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Treason suspect detained by Moscow court until late August

Moscow’s Lefortovsky District Court has ordered Sergey Petushkov suspected of treason to be placed in detention.

16:36 02.07.2019

Banker, ex-lawyer accused of bribing Zakharchenko to be held in detention till October

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court extended on Tuesday detention of a board member of Interprogressbank Valery Markelov and ex-attorney Victor Belevtsov, who had allegedly given a 1-bilion-ruble ($15.3 million) bribe to ex-Russian anti-corruption official Dmitry Zakharchenko.

15:53 02.07.2019

Russian General Drymanov’s appeal against detention in corruption case dismissed

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s ruling on extension of detention of ex-director of the Investigative Committee's Main Investigations Directorate, General Alexander Drymanov charged with corruption.

14:40 02.07.2019

Ex-manager of Otkritie ordered to pay over $400k to bank

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld recovery of 26 million rubles (over $400,000) from the former senior vice-president of Otkritie Nikolay Yarovoy on the bank’s claim.

13:24 02.07.2019

GTA gang life-termer gets 20 years more for attempted escape

The Moscow Regional Court on Tuesday gave a member of the infamous GTA gang Khazratkhon Dodokhonov, who had been earlier sentenced to life for robberies and murders, to 20 years in prison as part of the 2017 escape case.

12:58 02.07.2019

MP Zhirinovsky loses appeal against ruling in defamation dispute with FT reporter

The Moscow City Court has turned down an appeal filed by Russian MP Vladimir Zhirinovsky challenging dismissal of his 1-million-ruble ($16,000) defamation claim against ex-Moscow bureau chief for the Financial Times (FT) Charles Clover.

11:19 02.07.2019

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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