Russian businessman moves to register "little green men" trademark amid Ukraine's turmoilRussian businessman Ignat Ivanov has filed an application with Rospatent, the federal agency in charge of patents and trademarks, seeking to register the "little green men" trademark.18:01 16.05.2014
Latvian court arrests alleged member of Crimean self-defense forcesRiga’s Central District Court has arrested Benes Aijo, member of the National Bolshevik movement, who joined the Crimean self-defense forces and is accused of calling for a deposition of the Latvian government, the court said on Friday.17:39 16.05.2014
Moscow court grants divorce to Lukoil Vice-President’s wifeMoscow’s Gagarinsky District Court on Friday has granted a divorce to the wife of Lukoil Vice-President Denis Dolgov, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.16:49 16.05.2014
Russia ratifies prisoners transfer treaty with EgyptThe State Duma, the Russian parliament’s lower house, on Friday ratified an agreement with Egypt that sets the rules for the mutual transfer of convicted prisoners who will then serve their punishment in the other country.15:51 16.05.2014
Man suspected of involvement in Lithuanian 1991 unrest detained in ItalyFormer Soviet serviceman has been detained in Italy on suspicion of involvement in clashes in January 1991 after declaration of independence from the USSR, Lithuania’s prosecutor Thomas Krushna announced Friday.14:49 16.05.2014
Police general charged with running a gang pleads not guiltyLieutenant General Denis Sugrobov, former head of the Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department at the Interior Ministry, has pleaded not guilty to all charges brought against him, attorney Georgi Antonov told RAPSI on Friday.13:41 16.05.2014
New ‘Bloggers Law’ to embrace Russian bloggers based abroad – reportPopular Russian bloggers who post on Russian websites and write in one of the languages used by Russian nationals are subject to the new ‘Bloggers Law’ even if they live abroad, a government official told Izvestia on Friday.13:01 16.05.2014
Ukrainian President to be elected for five yearsThe next Ukrainian president will serve a five-year term, according to the Ukrainian Constitutional Court’s decision released Friday. The early election is scheduled for May 25.12:20 16.05.2014
London court renounces Russian couples’ divorce confirmed in RussiaThe London Family Court did not recognize the divorce of the Solovyovs family despite receiving a certificate of dissolution of marriage from the Russian consulate.10:44 16.05.2014
Diamond export from Customs Union simplifiedThe Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has released exporters from responsibility to put natural diamonds up for sale in the Customs Union before exporting them to other countries, according to a statement from the commission.10:27 16.05.2014
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