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Ex-journalist Safronov charged with treason to stay detained until March

The Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld extension of detention of a former newspaper journalist Ivan Safronov until March 7.

16:11 17.12.2020

Putin: case of ex-Khabarovsk Krai Governor is not politically motivated

A criminal case against ex-Governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk Krai Sergey Furgal is not politically motivated, according to President Vladimir Putin.

15:49 17.12.2020

Google fined over $40,000 for links to banned websites in search engine results

A magistrate court on Thursday fined Google 3 million rubles (over $40,000) for failure to delete Internet resources containing information banned in Russia from the search engine.

13:50 17.12.2020

Navalny’s foundation turns to Supreme Court over $1.4 mln ruling in food supply dispute

A foundation established by Alexey Navalny, the blogger himself and his associate Lyubov Sobol have challenged in the Supreme Court an 88 million-ruble ($1.4 million) against them in a dispute with a school catering company.

12:58 17.12.2020

U.S. investor Calvey’s embezzlement case rescheduled for end of year

A 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement case against Baring Vostok investment company's founder Michael Calvey and other defendants has been postponed until December 28.

11:00 17.12.2020

Probe into attorney of notorious Russian defendants completed

Investigation into lawyer Alexander Vershinin defending several defendants in notorious cases has been completed.

10:53 17.12.2020

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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