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Investigation into Total CEO’s plane crash completed

The investigation into the crash of Total CEO Christophe de Margerie’s plane has been completed.

15:05 28.08.2015

Russian billionaire Fetisov’s embezzlement case returned for further investigation

The Prosecutor General’s Office has returned the embezzlement case against Gleb Fetisov, former member of the upper house of parliament and former owner of My Bank, to the Investigative Committee.

14:20 28.08.2015

Mastermind of 1998 murder of Russian lawmaker gets 17 years in prison

The Oktyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg on Friday sentenced Mikhail Glushchenko, a former lawmaker in the State Duma, Russian parliament's lower chamber, to 17 years in prison for the murder of fellow parliamentarian Galina Starovoitova in 1998.

12:51 28.08.2015

Bank of Moscow’s motion to seize businessman Ismailov’s assets dismissed

The Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a motion filed by the Bank of Moscow from the VTB Group to seize the property of KBF AST, a company in businessman Telman Ismailov’s AST Group, as part of the bank’s $213 million lawsuit.

11:32 28.08.2015

Russian citizen accused of cyber fraud detained in Finland by U.S. request – report

Finland authorities have confirmed that Russian citizen has been detained in the country at the request of the United States where he is accused of computer fraud.

10:30 28.08.2015

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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