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Ukrainian bank sues Crimean energy companies for $19 mln in debt

Ukraine’s state bank Oschadbank has filed five lawsuits with the Crimean Commercial Court to collect over 1.2 billion rubles ($19 mln) from Simferopol energy providers.

15:45 04.08.2015

Ex-FSB officer gets 18 years in prison for contract killing

The Moscow District Military Court on Tuesday sentenced former colonel of the Federal Security Service (FSB), Andrei Leletko, to 18 years in jail for plotting murder of prominent aircraft engineer and businessman, Idris Faizullin.

15:00 04.08.2015

Moscow court upholds ruling in Greenpeace defamation lawsuit

On Tuesday, the Moscow City Court dismissed an appeal by the publisher of the newspaper Zavtra in a Greenpeace Russia anti-defamation lawsuit regarding an issue released 16 years ago.

13:40 04.08.2015

New Bolotnaya case defendant to go on trial

Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court will consider a case against Ivan Nepomnyashchikh, who stands accused of participation in the Bolotnaya Square riots in 2012 and use of violence against law enforcement officials.

13:03 04.08.2015

Request to extradite Russian art dealer to Poland rejected by US court – report

A court in New York has refused to extradite Russian art dealer to Poland where he is accused of knowingly keeping the stolen painting that was inherited from his father.

10:32 04.08.2015

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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