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Moscow court detains former bank heads charged with $13.7 million misappropriation

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has detained three former head managers of the bank Yedinstvenny as part of a criminal case on embezzlement of 900 million rubles ($13.7 million).

17:50 25.10.2018

Russian court to hear again terrorism incitement case against Ukrainian citizen

The North Caucasus District Military Court will consider a case against Ukrainian national Pavel Gryb charged with inciting a Russian schoolgirl to commit a terrorist attack once more.

17:09 25.10.2018

Former GRU officer convicted of treason denied parole

A court in Russia’s Mordovia denied parole for Gennady Kravtsov, a former employee at Russia’s GRU military intelligence service convicted of passing secrets abroad.

15:09 25.10.2018

Russian DIA seeks to recover $76.2 million from head managers of Sovetsky bank

Russia’s Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) has filed a lawsuit with the Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region seeking to recover 5 billion rubles ($76.2 million) from twelve former managers of Sovetsky bank.

14:17 25.10.2018

Russian Supreme Court upholds sentence of Crimea sabotage plot case convict

The Supreme Court of Russia on Thursday upheld an 8-year prison sentence for Yevgeny Panov convicted of plotting sabotage Crimea.

13:04 25.10.2018

Unijet settles €6.7 million dispute with Vnukovo airport over Total CEO plane crash

Unijet airline and Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport have settled their dispute over a €6.7-million lawsuit filed by the air carrier following a tragic crash of Total CEO Cristophe de Maergerie’s plane, operated by the airline, in 2014.

12:59 25.10.2018

ISIS supporter gets 16 years in Russia for terrorism financing

The North Caucasus District Military Court sentenced Bekhan Zubayrayev, a man who was raising funds to support the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist organization banned in Russia, to 16 years in a high-security prison.

11:14 25.10.2018

Russian court once more refuses to seize property of Clientsky bank top managers

The Tenth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s decision to dismiss an appeal filed by Russia’s Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) seeking to seize property of Clientsky bank top managers evaluated at over 10 billion rubles ($145.1 million).

10:59 25.10.2018

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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