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Son of ousted Kyrgyz president given life sentence for embezzling $63 million

The son of the former president of Kyrgyzstan, Maxim Bakiyev, has been given a life sentence in absentia for embezzling $63 million from the shareholders of AsiaUniversalBank (AUB), the Supreme Court’s press service announced on Thursday.

18:02 23.10.2014

Ukraine challenges Russia at WTO over ban on fruit and vegetable imports

Ukraine has lodged a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against Russia's import ban on Ukrainian agriculture products.

17:17 23.10.2014

Leader of infamous Russian 90's murder syndicate gets life in prison

The leader and a member of the infamous Orekhovo organized crime group, which spreed throughout Moscow and the Moscow Region in the 1990s, were sentenced in Moscow, a court told RIA Novosti.

16:02 23.10.2014

Death of Total CEO: snowplow driver detained, four others arrested

Moscow's Basmanny District Court has sent snowplow driver Vladimir Martynenko, implicated in the Total CEO’s plane crash, in pre-trial detention until December 21.

12:15 23.10.2014

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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