Putin proposes canceling resolution to use armed forces in UkraineThis Tuesday, before his flight to Vienna for an official visit, President Vladimir Putin sent a letter to Federation Council Chair Valentina Matviyenko and proposed canceling the resolution to use the armed forces in Ukraine, his press secretary Dmitry Peskov announced.15:11 24.06.2014
Russian civil servants could be prohibited from having foreign accountsPresident Vladimir Putin has forwarded a draft law to the State Duma under which civil servants who are involved with sovereignty and national security issues would be prohibited from having foreign bank accounts.10:41 24.06.2014
Putin signs law on citizenship for foreign investorsPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a law on granting citizenship to foreigners who invest more than $290,500 in Russia, or who have a Russian diploma and have worked in the country for at least three years.18:26 23.06.2014
Bill on international labor standards convention sent to parliamentThe Russian government has forwarded a bill on ratifying the Tripartite Consultation (International Labor Standards) Convention to the State Duma, the government said on its website Monday.11:05 23.06.2014
Tax and investigative agencies coordinate amendments on tax crimesRussia’s Federal Tax Service and the Investigative Committee have worked together on amendments to the Criminal Procedural Code that would allow investigators to open cases without Federal Tax Service authorization, Vedomosti newspaper writes on Friday.11:47 20.06.2014
US firms could be prohibited from consulting Russian state companiesA law is being drafted in Russia to prohibit the US consultancies’ representative offices and subsidiaries from consulting Russian state companies, Izvestia newspaper wrote on Thursday.12:31 19.06.2014
Russian upper house passes bill on citizenship for foreign investorsThe Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, on Wednesday passed a bill on granting citizenship to foreigners who invest more than 10 million rubles ($287,278) in Russia, or who have a Russian diploma and have worked here for at least three years.14:50 18.06.2014
Russian parliament to review space cooperation agreement with CubaRussia’s government has forwarded a bill on the ratification of a peaceful space cooperation agreement with Cuba to parliament, the cabinet wrote on its website Wednesday.11:46 18.06.2014
State Duma adopts bill on providing information by Russian banks under FATCA statuteThe State Duma on Tuesday adopted in the first reading a bill to allow Russian financial institutions to provide information about US taxpayers and to oblige foreign financial institutions to report Russian taxpayers to Russia’s Federal Tax Service.16:15 17.06.2014
Kiev’s unilateral demarcation of Ukrainian-Russian border not legitimateAlexei Pushkov, Head of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, pointed out that border demarcation could not be unilateral and the border marked by Kiev would not be legitimate.11:42 17.06.2014
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022