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Upper house of Russian parliament agrees to microloan amendments

The upper house of parliament, Russia’s Federation Council, on Friday supported a bill prohibiting microfinance companies from providing home equity credits.

19:01 26.07.2019

St. Petersburg emergencies official suspected of receiving $32k bribe

Investigators have opened a criminal case against a chief of Russia’s Emergencies Ministry’s St. Petersburg Main Department suspected of extorting a 2-million-ruble bribe ($32,000).

18:23 26.07.2019

Crowdfunding regulation bill gets Federation Council’s approval

A draft law on crowdfunding regulation has got the green light from the upper house of Russian parliament.

17:15 26.07.2019

Vostochny bank seeks seizure of over 41% shares belonging to Baring Vostok

Vostochny bank has filed an application seeking 41.6 per cent of its stock belonging to Evison Holdings Limited, the Cypriot structure of Baring Vostok, to be seized.

16:58 26.07.2019

Bank demands over $120 mln from troubled Russian refinery

Promsvyazbank has lodged a claim to include the Antipinsky oil refinery’s 7.7-billion-ruble debt (over $120 million) to the financial organization in the creditors’ list.

16:17 26.07.2019

Russian senators lobby for penalties for breaking drug cropping rules

Members of the Federation Council on Friday backed an initiative to punish violators of rules of cultivating plants containing drugs or psychoactive substances by up to 3 years in prison.

15:20 26.07.2019

Spying devices draft law approved by upper house of Russian parliament

The Federation Council, the upper house of Russian parliament, on Friday approved a bill aimed at a more precise definition of special technical means designed for covert collection of information.

14:46 26.07.2019

Federation Council approves creation of child adopters blacklist

The Federation Council approved a bill creating a special register of bad faith adoptive parents and guardians on Friday.

13:38 26.07.2019

Two regional officials investigated over alleged abuse of office

A former deputy chairman of the government of Russia’s Astrakhan Region Rasul Sultanov and the region’s finance minister Vitaly Shvedov have fallen under investigation on suspicion of abuse of office.

12:59 26.07.2019

Head bailiff of Russia’s Perm Krai detained on bribery allegations

The head bailiff of Russia’s Perm Region Igor Kozhevnikov has been put in detention as part of a 1-million-ruble ($16,000) bribery case.

11:52 26.07.2019

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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