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Ukrainian pranker accused of misinforming of Kemerovo fire victims arrested in absentia

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant in absentia for Ukrainian national Nikita Kuvikov known as pranker Yevgeny Volnov, who allegedly disinformed people of the death toll in the blaze in Kemerovo’s Zimnyaya Vishnya (“Winter Cherry”) shopping mall.

20:55 28.03.2018

Russian nationalist Potkin gets 3.5 years for extremism after case review

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday reviewed an appeal filed by Russian nationalist Alexander Potkin (also known as Belov) against his sentence for extremism and gave him 3.5 years in prison.

18:00 28.03.2018

Russian court detains renter of mall where 64 persons died in fire

The Zavodsky Court of Kemerovo on Wednesday detained Nadezhda Suddenok, a renter of the city’s Zimnyaya Vishnya (“Winter Cherry”) mall which became a site of the nation-wide tragedy after a fire took lives of 64 persons, until May 25.

15:58 28.03.2018

Former mayor Koshurnikov moved from detention center under house arrest

The Zavolzhsky Court of Yaroslavl has changed a measure of restraint for ex-mayor of Yaroslavl Denis Koshurnikov charged with embezzling funds of Rusnano state corporation from detention to house arrest.

14:50 28.03.2018

IT contractor for FIFA 2018 World Cup files for bankruptcy

Asteros company, which was an IT contractor for the FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia, has filed a petition for its own bankruptcy.

13:31 28.03.2018

Potanin’s ex-wife denied review of $17.5 billion claims

The Supreme Court of Russia has denied review of two claims for a total amount of more than one trillion rubles ($17.5 billion) to Natalia Potanina, the former wife of billionaire Vladimir Potanin.

10:26 28.03.2018

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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