Law & Legislation

Presidential, parliamentary nominees posts to be obliged to declare cryptocurrency deals

The Government Law-Making Commission has considered an initiative on the obligatory declaring of cryptocurrency dealings for presidential nominees, parliamentary and governor candidates.

13:25 01.03.2021

Russia’s Prime Minister approves new business support program

Chairman of Russian Government Mikhail Mishustin has signed an order concerning the conditions of a new privileged loan program for businesses from sectors which had mostly suffered during the coronavirus pandemic.

11:59 01.03.2021

Russia’s Justice Ministry proposes improved guarantees of jurors’ material security

The Russian Ministry of Justice has developed and posted for public discussion a bill aimed at increasing the guarantees of material security for jurors.

14:52 26.02.2021

Russian MPs propose criminal sanctions for humiliation of Great Patriotic War veterans

Russian lawmakers have drafted a bill on criminal punishment for insulting veterans of the Great Patriotic War.

17:13 24.02.2021

Putin sets fines for distribution of information on foreign agents without marking

President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on fines for distribution of information on individual foreign agents without appropriate marking into law.

11:10 24.02.2021

Russia’s Interior Ministry proposes lifelong storage of dactyloscopic data

The Russian Ministry of Interior has proposed to store personal dactyloscopic data until the respective individual dies or reaches the age of 100, according to a bill presented for the public discussion.

10:54 24.02.2021

Unscrupulous providers of state social services to be blacklisted – Russia’s Government

Entrepreneurs and organizations providing social services to citizens at the expense of budgetary funds in bad faith are to be put on a special register; the respective procedures have been approved by Chairman of Russia’s Government Mikhail Mishustin.

15:01 20.02.2021

Russia’s Justice Ministry to maintain foreign agents register

Russia’s Justice Ministry has developed a draft of a Presidential executive order empowering the body to maintain the register of unregistered nongovernmental associations and individuals performing functions of foreign agents.

16:10 19.02.2021

Russia’s Civic Chamber to initiate dismissal of judges for misconduct

The Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation will be empowered to initiate revocation of the status of judges in case their acts discredit their honor and dignity; a respective executive order has been signed by President Vladimir Putin.

11:08 18.02.2021

State Duma approves bill on blocking of cellphones in penitentiary facilities

State Duma lawmakers have approved in the third and final reading amendments envisaging termination of provision of communication services in penitentiary facilities.

16:30 17.02.2021

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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