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AFK Sistema to pay Rosneft $2.3 billion

AFK Sistema will comply with a court’s ruling ordering the company and its subsidiary Sistema-Invest to pay 136.3 billion rubles (about $2.3 billion) to Rosneft oil corporation.

16:46 18.12.2017

Russian citizen sentenced to 8 years for financing ISIS

A court has sentenced a resident of the Republic of Dagestan, Ramazan Abdulkhalikov, to 8 years in prison for financing the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist organization prohibited in Russia.

15:59 18.12.2017

AFK Sistema loses appeal against order to pay Rosneft $2.3 billion

The Eighteenth Commercial Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal lodged by AFK Sistema against recovery of 136.3 billion rubles (about $2.3 billion) from the company and its subsidiary Sistema-Invest in favor of Rosneft.

13:59 18.12.2017

Two companies seek $15.5 million from founder of Carlo Pazolini

Two firms have filed lawsuits with the Moscow Commercial Court seeking to include 915.8 million rubles (about $15.5 million) on the list of creditors' claims against owner of Carlo Pazolini shoe retailer Ilya Reznik.

12:59 18.12.2017

Moral damages lawsuit against Navalny dismissed again

The Lyublinsky District Court of Moscow has once more dismissed a lawsuit filed by the SERB political group leader Igor Beketov demanding compensation for moral damages from Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny.

11:43 18.12.2017

Suspect in plotting terror attack in Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg detained

Anton Kobets suspected of involvement in plotting a terrorist attack in the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg has been put in detention until February 14.

10:46 18.12.2017

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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