before this Friday will appeal a court’s refusal to review his case.10:23 03.11.2015
New York court refuses to review Victor Bout’s case - lawyerUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday refused to review a case of Viktor Bout, a Russian national who is serving a 25-year sentence in Illinois for conspiring to kill Americans.11:30 27.10.2015
U.S. authorities expand investigation into Deutsche Bank activities in Russia – reportThe U.S. authorities expand their probe into money laundering and breach of sanctions against Russia allegedly perpetrated by Deutsche Bank.11:04 26.10.2015
Metro Cash & Carry fined for selling cheese without relevant documentsThe Moscow District Commercial Court has fined Metro Cash & Carry Russia 300,000 rubles ($4,800) for selling 113 kg of lactose-free cheese produced in the EU countries without official registration.15:51 21.10.2015
Head of top Russian media conglomerate Kiselev files suit over EU sanctionsDmitry Kiselev, Director General of the news agency Rossiya Segodnya, has brought action against the Council of the European Union’s decision to add him to the EU sanctions list over the Ukrainian crisis.12:57 08.09.2015
Attorneys to use UN Liberia sanctions adjustments in Bout caseThe defense team for Viktor Bout, a Russian national who is serving a 25-year sentence in Illinois for conspiring to kill Americans, will use a UN resolution on excluding a number of individuals from its sanctions list to protect their client.11:11 03.09.2015
Rules on destroying banned products drafted for customs serviceRussia’s Federal Customs Service is drafting regulations for customs officials who are instructed to destroy banned imports from the US, the EU, Ukraine and Canada.11:02 26.08.2015
Bill banning distribution of sanctioned products reaches State DumaLiberal Democratic Party members have submitted a bill to the State Duma that prohibits the trade of banned products.12:29 18.08.2015
Executive order on destroying banned food imports appealed in Russian Supreme CourtThe Consumer Rights Protection Association has filed an appeal with the Russian Supreme Court against the presidential executive order on economic measures to ensure security of the Russian Federation and a government resolution on destroying banned food imports.17:50 13.08.2015
Russian lawmakers propose donation of imported banned products - reportA group of State Duma members representing the Communist Party drafted a bill on confiscating banned products and further donating those to people with small income or foreign states in need of humanitarian aid.10:39 10.08.2015
Russian officials could be fined for eating sanctioned food subject to destructionEating the sanctioned products that are subject to destruction will be a violation for public officials that could be punishable by jail time.13:02 06.08.2015
Sanctioned products to be destroyed at border and inside Russia - reportRussian authorities will search for and destroy banned food products not only at the border but across the country, including in stores and at grocery store chain warehouses.10:33 03.08.2015
Rosneft put on US sanctions list to demand compensation of lossesRosneft hit with US sanctions over Ukraine announced in a statement placed on its website on Friday that it would seek compensation of its losses.15:34 31.07.2015