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Charges against Russian footballers Kokorin and Mamayev partially reclassified

Charges against Zenit St. Petersburg’s football player Alexander Kokorin and Krasnodar’s Pavel Mamayev as concerned the beating of a driver have been changed from battery to intentional infliction of slight bodily injury.

18:03 21.12.2018

Browder arrested in absentia on charges of organizing criminal network

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow has arrested in absentia Hermitage Capital CEO William Browder, charged with organizing a criminal network as part of a new criminal case.

17:24 21.12.2018

Defendant in Roscosmos embezzlement case put under house arrest following partial plea

Chief of the S.A. Lavochkin Scientific Union’s legal department Yekaterina Averyanova, involved in a case on embezzling 330 million rubles (about $5 million) from Roscosmos state space corporation, made a deal with investigators and pleaded partially guilty.

15:35 21.12.2018

Prosecutors seek up to 9.5 years for 2016 Karelia lake tragedy case defendants

Prosecutors on Friday demanded that defendants in a criminal case on the death of children in Karelia’s Syamozero lake in 2016 be sentenced to prison terms of up to 9.5 years in penal colony.

13:30 21.12.2018

Temporary manager claims Summa Group ex-heads avoid transferring documents

Temporary manager of Global Electro Service, a subsidiary of Summa Group, Mikhail Andreyev has claimed that former heads of the company avoid transferring him documents.

10:39 21.12.2018

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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