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High-ranking customs official charged with corruption denied $88,000 bail

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Thursday refused to release First Deputy Director of the Federal Customs Service’s Far Eastern Directorate Sergey Fedorov charged with taking bribes on a 5-million-ruble bail (about $88,000).

14:00 22.03.2018

Criminal case over cashing out of $120 million in Admiralteysky bank reaches court

A criminal case against five residents of the Moscow region charged with unlawful bank activity in Admiralteysky bank estimated at 7 billion rubles (about $120 million) has reached the Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow.

11:07 22.03.2018

Telegram turns to ECHR over decoding messages

Telegram Messenger LLP has filed an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against an 800,000-ruble fine ($14,000) imposed on the company for refusal to provide information on user messages decoding to the Federal Security Service (FSB).

10:48 22.03.2018

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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