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

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday repeatedly arrested Nikolay Krivash, founder of Akashevskaya poultry factory, who stands charged with giving a bribe to Russia’s Mari El Republic Leonid Markelov, in absentia.

15:54 14.07.2017

Convicted Pokemon Go player added to terror blacklist

Videoblogger Ruslan Sokolovsky sentenced for playing Pokemon Go in a church was added to the list of active terrorists and extremists.

14:55 14.07.2017

Moscow Region ex-official Kuznetsov’s assets seized in France

French authorities have seized assets in the value of €120 million belonging to former Moscow Region finance minister Alexey Kuznetsov and his ex-wife Janna Bullock, who are currently under investigation in Russia.

12:40 14.07.2017

AFK Sistema’s appeal against asset seizure set for August 7

The Eighteenth Commercial Court of Appeals on August 7 will hear the AFK Sistema holding company’s appeal against seizure of its assets amounting to 185 billion rubles ($3.1 billion) on the request of Rosneft oil giant.

10:39 14.07.2017

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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