Law & Legislation

Russia increases payments to emergency and terrorism victims

One-time payments to the families of emergency victims have been increased to as high as 1 million rubles ($28,100), the government said on its website.

10:22 20.02.2014

Russian Upper house approves expanding legal basis for surprise NGO inspections

The Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, approved on Wednesday legislation proposed by the government that would set out additional reasons for conducting surprise inspections of non-governmental organizations.

14:01 19.02.2014

Russian bloggers may be bound by media laws - report

The State Duma is working on amendments to the laws and regulations that cover mass media and the internet, including the blogosphere, Izvestia reports.

12:43 19.02.2014

Drug authority pushes for more control over addicts in Russia

Russia’s Federal Drug Control Service has submitted a proposal to the government that would amend legislation to allow the drug agency to require diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation under a government-financed program for drug users suspected of administrative crimes, Izvestia newspaper writes on Tuesday.

11:54 18.02.2014

Business ombudsman proposes re-evaluating levels of grave tax crimes

The gravity of tax crimes should be evaluated by the percentage of the taxable sum, Russian business ombudsman Boris Titov said in a statement released by his press service.

10:33 18.02.2014

Prince William wants Buckingham Palace ivory destroyed – report

Dedicated wildlife conservationist Prince William would like to see the whole of Buckingham Palace’s ivory collection destroyed, as reported by The Independent on Sunday (IoS).

18:53 17.02.2014

Protest amnesty law takes effect in Ukraine

A law on amnesty that pardons those who participated in mass protests in Ukraine from December 27 till February will take effect on Monday. The protesters began to release occupied government buildings on Sunday, which the main condition for the amnesty.

11:35 17.02.2014

Russian State Duma proposes child beauty pageant ban

State Duma members Alexei Zhuravlyov (United Russia) and Sergei Zhigaryov (Liberal Democratic Party) have submitted a draft bill that bans children from participating in beauty pageants. The bill specifies fines of up to one million rubles.

13:04 14.02.2014

Russia to simplify seizure of foreign criminals' assets - report

Russia’s Justice Ministry has drafted amendments to legislation and coordinated them with the proper authorities to simplify cooperation with foreign law enforcement agencies in the fight against transnational crime and terrorism.

10:31 14.02.2014

Russian telecoms may be banned from using foreign equipment

A bill banning Russian telecom providers from using foreign equipment was submitted to the State Duma on Tuesday, Digit.ru writes.

16:12 12.02.2014

Top news

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