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Russian lawyer to stay detained for 2 more months in Roscosmos embezzlement case

The Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow has extended detention for the the chairman of the law firm Tretyakov & Partners Igor Tretyakov involved in a case on embezzling 330 million rubles (about $5 million) from Roscosmos state space corporation.

15:59 19.10.2018

Footballers Mamayev and Kokorin to remain detained in hooliganism case

The Moscow City Court on Friday upheld detention for Zenit St. Petersburg’s football player Alexander Kokorin and Krasnodar’s Pavel Mamayev charged with hooliganism and battery.

13:59 19.10.2018

Investigators seek to detain Sochi vice-mayor charged with corruption

Russian investigators have asked the Basmanny District Court of Moscow to detain vice-mayor of Sochi Sergey Yurin as part of a bribery case.

12:59 19.10.2018

Russia asks ECHR to review Pussy Riot compensation judgment

Russian authorities have asked the European Court of Human Rights to refer a case of Pussy Riot members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova to the Grand Chamber for reconsideration.

11:59 19.10.2018

Russia’s DIA seeks to seize property worth $101 million from ex-head of IntrustBank

Temporary manager of IntrustBank, Russia’s Deposit Insurance Agency, has filed an application with the Moscow Commercial Court seeking to seize property of the bank’s former board chairman Boris Yepifanov evaluated at 6.7 billion rubles ($101 million).

10:38 19.10.2018

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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