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Ukrainian Prime Minister Yatsenyuk wants to sue Russia in ICC

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has instructed the Foreign Ministry to file an application with the International Criminal Court in the Hague (ICC) and the prosecutor’s office to initiate criminal proceedings against Russia over its “aggression” against Ukraine.

16:49 18.03.2015

Russian court to hear case against Navalny's associate accused of painting theft

The Oktyabrsky District Court in Vladimir, a city about 200 kilometers east of Moscow, will consider a case against Georgy Alburov, an associate of the opposition stalwart Alexei Navalny, accused of theft of a painting.

15:04 18.03.2015

High-ranking defense official charged with taking bribes

Alexander Gorshkolepov, deputy head of the property department at the Russian Defense Ministry, has been charged with taking large bribes.

12:55 18.03.2015

Extradition of American tycoon accused of murder in LA postponed - report

New York real estate mogul, Robert Durst, will not be extradited to Los Angeles where he is accused of murder until New Orleans authorities finish with their own unrelated case against him.

12:01 18.03.2015

New suspect in Total CEO plane crash

Vladimir Uzhakov, head of the Moscow air hub, has been charged in the crash of a private Falcon jet carrying Total CEO Christophe de Margerie at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport in October last year.

11:19 18.03.2015

Ukrainian prosecutors dispatch documents on Savchenko to Russia

Ukrainian prosecutors have forwarded all available documents in the case of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko to their Russian colleagues.

10:35 18.03.2015

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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