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Defense Ministry is seeking about $54 mln from Oboronservis subsidiary

Russian Defense Ministry has filed a suit with the Moscow Commercial Court seeking 2.2 billion rubles (about $54 million) from OAO Aviaremont, subsidiary of the state-run Oboronservis holding company.

17:09 15.10.2014

Russian authorities seize assets of fugitive ex-finance minister of Moscow Region

Investigators in St. Petersburg have seized assets worth millions of rubles owned by former finance minister of the Moscow Region Alexei Kuznetsov and his wife Zhanna Bullock.

16:09 15.10.2014

Saudi Arabian court sentences radical leader of local Shiites to death

The court of Saudi Arabia sentenced to death Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent Shiite in the kingdom, who was arrested in July 2012 for instigating riots in the Eastern Province, RIA Novosti reports on Wednesday.

14:53 15.10.2014

Mechel’s subsidiary Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant appeals $9.3 mln penalty

Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant has appealed against a lower court's ruling ordering it to pay 384 million rubles ($9.3 million) to Mikhailovsky Iron Ore Refinery (Metalloinvest group), RAPSI learnt on Wednesday in the Ninth Commercial Court of Appeal.

14:30 15.10.2014

Lawsuit against MasterCard over blocking Russian card services dismissed

Moscow's Meshchansky District Court has dismissed a lawsuit brought against MasterCard by a Russian national whose banking card was blocked after the US imposed sanctions on Russian officials and several Russian banks over the situation in Ukraine.

12:08 15.10.2014

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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