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About €2,000 seized from partner of former anti-corruption official Zakharchenko

Law enforcement officers seized about €2,000 belonging to Marina Semynina, a partner of former Russian anti-corruption official charged with receiving a large-scale bribe, Dmitry Zakharchenko, during the searches at her apartment on Wednesday.

18:07 13.12.2017

Moscow court refuses to release alleged Ukrainian Right Sector member

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has extended detention of Ukrainian national Roman Ternovsky allegedly involved in the activities of Right Sector nationalist organization banned in Russia until March 30.

15:51 13.12.2017

Terrorists behind hostage crisis in Russia’s Budyonnovsk sentenced to 13-15 years

The North Caucasus District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced Ramzan Belyalov and Magomed Mazdayev to 15 and 13 years in a penal colony for attack and taking hostages in Russian town of Budyonnovsk in 1995.

11:39 13.12.2017

Chinese citizen gets suspended term in Russia for painting smuggling attempt

Chinese citizen Xu Chao has received a 2.5-year suspended sentence for an attempt to smuggle a work by the Russian landscape painter Alexey Savrasov.

10:59 13.12.2017

Italy refuses to extradite alleged accomplice of Berezovsky’s son-in-law to Russia

An Italian court has denied Russia’s request to extradite businessman Mikhail Nekrich, an alleged accomplice of Georgy Shuppe, the son-in-law of late prominent tycoon Boris Berezovsky.

09:59 13.12.2017

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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