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Investigation into graft case against former Crimean deputy prime minister completed

Investigators have completed probe into former Crimea’s deputy prime minister Vitaly Nakhlupin charged with taking bribes.

17:51 11.12.2020

Prosecutors seek to overturn $3K fine imposed on Moscow children’s hospice

Prosecutors have filed an appeal seeking to overturn a 200,000-ruble fine imposed on the Lighthouse Charity Foundation (children’s hospice Dom s Mayakom) for errors in the organization’s drug register.

17:04 11.12.2020

Russian Interior Ministry drafts document on voluntary DNA registration

The Russian Interior Ministry is developing a draft decree on the voluntary genome registration.

16:27 11.12.2020

Russian resident faces trial on Nazism justification allegations

The Supreme court of Russia’s Komi Republic will hear a case against a 55-year old resident of the town of Vorkuta over online denial of the Nazi crimes.

15:32 11.12.2020

Ukrainian accused of journalists’ murder in Donbass arrested in absentia by Moscow court

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow on Friday issued an arrest warrant in absentia for a serviceman of the National Guard of Ukraine Vitaly Markiv, who stands charged with killing two journalists in Donbass in 2014.

14:00 11.12.2020

Investigators complete probe into case over primary timber smuggling to China

Investigation into a criminal case over smuggling of valuable wood species from Russia to China has been completed.

13:12 11.12.2020

Moscow court to hear bribery case against State Duma MP

The Moscow City Court will consider a criminal case against State Duma lawmaker Vadim Belousov and his alleged accomplice Margarita Butakova charged with receiving 3.2 billion rubles (about $45 million at the current exchange rate) in bribes.

12:04 11.12.2020

Moscow court to proceed with U.S. investor Calvey’s case in mid-December

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court will proceed with a 2.5-billion-ruble (about $40 million) embezzlement case against Baring Vostok investment company's founder Michael Calvey and other defendants in mid-December.

11:03 11.12.2020

Ex-Mayor of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky ordered to 5.5-year jail for graft

A court has sentenced ex-Mayor of Russia’s Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Vitaly Ivanenko to 5.5 years in high-security prison for taking bribes.

10:49 11.12.2020

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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