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Russia turns to Interpol for help arresting Ukrainian nationalist Yarosh

Russia has filed a request for Interpol’s assistance in arresting Ukrainian ultra-nationalist Dmitry Yarosh, Russia’s Ministry of the Interior told journalists Friday.

17:48 21.03.2014

US court tosses out Bolshevik expropriation claims against Yale

Refusing to second-guess Bolshevik nationalization policies, a US court held Thursday that Yale University’s title to Vincent van Gogh masterpiece The Night Café cannot be challenged by the heir of a wealthy Russian industrialist from whom the painting was expropriated in 1918.

16:41 21.03.2014

Russia launches criminal case against another Ukrainian nationalist leader

Russian investigators have initiated a terrorism case against the leader of one of the Ukrainian nationalist organizations Dmitry Korchinsky, official Spokesman for the Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin said on Friday.

13:55 21.03.2014

Attorney tried to steal major Russian retailer founder's inheritance

Moscow-based attorney, Yelena Panova, has been arrested for fraud after filing a claim that the son of a Tula Region woman she represented has rights in the Yevgeny Mylnikov inheritance distribution ruling, Kommersant reported Friday. Yevgeny Mylnikov was a founder of then major Sedmoi Kontinent grocery store chain and died in 2012.

13:28 21.03.2014

Vienna court rules against releasing gas mogul Firtash on bail

A court in Vienna announced on Thursday that the EUR 125 million ($174 million) bail for detained Ukrainian industrialist Dmytro Firtash had been received on Wednesday, but that federal money laundering authorities had frozen the funds to investigate the origin.

10:40 21.03.2014

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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