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Savchenko claims her request to attend PACE session ignored

Jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko who stands charged with complicity in the murder of Russian journalists alleges that her request to attend a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg was ignored by investigators.

17:47 19.01.2015

Russian billionaire Potanin clashes with ex-wife over assets worth $100 mln

Moscow's Presnensky District Court is set to consider a request to split marital assets worth $100 million between Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin and his ex-wife, Natalia Potanina.

16:27 19.01.2015

Russian opposition activist Udaltsov’s application reaches ECHR

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has accepted an application filed by Russian opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov, who was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for organizing the Bolotnaya Square protests in central Moscow in May 2012.

15:06 19.01.2015

Russia's Constitutional Court rules against homeowners over mortgage dispute

Russia's Constitutional Court ruled that a federal law ordering a debtor to hand over property to a bank with which he had a mortgage is not in breach of the Constitution.

14:24 19.01.2015

EU to appeal court decision removing Hamas from terror list

The Council of the European Union is launching an appeal against last month’s EU court ruling that the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas be removed from its terrorist list for procedural reasons.

13:23 19.01.2015

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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