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Bankruptcy procedure against Vneshprombank extended until fall

The Moscow Commercial Court has extended the procedure in bankruptcy against Vneshprombank until September 14.

18:06 26.03.2021

Ex-Governor of Russia’s Penza Region appeals detention in graft case

The former Governor of the Penza Region Ivan Belozertsev has challenged his detention in a bribery case.

17:24 26.03.2021

Ex-customs officer sentenced to 7 years in prison for tobacco exports machinations

Former St. Petersburg Baltic customs inspector Alexander Zharin was found guilty of taking 51 bribes in the amount of $178,500 for falsifying documents related to the export of tobacco products; the man was sentenced to 7 years in a strict regime colony.

16:09 26.03.2021

Criminal case over illegal greenstone sale reaches court

A court in Russia’s Buryat Republic will consider a criminal case over illegal sale of semi-precious nephritic stone.

15:45 26.03.2021

Two defendants in crime lord murder case face jury trial

A case over the 2009 murder of crime lord Vyacheslav “Yaponchik” Ivankov against two defendants Dzhambula Dzhanashia and Murtaza Shadaniya will be heard by jurors.

14:37 26.03.2021

Three alleged extremists arrested in Rostov-on-Don on vandalism plot allegations

Three alleged members of an extremist group have been arrested in Rostov-on-Don on suspicion of federal building vandalism plotting.

13:53 26.03.2021

Head of children's hiking group caught in avalanche detained

The leader of a children's tourist group trapped under an avalanche in the Khibiny Mountains, what resulted in the death of a 13-year girl, has been detained until May 22.

13:32 26.03.2021

Nazism rehabilitarion case launched against ex-professor of Russian academy

A criminal case over the Nazism rehabilitation has been opened against a former professor of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Vladimir Matveyev.

12:00 26.03.2021

Moscow police official suspected of stealing $330,000

A chief of the investigation department of the Moscow Department of Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs is suspected of stealing 25 million rubles ($330,000) seized as part of a criminal case.

11:11 26.03.2021

Over $4.6 mln to be allocated for regional hospitals and outpatients' clinics - order

Russian regions will receive more than 3.5 billion rubles (over $4.6 million) for additional financing of hospitals and outpatients' clinics working within a compulsory health insurance system. A corresponding order was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Friday.

10:58 26.03.2021

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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