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Businessman charged with bribing penitentiary official to remain in detention

The Kolpinsky District Court of St. Petersburg has extended detention of CEO of Petroinvest company engaged in the construction of a detention center Ruslan Khamkhokov, who stands charged with bribing a Federal Penitentiary Service’s (FSIN) official.

18:02 26.03.2018

Second defendant in Crimea sabotage plot case goes on trial

A criminal case against Yevgeny Panov, a defendant in the case over sabotage plot in Crimea, has been forwarded to the republic’s Supreme Court for hearing.

15:32 26.03.2018

Ex-staffers of Crimean government fined for illegal cryptocurrency mining

Two former staffers of the Crimean government office have been fined 30,000 rubles ($530) each for illegal cryptocurrency mining.

13:59 26.03.2018

Appeal against $14,000 fine returned to Telegram

The Moscow City Court has returned an appeal against an 800,000-ruble fine ($14,000) for refusal to provide the Federal Security Service (FSB) with information on user messages decoding to Telegram Messenger LLP.

12:30 26.03.2018

Moscow court upholds sentence of March 26 rally participant

The Moscow City Court has upheld prison sentence for Dmitry Krepkin, a participant of the unauthorized rally in Moscow that was held exactly a year ago, on March 26, 2017.

11:59 26.03.2018

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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