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New witness emerges in case over hacking Navalny’s email

The trial for Sergei Maksimov, who was charged by German prosecutors with hacking Alexey Navalny’s email and Twitter accounts in June 2012, has been extended due to a new witness.

14:00 09.07.2015

Russian nationalist Goryachev’s motion to recuse prosecutor dismissed

The Moscow City Court on Thursday dismissed a request filed by Ilya Goryachev, the alleged leader of the Military Organization of Russian Nationalists (BORN), to recuse the prosecutor from the trial.

13:04 09.07.2015

Russian bailiffs remove 59 dogs from woman’s apartment

Bailiffs in Russia's southern Stavropol region have removed 59 dogs from a Kislovodsk resident’s apartment.

12:28 09.07.2015

Ruling over insurance money for Superjet crash in Indonesia upheld by Russian court

The Eighth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling ordering 20 foreign insurance companies to pay Russia's Kapital Strakhovaniye about $16 million over the Superjet 100 aicraft crash in Indonesia in May 2012.

11:37 09.07.2015

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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