Putin: Supreme Court merger will foster greater equality before the lawThe merger of Russia’s Supreme Court and Supreme Commercial Court will foster greater equality to the justice system, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday during his annual Federation Council address.13:38 12.12.2013
Putin submits non-violent crime amnesty bills to State DumaRussian President Vladimir Putin has submitted two amnesty drafts targeting those convicted of having committed non-violent crimes to the State Duma, the Kremlin press office said in a statement.10:42 10.12.2013
Putin urges adoption of individual bankruptcy lawRussian President Vladimir Putin expressed support for a bill on bankruptcy for individuals at a conference held by the All-Russia People's Front Thursday.16:34 05.12.2013
Putin supports liability for discrediting remarks about Russia's integrityWhile meeting with law students Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin endorsed the idea of establishing liability for statements that discredit the territorial integrity of Russia.17:46 03.12.2013
Law ending Gazprom's gas export monopoly enters into forceRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a landmark law breaking state-owned Gazprom’s monopoly on gas exports.15:58 02.12.2013
Putin signs bill banning abortion advertisementPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a bill which bans the advertisement of pregnancy termination by medical services or traditional practices into law.16:55 25.11.2013
Drug addicts in Russia can be fined or jailed for evading medical treatmentPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a law giving courts the right to oblige drug addicts and drug users to receive medical treatment and also introducing administrative punishment for evading treatment and rehabilitation.16:28 25.11.2013
Putin on Bolotnaya Square riot defendants: Those who deserve it, will be pardonedSpeaking about those accused in the Bolotnaya Square riot case at a meeting with writers and literary critics, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that those who should be pardoned will be pardoned.17:08 21.11.2013
Russian lawyers protest Putin’s court reformRussian lawyers criticized the Kremlin on Tuesday in a rare display of public discontent, speaking against a court reform that would abolish what they called the most progressive branch of Russia’s judiciary.11:13 20.11.2013
Putin vows to eradicate corruption regardless of rankRussian President Vladimir Putin pledged to fight corrupt officials regardless of their rank or any other factors that may hinder the effort.11:55 15.11.2013
Russia considers fingerprinting labor migrantsResidents from former Soviet republics will have to carry a foreign passport and possibly have their fingerprints taken when entering Russia, the Russian labor minister said Wednesday.10:17 08.11.2013
Putin signs bill increasing liability for terror-related acts into lawRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed Sunday into law a bill forcing the relatives of terrorists to pay for the damages caused by their attacks and imposing criminal liability for the training of terrorists and the organization of extremist and terror cells.18:38 03.11.2013
Putin increases Russian judges' wagesRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree stipulating an increase in the salaries earned by judges. The wages have increased by 5% since October 1.17:17 30.10.2013
Putin: more vigilance needed in fighting corruption in courtsCorruption within the judicial system and law enforcement is damaging to society’s trust in the authorities, and must be fought with extreme vigilance, President Vladmir Putin said during an anti-corruption committee session on Wednesday.16:21 30.10.2013
Bill on rules of Tajik citizens' stay in Russia submitted to DumaRussian President Vladimir Putin has submitted to the State Duma a bill establishing the rules of Tajik nationals' stay in Russia. The document was published Friday on the Lower House's website.11:53 25.10.2013
Putin makes regional authorities responsible for ethnic conflictsRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill that assigns responsibility to the regional authorities for overseeing relations between various ethnic groups, the Kremlin press office said in a statement.12:00 22.10.2013
Putin signs foreign jurisdiction bill into lawRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill dealing with jurisdictional considerations for crimes committed abroad by Russian citizens or involving Russians as victims.18:19 21.10.2013
Russian parliament to consider toughening terrorism lawRussian lawmakers will on Tuesday consider in the first reading a presidential bill outlining punishments for a number of terror-related offenses, including criminal liability for training in terrorist camps.10:03 15.10.2013
Greenpeace head offers himself as bond for jailed activistsThe head of environmental campaign group Greenpeace has offered Wednesday to move to Russia in exchange for the release on bail of activists and journalists jailed there last month in a letter to President Vladimir Putin.13:14 09.10.2013
Russia will react to assault on diplomat in Hague – PutinThe Kremlin is waiting for an explanation and the prosecution of those responsible for an assault carried out against a Russian diplomat in the Netherlands, and will react accordingly to Amsterdam’s position on the incident, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.12:08 08.10.2013