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Russia's Supreme Court upholds sentence for Syria recruiters

Russia’s Supreme Court dismissed on Wednesday an appeal filed by Russian nationals Vadim Gusev and Yevgeny Sidorov who were sentenced for recruiting mercenaries to fight in Syria.

13:16 14.01.2015

Russian Red Cross filed defamation suit against 18 US, Ukrainian media

The Moscow branch of the Russian Red Cross has filed defamation suit with a Moscow court against 18 Ukrainian and US media outlets for defamation seeking 170 million rubles (about $2.6 million) in damages.

12:47 14.01.2015

Moscow court declines to hear Oleg Navalny's motion for release

Moscow's Tverskoy District Court declined on Wednesday to hear a motion for release from pretrial detention center filed by Oleg Navalny, the younger brother of anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny.

11:32 14.01.2015

New materials in jailed Russian pilot Yaroshenko's case uncovered in US

The defense team of Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot who has been convicted for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the United States and sentenced to 20 years in prison, has informed the court of the existence of documents that could prove the pilot’s innocence.

10:47 14.01.2015

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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