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Ukrainian President signs lustration bill into law

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed the so-called lustration law, under which about one million Ukrainian officials would be screened, the president’s press office announced Thursday.

17:33 09.10.2014

Convicted Nazi sympathizers may be banned from teaching in Russia

This Thursday, the State Duma received a draft law that prohibits people convicted for justification of Nazism from teaching, TASS reports. The bill was proposed by Liberal Democratic Party member Alexander Starovoitov.

14:50 09.10.2014

Estonian parliament passes law on civil partnerships

Last Thursday the Estonian parliament passed a law on civil partnerships, including those of same-sex couples, which evoked negative response from the majority of citizens, RIA Novosti reports on Thursday.

14:04 09.10.2014

Russian antitrust regulator proposes special rates to access YouTube

Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service sent its proposals on introducing special rates for the use of video hosting and other online services with a high channel throughput to the government, Vedomosti newspaper writes on Thursday.

11:59 09.10.2014

Russia considers 'offshore amnesty' - report

Russian authorities are considering amnesty aimed at moving assets from tax havens to the country, Izvestia newspaper reports, citing an undisclosed source with direct knowledge of the matter.

11:14 09.10.2014

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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