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Moscow court extends house arrest of Naftogaz ex-head until April 26

The Tagansky District Court of Moscow has extended house arrest of the former head of Ukraine’s largest oil and gas corporation Naftogaz Igor Bakay, who is charged with embezzlement, until April 26.

16:27 07.03.2018

Defendant in penitentiary embezzlement case released from jail, put under house arrest

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has released Marina Dyukova, an alleged accomplice of the Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) ex-Deputy chief Oleg Korshunov, charged with large scale embezzlement, from detention and put her under house arrest.

15:38 07.03.2018

Civil activist Galperin receives 2-year suspended sentence in extremism case

The Nagatinsky District Court of Moscow found civil activist Mark Galperin guilty of calls for extremism, and give him a 2-year suspended sentence.

14:59 07.03.2018

Prosecutor asks to imprison civil activist Galperin for 2 years

A prosecutor has asked a court to sentence civil activist Mark Galperin charged with extremism to two years in a penal colony.

13:45 07.03.2018

Appeal against arrest of cocaine case defendant in absentia set for March 28

The Moscow City Court will hear an appeal against the issuance of arrest warrant for Andrey Kovalchuk, one of the defendants in a criminal case over attempted cocaine smuggling from Argentina to Russia, on March 28.

12:59 07.03.2018

Russian Supreme Court upholds recovery of $30.6 million from Uralvagonzavod

The Supreme Court of Russia won’t review a ruling recovering $30.6 million from prominent industrial corporation Uralvagonzavod in favor of the Federal Agency for Legal Protection of Military, Special and Dual-Purpose Intellectual Activity Results (FAPRID).

11:15 07.03.2018

South Korean woman fined for illegal missionary activity in Russia

A court of Chelyabinsk has fined a woman having the nationality of South Korea 30,000 rubles (about $530) for illegal missionary activity in Russia.

10:45 07.03.2018

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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