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Russian Prime Minister orders allocation of $120 mln for benefits to aid workers

Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin has signed an order to allocate over 9 billion rubles ($120 million) for payments toward social workers involved in the work will people infected with coronavirus and other at-risk persons.

17:21 26.01.2021

Organizations to face fines for industrial disaster data hiding – bill

The Government Law-Making Commission has backed a draft law envisaging fines for hiding information on technogenic accidents dangerours for environment.

16:10 26.01.2021

Navalny’s appeal against detention scheduled for January 28

The Moscow Regional Court will hear an appeal filed by Alexey Navalny aginst his detention on January 28.

15:52 26.01.2021

Russia’s State Duma passes bill on fines for laughing gas propaganda

The lower house of parliament finally adopted a bill on administrative penalties for propagation and illegal advertising of exhilarant gas on Tuesday.

14:33 26.01.2021

Two suspects in assault on law enforcement officers at illegal Moscow rally arrested

Two alleged participants of an unauthorized rally held in Moscow on January 23 were arrested as part of a case over assault on law enforcement officers.

13:34 26.01.2021

Foreign poacher receives 4 years in prison for assault on Russian border guards

A court in Nakhodka, a town in the Primorsky Krai, has passed a four-year prison sentence upon a foreign poacher for assault on Russian boundary officers in the Sea of Japan.

12:04 26.01.2021

Moscow court extends detention of Tomsk physicist charged with treason

Moscow’s Lefortovsky District Court on Tuesday extended detention of physicist from the city of Tomsk Alexander Lukanin, who stands charged with treason.

11:37 26.01.2021

Over 40 applications submitted to Russian ombudsmen after illegal January 23 rally

Human rights commissioners received 45 complaints following an unauthorized rally held in Russian cities on January 23, the Federal Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova announced Tuesday.

10:43 26.01.2021

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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