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Civil servants appointed by President to work without age restrictions - bill

The State Duma adopted in the third and final reading a bill that will allow state officials appointed by the President to work without age limits.

14:32 10.03.2021

Three Russian Codes to be brought to conformity with Consitution - bill

The lower house of Russian parliament passed draft laws bringing Russia’s Land, Housing and Labor Codes into line with the Constitution in the first reading on Tuesday.

16:50 09.03.2021

State Duma passes bill on prompt blocking of extremist content in first reading

The State Duma passed a bill envisaging prompt blocking of information containing justification of extremist and terrorist activities in the first reading on Tuesday.

15:11 09.03.2021

Russian consumer market prices to be constantly monitored

Russia is introducing constant monitoring of prices for consumer goods and services. This decision was approved by the government of the Russian Federation.

12:42 09.03.2021

Government brings bill on unified list of socially oriented NGOs before State Duma

The Government has submitted a bill consolidating existing registers of socially oriented NGOs and NGOs of the same kind mostly affected by the coronavirus pandemic to Russia’s lower house of parliament.

15:12 05.03.2021

Russian President welcomes bill on use of geolocation data in search for missing persons

President Vladimir Putin has backed an initiative permitting the use of geolocation data in order to facilitate search for missing persons.

14:53 05.03.2021

Russian Human Rights Council backs State Duma move to ban capture of marine mammals

The Presidential Human Rights Council positively sees an initiative to ban the capture of marine mammals, believes it is answering the hopes and demands of the country's civil society

13:57 03.03.2021

Bill decriminalizing inadvertent drug circulation violations by doctors reaches State Duma

Russia’s government has submitted to the State Duma a bill on the humanization of criminal legislation in relation to persons who have committed violations of the rules for the circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in the course of medical activities, which inadvertently entailed loss thereof.

15:12 02.03.2021

Disabled care payment process procedure to be simplified in Russia

The procedure of processing care compensation payments for people watching at disabled persons and older people is to be simplified. A corresponding order was signed by Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Tuesday.

12:11 02.03.2021

Bill on obligatory evacuation in face of emergency reaches State Duma

The Government has submitted a bill obliging citizens to abandon territories where there is an emergency danger to the lower house of parliament.

16:37 01.03.2021

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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