News

Russian ex-banker Gitelson’s appeal against recovery of $90 mln set for June 7

The Commercial Court of the North-Western District will consider an appeal filed by former chairman of Inkasbank Alexander Gitelson against recovery of 5.06 billion rubles ($90 million at the current exchange rate) on June 7.

18:02 23.05.2017

Two ISIS recruiters from Tajikistan receive prison sentences in Russia

The Moscow District Military Court has sentenced two recruiters for the ISIS terrorist organization, prohibited in Russia, while on a session in St. Petersburg.

17:33 23.05.2017

Police raid popular Moscow theater as part of $3.5 mln embezzlement case

Police have raided the Gogol Center, a popular contemporary theater in Moscow, as part of investigation into alleged embezzlement of nearly 200 million rubles ($3.5 million) of budget funds allocated for development of art.

15:34 23.05.2017

Ex-president of Vneshprombank appeals sentence in embezzlement case

Former president of Vneshprombank Larisa Markus, who had received nine years in prison for embezzling 114 billion rubles (about $2 billion), appealed her sentence.

14:56 23.05.2017

Billionaire Potanin’s ex-wife seeks $15 billion from former spouse

Natalia Potanina has filed another lawsuit seeking to recover 849.2 billion rubles (about $15 billion at current rate) from her ex-husband, billionaire Vladimir Potanin.

11:55 23.05.2017

Businessman charged with bribing Mari El Republic’s ex-head arrested in absentia

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has issued an arrest warrant in absentia for Nikolay Krivash, founder of Akashevskaya poultry factory, who stands charged with giving a bribe to Russia’s Mari El Republic Leonid Markelov.

10:59 23.05.2017

Top news

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