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Ex-official of Russia’s Drug Control Service gets 7 years in prison

Ex-chief of a regional office of the defunct Federal Drug Control Service Kirill Kalinin has been sentenced to 7 years in a high-security prison for extortion of a 10-million-ruble bribe (about $170,000).

15:59 11.12.2017

Alleged accomplice of ex-official charged with embezzlement to stay in detention

The Moscow City Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling extending detention for entrepreneur Marina Dyukova, an alleged accomplice of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) ex-Deputy chief Oleg Korshunov, charged with large scale embezzlement.

14:40 11.12.2017

Moscow court sentences Estonian businessman to 12 years in prison for espionage

The Moscow City Court has sentenced an Estonian businessman Raivo Susi to 12 years in a high security penal colony for espionage.

13:40 11.12.2017

Case over non-return of ancient icons to Russia sent back to prosecutors

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Monday ruled to send a case against ex-director of private non-profit Museum of Russian Icons Elena Knyazeva, who allegedly failed to return 16 orthodox icons of XVI-XVIII centuries to Russia, back to prosecutors.

11:45 11.12.2017

Former head of DS-Bank arrested in $10 million embezzlement case

Former head of Russia’s DS-Bank Fyodor Tsyrulnik, who had been put on the international wanted list on charges of embezzling 585 million rubles (nearly $10 million), was arrested after voluntarily returning to Russia.

10:59 11.12.2017

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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