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Russian tycoon Pugachev appeals recovery of $1.2 billion

Russian billionaire Sergei Pugachev submitted an appeal against a Moscow court ruling to collect over 75.6 billion rubles ($1.25 billion) in debt.

16:43 29.07.2015

Russia's Dagestan official pleads not guilty to funding terrorism, murder

Andrei Vinogradov, head of Dagestan's Kizlyar region, has pleaded not guilty to charges including murder, funding of terrorism.

14:36 29.07.2015

Russian court sets September 28 hearing on copyright infringement suit against VK

The Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region will hear lawsuits filed by Universal Music Russia and Warner Music UK against Russia's top social network VKontakte on September 28.

13:41 29.07.2015

Natalia Potanina ready to settle all legal disputes with ex-spouse

Natalia Potanina is ready to settle all ongoing litigation with her former husband and one of Russia’s richest men, Vladimir Potanin.

11:36 29.07.2015

Sentenced Russian banker Gitelson gets two more years in prison - report

Alexander Gitelson, former owner of the VEFK bank, who was sentenced to three years in prison for embezzling funds from the Leningrad Region government, got extra two years and two months in prison.

10:36 29.07.2015

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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