Law & Legislation

President introduces bill on removal of age limits for civil servants before State Duma

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has introduced a bill envisaging that state officials appointed by the Head of the State could stay on their posts without age limits into the State Duma.

17:17 22.01.2021

Release of administrative fines proposed for special vehicles with flashing blue lights

Several Russian lawmakers have submitted a bill to relieve owners of emergency vehicles with flashing blue emergency beacons from administrative liability for traffic violations to the State Duma.

15:29 22.01.2021

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Federation Council approves bills on admission of new subjects to Russia

The Federation Council on Tuesday approved federal constitutional bills on the incorporation of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics into the Russian Federation.

11:32 04.10.2022

Investigation into 18 members of banned nationalist battalion Aidar completed in DPR

Investigators in the Donetsk People’s Republic have completed probe into 18 members of the nationalist battalion Aidar banned by the region’s Supreme Court as terrorist.

11:53 04.10.2022

Twitch fined $70k for failure to remove prohibited content

A magistrate judge has fined video streaming service Twitch 4 million rubles (about $70,000 at the current exchange rate) for refusal to delete information prohibited by Russian law.

12:20 04.10.2022