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Google pays all fines imposed by Russian antimonopoly watchdog

Google Inc. has paid all administrative fines imposed by Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) as part of antitrust investigation.

17:50 16.05.2017

Russian billionaire Deripaska files defamation lawsuit against Associated Press

Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska has lodged a defamation lawsuit against the Associated Press news agency over an article about business relations between the businessman and Paul Manafort, a campaign manager for Donald Trump.

14:23 16.05.2017

Prosecutor seeks 14 years in prison for Russian ex-senator charged with corruption

Prosecutor has asked the Ozersk City Court in the Chelyabinsk Region to sentence former member of the Federation Council Konstantin Tsybko charged with taking bribes to 14 years in high-security prison.

11:51 16.05.2017

Russian court upholds sentence for Sakhalin investment ex-minister

The Sakhalin Regional Court has upheld a 3.5-year prison sentence given to Sakhalin’s former minister of investment and foreign ties Yekaterina Kotova for embezzlement of 3.2 million rubles (about $57,100).

10:47 16.05.2017

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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).

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