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French court allows Russia and Ukraine to participate in Ablyazov’s trial

The investigative chamber of the Lyon Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that Russia and Ukraine can send their representatives to the trial of former banker Mukhtar Ablyazov, whose extradition the two countries have requested, AFP writes.

16:26 03.06.2014

Sheremetyevo Airport to close down smoking areas on court order

A Moscow Region court has ruled that smoking areas at Sheremetyevo Airport, one of Europe’s 20 largest airports, should be closed, the Prosecutor General’s Office announced on its website on Tuesday.

15:50 03.06.2014

Ukraine to sue Russia for $90 bln over Crimea

Acting Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk said at the Verkhovna Rada on Tuesday that Ukraine would sue Russia for 1 trillion hryvnias (about $90 billion) in profit shortfall due to the loss of Crimea.

15:22 03.06.2014

Ukraine opens tax evasion case against Yanukovich’s son

Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office is currently investigating a tax evasion case against Alexander Yanukovich, the eldest son of recently ousted president Viktor Yanukovich, deputy Prosecutor General Aleksei Baganets told journalists on Tuesday.

13:34 03.06.2014

Pussy Riot member requests probe into hooliganism law

Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has filed a petition with the Constitutional Court that would require an inquiry into the enforcement of the law on hooliganism, her representative Ramil Akhmetgaliyev told RAPSI Tuesday.

12:25 03.06.2014

Fugitive mogul Polonsky sues Russian journalist and radio station for $ 5.5 mln

Fugitive real estate tycoon Sergei Polonsky, who currently resides in Cambodia, has filed a RUB 200 million ($5.5 million) defamation suit in the Savyolovsky District Court against journalist Vladimir Solovyov and radio station Vesti FM, attorney Alexander Karabanov told RAPSI on Tuesday.

10:49 03.06.2014

US authorities charge Russian national with hacking

The US Justice Department on Monday charged a Russian national, Evgeniy Bogachev, with committing cybercrimes, Reuters reports.

10:22 03.06.2014

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