Russia bans machinery imports for municipal and state needsPrime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed an order banning imports of machinery for state and municipal purposes.17:30 02.02.2015
VTB Bank sues Mechel for $728 millionVTB Bank, Russia’s second largest bank by assets, filed on Monday a 50.2 billion rubles ($728 million) lawsuit with the Moscow Commercial Court against mining company Mechel, which has been tottering at the edge of bankruptcy.17:08 02.02.2015
Russian mother of seven charged with treason appeals detentionThe defense attorneys of Svetlana Davydova, mother of seven children currently charged with treason, have filed a motion with the Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow, objecting to Davydova’s arrest as a pre-trial measure.16:09 02.02.2015
Self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic issues mobilization orderThe self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in Eastern Ukraine will announce general mobilization, RIA Novosti reports on Monday citing head of the republic Alexander Zakharchenko.15:34 02.02.2015
Aeroflot to pursue litigation against Berezovsky’s estateAeroflot will not withdraw its claim against the estate of Boris Berezovsky even though the late oligarch’s estate was declared insolvent by London's High Court last week.14:55 02.02.2015
Russian opposition activists’ appeal against sentence in Bolotnaya case set for MarchRussia’s Supreme Court on March 4 will consider complaints against the sentence handed down to Russian opposition activists Sergei Udaltsov and Leonid Razvozzhayev for organizing the Bolotnaya Square protests in central Moscow in May 2012ю14:20 02.02.2015
Hearing set for AFK Sistema’s $1.4 bln suit over Bashneft stockThe Moscow Commercial Court is set to hear on February 16 arguments in a lawsuit brought by AFK Sistema that is seeking $1.4 billion in damages from Ural-Invest over forfeiture of Bashneft stock.12:07 02.02.2015
Member of Russian gang killing 40 could be extradited from MontenegroOfficial spokesperson for the Russian Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin announced that the committee is working with the law enforcement of Montenegro on extradition of Ivan Bagayev, a member of a gang that killed over 40 people.11:35 02.02.2015
Russian lawmakers who spend over a month abroad to be stripped of their powersLawmaker Ivan Nikitchuk (Communist Party), first deputy chair of the Russian State Duma Committee for Natural Resources, has proposed stripping members of parliament who lived abroad for over a month without valid excuse of their powers.10:48 02.02.2015
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