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Moscow court issues arrest warrant for chairman of Ameropa Holding AG

Moscow's Basmanny District Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of Andreas Zivy, president of the board of Switzerland-based Ameropa Holding AG, who is suspected of being invloved in a case of fraud at Togliattiazot.

17:18 24.12.2014

Seven men indicted, sentenced in Siberian plant disaster that left 75 dead

A court in the Siberian city of Sayanogorsk has sentenced seven men, four of whom received various terms in prison over the Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant disaster in 2009.

13:57 24.12.2014

Russian investigators question Ukrainian witness to Malaysia Airlines crash

Russian investigators have questioned a Ukrainian witness who told Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper new facts about the July downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane in the Donetsk Region in Ukraine.

13:16 24.12.2014

Russian Prime Minister Medvedev orders to boost fight against bootlegging

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev supported the initiative to improve the registration process for alcohol and alcohol-containing products, in an effort to combat counterfeit alcohol proudction and trade.

10:44 24.12.2014

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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