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Russian court pardons defendants in Total CEO crash case

The Solntsevsky District Court of Moscow has ruled to pardon two defendants in the Total CEO airplane crash case.

21:32 07.07.2017

Prosecutor asks to sentence two defendants to over 4 years in Total CEO plane crash case

A prosecutor has asked the Solntsevsky District Court of Moscow to sentence two defendants in the case of the Total CEO airplane crash case to four years and seven months in a penal colony.

18:03 07.07.2017

Spouse of Total CEO plane’s deceased stewardess demands $500,000 from Vnukovo airport

Patrick Vervel, the husband of a stewardess, who died in the Total CEO airplane crash in 2014, has filed a lawsuit with a Moscow court seeking to recover 30 million rubles (about $500,000) from Russia’s Vnukovo airport.

16:22 07.07.2017

Russian activist Dadin fined $330 for unauthorized protest

A court on Friday fined Russian activist Ildar Dadin 20,000 rubles ($330) for holding an unauthorized one-person picket near the Federal Security Service’s (FSB) building in Moscow.

15:30 07.07.2017

Pokemon Go player’s sentence reduced by more than one year

A court in Yekaterinburg on Friday reduced suspended sentence of videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky for playing Pokemon Go in a church from 3.5 years to 2 years and 3 months.

12:31 07.07.2017

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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