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United Russia denies participation in USAID programs

United Russia has never participated in USAID programs, Senator Andrei Klimov said on Friday.

14:33 21.09.2012

Trial of Russian and Ukrainian suspected cybercriminals starts in France

A trial against cybercriminals from Russia and Ukraine has commenced in Paris.

14:19 21.09.2012

Uralkali to pay $12.8 mln in US antimonopoly settlements

Uralkali, the world's largest potassium chloride producer has settled with the plaintiffs representing its direct and indirect customers in the United States, thus agreeing to pay $10 million and $2.75 million.

14:10 21.09.2012

Medvedev approves concept of judicial reform

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has approved a federal target program on the development of the judicial system for 2013-2020.

13:22 21.09.2012

Full judgment released in Berezovsky v. Abramovich case

The High Court of Justice has published a statement of the reasons for its decision over the Boris Berezovsky v. Roman Abramovich lawsuit. It reads that Berezovsky lost because his arguments were unconvincing, he did not provide sufficient supporting documents and his witnesses were unreliable.

13:04 21.09.2012

US confirms United Russia participated in USAID programs

The U.S. Department of State said that United Russia participated in the programs financed via the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), but did not specify which programs in particular.

12:36 21.09.2012

Khodorkovsky appeal not to be heard until Lebedev's term is mitigated

The Moscow City Court presidium will hear the supervisory appeal against the sentence passed on former YUKOS head Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his former business partner Platon Lebedev, who were sentenced to 13 years in prison, until the ruling on mitigating Lebedev's sentence comes into effect.

10:51 21.09.2012

U.S. court denies request to remove anti-Muslim video from YouTube

A U.S. judge on Thursday denied a request to order YouTube to remove the anti-Muslim video that ignited deadly riots around the world.

09:28 21.09.2012

Trial of Russians accused of aiding terrorism opened in Czech Republic

The Czech Republic's District Court of Prague 2 has opened the trial of four Dagestani suspects in a terrorist related case.

18:25 20.09.2012

Litvinenko inquest to commence in UK next year

The hearings, held as part of the inquest into the death of former Security Service officer Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006, must commence in 2013, judge Robert Owen said.

18:05 20.09.2012

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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