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Nuclear supervision agency official faces 15 years in prison for bribe

High-ranking official in the Federal Environmental, Engineering and Nuclear Supervision Agency (Rostekhnadzor) Alexander Gazhu is suspected of having accepted a $30,000 bribe.

11:57 20.06.2012

Former investigator to stand trial for extorting $15 mln

Former Investigative Committee officer will go on trial on charges of extorting a $15 million bribe, reports the Prosecutor General's Office spokesperson Marina Gridneva.

10:11 08.06.2012

Two anti-corruption agents caught in fraud

Over the last two weeks, investigators in Moscow have exposed two officers in anticorruption units as guilty of fraud.

10:49 04.06.2012

Siberian businessman fined $547,000 for $9,000 bribe

A Siberian refinery director has been fined $546,800 for paying a $9,000 bribe to a technical inspector.

13:45 01.06.2012

Public servant sentenced to 7 years in jail for taking bribe

The Moscow City Court has sentenced former Deputy Director of the State Bureau of Economic Analysis for Environmental Projects Leonid Mileshin to seven years in prison for accepting a $25,000 bribe when signing a public contract.

13:45 29.05.2012

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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