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St. Petersburg court extends detention of cadet charged with preparing terror attack

A court in St. Petersburg has extended detention of A.F. Mozhaisky's Military-Space Academy’s cadet Vadim Osipov, charged with preparing a terror attack in the academy, until June 12, 2018.

17:48 25.12.2017

Vneshprombank’s $2 bln claim against its former president granted

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has included a 113.5- billion-ruble (about $2 billion) debt of ex-Vneshprombank president Larisa Markus in the list of creditors' claims on the bank’s request.

16:31 25.12.2017

Russian court dismisses $8.6 million lawsuit against Volkswagen over R-Line brands

The Kaluga Region Commercial Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Russian R-Line company seeking 500 million rubles (about $8.6 million) from a subsidiary of German automobile corporation Volkswagen AG.

14:49 25.12.2017

Ex-Culture Ministry official Apfelbaum to stay under house arrest until April 19

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow on Monday extended the house arrest of former official of Russia’s Culture Ministry Sophia Apfelbaum, who stands charged in the embezzlement case involving the Gogol Center theater director Kirill Serebrennikov, until April 19.

13:59 25.12.2017

Sistema and Rosneft seek approval of amicable agreement

AFK Sistema, Sistema-Invest, and Rosneft oil company have filed an application seeking approval of an amicable agreement in a 170.6-billion-ruble dispute (about $2.9 billion).

12:59 25.12.2017

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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