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Ex-deputy CEO of RSC Energia detained for 2 months on embezzlement charges

Moscow’s Babushkinsky District Court on Monday placed ex-deputy CEO of Russia's largest space company Energia Alexey Beloborodov, who stands charged with attempted embezzlement of 31 million rubles ($461,400), in detention for 2 months.

18:00 20.08.2018

Russian Supreme Court does not consider message decoding data to be secret

Information required for decoding of digital messages is not classified as requiring restricted access and as such can’t be treated as secrecy of correspondence protected by the Constitution or any other law.

17:40 20.08.2018

Acquittal of ex-school principal in extortion case appealed

Prosecutors and victims have appealed acquittal of ex-school principal Marina Gederim in a case on extortions in an educational institution.

16:59 20.08.2018

Probe opened into attacks against police officers in Chechnya

A criminal case was opened on Monday after attacks against police officers in the Republic of Chechnya.

15:49 20.08.2018

Russian investigators seize $7,400 in marked bills from deputy CEO of RSC Energia

Investigators have seized about 500,000 rubles ($7,400) in marked bills from deputy CEO of RSC Energia, Russia's largest space company, Alexey Beloborodov, who stands charged with attempted fraud.

14:59 20.08.2018

Titov calls for decriminalization of non-performance of civil obligations

Russian business ombudsman Boris Titov has stated that criminal cases must not be launched in situations involving non-performance of civil obligations.

13:33 20.08.2018

Ex-top manager of Gazprom subsidiary gets 5 years for $3 mln embezzlement

Sergey Podolny, ex-deputy CEO of Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Omsk, a subsidiary of Russia’s oil giant Gazprom, has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for embezzling over 200 million rubles ($3 million).

12:33 20.08.2018

Russian patent agency once more dismisses Mercedes-Benz claim to register G 65 trademark

Russia’s Patent Agency (Rospatent) has upheld a ruling to dismiss a request filed by Daimler AG, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, to grant legal protection for G 65 trademark.

11:00 20.08.2018

Ukrainian Right Sector member’s sentence takes effect in Russia

A 27-month prison sentence given to Ukrainian national Roman Ternovsky for engagement in the activities of Right Sector nationalist organization banned in Russia has become effective.

10:35 20.08.2018

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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