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Trial of ex-customs official charged with abuse of office to begin in late March

Moscow’s Dorogomilovsky District Court will proceed with an abuse of office case involving ex-chief of the Federal Customs Service’s customs investigations directorate Alexander Kizlyk and his alleged accomplices on March 26.

17:48 19.03.2021

Restrictive order against two Navalny’s associates extended until late June

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday extended a restrictive order against Nikolay Lyaskin, an employee of a foundation established by Alexey Navalny, and Anastasia Vasilyeva, the head of the medical workers' union Alyans Vrachei (Doctors' Alliance), until June 23.

16:30 19.03.2021

Police arrest ex-managers of utility companies as part of $135 mln embezzlement case

Russian police have arrested eleven former top managers and employees of power supply companies in a case over embezzlement of more than 10 billion rubles ($135 million).

15:55 19.03.2021

Probe into Murmansk man accused of attack against police at illegal Moscow rally completed

Investigation into the Murmansk Region’s resident Alexander Glushkov charged with assault on a police officer at an unauthorized rally in central Moscow in winter has been completed.

14:52 19.03.2021

Lawyers involved in Aeroflot embezzlement case to go on trial

A criminal case against lawyers Alexander Slivko and Dina Kibets charged with large-scale embezzlement in the Aeroflot company has reached the Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow.

13:29 19.03.2021

Russia’s antimonopoly watchdog fines Kaspersky Lab for violating advertising law

The Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation (FAS) has fined company Kaspersky Lab 100,000 rubles (about $1,500 at the current exchange rate) for violating the law on advertising.

12:03 19.03.2021

Probe opened into 14 alleged extremists in Krasnodar Region

A criminal case has been opened against 14 alleged members of an extremist organization operating in the Krasnodar Krai.

11:11 19.03.2021

Belarus denied reversal of $3.2 mln recovery ruling in favor of Russian firm

The Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a bid of the Republic of Belarus, represented by the country’s Council of Ministers, to reverse a ruling on the recovery of $3.2 million in favor of Russian construction firm Management Company Davinchi.

10:45 19.03.2021

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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