Law & Legislation

Bill on blocking websites with false banking data submitted to Duma

Lawmakers have submitted to the State Duma a bill on the pre-trial blocking of websites that contain false information on banks and public companies, Digit.ru reported Wednesday.

13:17 12.02.2014

New bill would simplify Russian citizenship for foreign investors - report

Russia’s Federal Migration Service and Economic Development Ministry have drafted a law on granting citizenship to foreigners who invest more than 10 million rubles (over $287,000) in Russia, or who have a Russian diploma and have worked here for at least three years.

10:40 12.02.2014

400 arrested, tons of ivory seized in global trafficking crackdown

Upwards of 400 arrests and 350 major wildlife seizures were made during the course of the recently wrapped Operation Cobra II – a month-long global operation aimed at clamping down on crimes against wildlife.

18:30 10.02.2014

Russian lawmakers approve children retrieval legislation

The State Duma Committee on Criminal Law on Monday supported a draft bill amending the provisions concerning the retrieval of kidnapped children.

15:12 10.02.2014

Russia and US to sign agreement to protect museum exhibits from seizure

Russia expects to sign an agreement with the United States to protect works of art from seizure, but the document is not ready yet due to legal complications, Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergei Kislyak told the press on Monday.

10:37 10.02.2014

Putin signs law merging Supreme Courts

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday has signed a law merging the Supreme Court with the Supreme Commercial Court, the Kremlin press service reports. The law will take effect in 180 days.

15:54 06.02.2014

Debt threshold for personal bankruptcy filing in Russia to increase to $8.5k

The State Duma has proposed raising the ceiling for personal bankruptcy declarations from 50,000 to 300,000 rubles ($8,580).

12:04 06.02.2014

Russian lawmakers propose ban on scenes of child violence on TV

The Liberal Democrats have submitted a bill to the State Duma seeking a ban on scenes depicting children committing acts of violence acts on television between 7am and midnight, co-sponsor Yaroslav Nilov told RIA Novosti. The problem of violent influences on children and teens has re-emerged in the aftermath of a shooting at a Moscow school on Monday.

11:21 06.02.2014

Bill seeking restricted sales of violent videogames submitted to Russian Duma

A bill was introduced to the Russian State Duma Tuesday seeking to restrict the sale of violent, firearm-heavy videogames.

18:51 04.02.2014

Russian lawmakers consider banning use of surrogate mothers by single men

Russian lawmakers are working on a set of amendments that would effectively ban single men from using the services of surrogate mothers, governmental daily Rossiskaya Gazeta reports on Tuesday.

14:29 04.02.2014

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