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Ex-wife of billionaire Potanin ordered to pay $1.3 mln over failed deal

Moscow's Presnensky District Court ruled on Tuesday that Natalia Potanina, the ex-wife of billionaire Vladimir Potanin, must pay 78 million rubles ($1.3 million) in damages to Eco Invest company over a failure to sell a house in Moscow Region.

18:37 28.07.2015

Russian nationalist Goryachev appeals life sentence

Ilya Goryachev, one of the leaders and ideologue of "militant organization of Russian nationalists" known as BORN, has appealed a life sentence he received for masterminding murders.

16:34 28.07.2015

Ex-Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, ex-officials go on trial in absentia

The trial in absentia of former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and several top ex-officials began in Kiev.

15:34 28.07.2015

London court dismisses Russian tycoon Pugachev’s complaint over searches - DIA

London's High Court dismissed a complaint filed by Sergei Pugachev, an exiled Russian tycoon, over a court order authorising searches at his sites in London and documents seizure, the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) said in a statement posted on its website on Tuesday.

12:36 28.07.2015

Russian businessman suspected of $51 mln prison service fraud put under house arrest

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court has placed businessman Nikolai Martynov, who stands charged with embezzling 3 billion rubles ($51million) allocated for the purchase of electronic monitoring bracelets for Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN), under house arrest.

11:42 28.07.2015

Russia's social network VK settles copyright infringement dispute with Sony Musiс

Russia's top social network VKontakte (VK) reached a settlement with recording label Sony Music of their litigation over alleged copyright infringement, Vedomosti newspaper reported on Tuesday.

10:36 28.07.2015

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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