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Ex-high ranking investigator put in detention on bribery charges

Moscow’s Lefortovsky District Court on Wednesday ordered the detention of Rosneft oil company’s lawyer, former head of a Moscow directorate of the Investigative Committee, Alexey Kramarenko charged with taking a bribe.

19:17 27.12.2017

Russian prosecutor demands 11 years in prison for NYC socialite Janna Bullock

A prosecutor has asked the Basmanny District Court of Moscow to sentence the U.S. citizen and real estate mogul Janna Bullock charged in Russia with embezzling about 11 billion rubles (about $190 million) to 11 years in prison in absentia.

15:40 27.12.2017

Russian tax service seeks bankruptcy of plant planning to issue crypto-currency

The Federal Tax Service has filed a bankruptcy claim against the Cherepovets Tube Rolling Plant planning to use digital currency for investment purposes, with the Vologda Region Commercial Court.

14:59 27.12.2017

Gazprombank demands $19 mln from Russian lawyer

Gazprombank has filed a petition with the Moscow Region Commercial Court seeking to include a 1.1-billion-ruble debt ($19 million) of businessman and lawyer Dmitry Yakubovsky in the list of creditors' claims.

13:36 27.12.2017

Appeal against recovery of $185 million in favor of Rosneft to be reviewed in February

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has postponed hearing of an appeal, filed by Cypriot company Swisspro Capital Limited against a lower court’s ruling recovering $184.8 million in favor of Russia’s largest oil company Rosneft, until February 5.

10:51 27.12.2017

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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