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Russia's Federal Tax Service demands $50 million from Browder

Russia's Federal Tax Service filed a lawsuit seeking to collect 3 billion rubles ($50 million) from Hermitage Capital Management CEO William Browder and his partner Ivan Cherkasov as part of an alleged tax evasion scheme.

18:00 20.07.2017

Russian FM says Hague-based PCA had no jurisdiction in Arctic Sunrise case

Russia has taken no part in the litigation relating to the seizure of Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise in 2013 initiated by the Netherlands in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague due to the fact that PCA lacked jurisdiction in the case.

16:42 20.07.2017

Moscow unauthorized rally participant gets 2.5 years in prison

The Tverskoy District Court on Thursday sentenced a participant of the unauthorized March 26 rally in Moscow, Stanislav Zimovets, to 2.5 years in prison for the attack on a police officer.

13:46 20.07.2017

Russian national sentenced to 5 years in U.S. prison for bribing EBRD officer

Businessman Dmitry Harder charged with bribing an official of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London has been sentenced to 5 years in prison; in addition, under an agreement with the prosecution he has been ordered to forfeit $1.9 million, that being confirmed by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

12:59 20.07.2017

Russian-Israeli blogger sentenced to 3 years in prison by Azerbaijan court

The Baku Court on Grave Crimes in Azerbaijan on Thursday sentenced blogger Alexander Lapshin, who has citizenship of Russia and Israel, to 3 years in prison for illegal entrance to the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region. Lapshin has pleaded guilty to the brought charges.

11:40 20.07.2017

AFK Sistema loses bid to recuse judge in dispute with Rosneft

The Commercial Court of the Republic of Bashkortostan on Thursday refused to recuse the presiding judge from proceedings in a 170.6-billion-ruble lawsuit (about $3 billion) lodged by Russia’s oil giant Rosneft against holding company AFK Sistema.

10:58 20.07.2017

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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