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Putin signs bill protecting minors against criminal online communities into law

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on protection of children from involvement in illegal activities threatening their life through online social networks into law.

17:22 18.12.2018

Russian teenagers committed or assisted with 34,000 crimes in 2018

Over 34,000 crimes were committed with direct or indirect involvement of teenagers between January and October 2018.

16:01 18.12.2018

Russia’s lower house of parliament backs fines for alluring minors to rallies

The lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma, passed in the third and final reading on Tuesday a bill fixing fines for alluring children to participate in public events such as rallies, demonstrations, or pickets.

15:59 18.12.2018

Russian footballers Kokorin and Mamayev to go on trial in January

Investigation into Zenit St. Petersburg’s football player Alexander Kokorin and Krasnodar’s Pavel Mamayev, who are charged with hooliganism and battery, will be completed in January.

13:06 18.12.2018

Russian Supreme Court rules intoxication to no longer be aggravating circumstance

Russia’s Supreme Court has removed condition of alcohol or drug intoxication from a list of aggravating circumstances for a crime.

12:21 18.12.2018

State Duma passes bill on closing criminal cases after damage compensation

The State Duma has adopted in a final third reading a bill envisaging the possibility for termination of certain criminal cases when the damage caused is paid.

11:41 18.12.2018

Russian Supreme Court seeks to establish terms of judges’ oaths

The Supreme Court of Russia has prepared a bill on terms for judges to take their oaths, proposing for such an oath to be given within a month after a judge takes his or her seat.

10:39 18.12.2018

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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