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Russian restaurateur’s sentence in tax evasion case mitigated by 3 months

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday reduced sentence of the Tavern Taras Bulba restaurant chain owner Yury Beloivan in a tax evasion case from 24 to 21 months in custody.

18:03 02.10.2019

Second cassation general jurisdiction court opened in Moscow

Moscow’s mayor Sergey Sobyanin and chairman of Russia’s Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev on Wednesday launched the work of the Second cassation court of general jurisdiction.

17:49 02.10.2019

Alleged murderer of Moscow investigator detained until winter

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Wednesday detained Sergey Grigoryev, who stands accused of killing an investigator Vladislav Kapustin, until December 1.

16:36 02.10.2019

Interior Ministry seeks to make media stop publishing directions how to craft firearms

Russia’s Interior Ministry has developed a bill envisaging a ban on dissemination of information on crafting of improvised firearms and their main parts via Internet and mass media.

16:09 02.10.2019

Terrorism funding case opened in Russia’s Astrakhan Region

A criminal case over organization of terrorism financing has been opened in Russia’s Astrakhan Region.

15:04 02.10.2019

Organizers of 27 July unauthorized rally ordered to pay $3,700 to Moscow restaurant

Moscow’s Tushinsky District Court on Wednesday collected over 240,000 rubles ($3,700) from organizers of unauthorized rallies in central Moscow in favor of the restaurant Armenia.

14:11 02.10.2019

IКЕА voluntary agrees to comply with antiterrorism security requirements

Prosecutors have dropped a claim against the Swedish furniture corporation IKEA citing the company voluntary met the required antiterrorism security standards.

13:32 02.10.2019

Moscow court to consider detention motion against alleged killer of investigator

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court will consider a motion filed by investigators seeking detention of an alleged murderer of the Investigative Committee’s employee Vladislav Kapustin.

12:55 02.10.2019

Putin proposes ratification of protocol to Council of Europe anti-terrorism convention

President of Russia Vladimir Putin has submitted the Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism to the State Duma for ratification.

11:38 02.10.2019

Uralkali challenges additional charge of tax in Russian Supreme Court

Major potash producer Uralkali has lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court of Russia against lower courts’ refusal to invalidate the Federal Tax Service’s decision to file an amended return worth nearly 980 million rubles ($15 million) with the company.

10:46 02.10.2019

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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