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Russian mail service exposes fraudsters who were sending bricks instead of smartphones

Security service for Russia's post service Pochta Rossii, along with law enforcement officers, exposed activities of online fraudsters who were sending construction bricks to recipients instead of promised smartphones.

18:06 20.02.2017

Hermitage Capital CEO again arrested in absentia by Russian court

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court again issued an arrest warrant in absentia for Hermitage Capital Management CEO William Browder.

16:47 20.02.2017

Roscosmos official to remain detained in $3 mln embezzlement case

The Moscow City Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling to extend the detention of Vladimir Yevdokimov, executive director of the Russian space agency Roscosmos allegedly involved in embezzling 200 million rubles ($3.5 million) from MiG aircraft company.

15:58 20.02.2017

Supreme Court upholds ruling in favor of Gazprom in dispute with antimonopoly watchdog

Russia’s Supreme Court will not review a lower court’s ruling in dispute between the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) and Gazprom over public procurement for spare parts and accessories for the park of automotive engineering.

14:56 20.02.2017

Trial of Sakhalin ex-governor Khoroshavin begins on Monday

The Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City Court has held preliminary hearings in a criminal case against former Sakhalin governor Alexander Khoroshavin, who stands charged with corruption, and his alleged accomplices.

13:30 20.02.2017

Construction firm’s CEO gets 4 years for embezzlement at Vostochny Cosmodrome

Moscow’s Simonovsky District Court on Monday sentenced VIP-Stroyengineering company’s CEO Vadim Mitryakov to 4 years in prison for embezzling 1.3 billion rubles ($22.6 million) during the Vostochny Cosmodrome construction.

12:54 20.02.2017

Blogger who was catching pokemons in Orthodox church appeals his detention in ECHR

Videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky who was catching pokemons in a Yekaterinburg church via Pokemon Go app has appealed his detention in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

10:50 20.02.2017

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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).

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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.

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