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Russian national detained in Spain to be extradited to US

Vadim Polyakov, a Russian national detained in Spain, at the request of Washington, will be extradited to the US, as decided by the Spanish Council of Ministers.

15:51 19.03.2015

Ural Invest to pay $781 mln to Sistema in amicable agreement

Ural Invest, a company owned by former Bashneft owner Ural Rakhimov, and AFK Sistema have reached an out of court settlement, under which Ural Invest will transfer all its monetary assets (47 billion rubles, or $781 million) to Sistema.

14:32 19.03.2015

Moscow company loses right to use Firefox brand

The Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent) has ruled in favor of Mozilla Firefox, the web browser, in a lawsuit to terminate the legal protection for the Firefox brand of the Moscow-based company SaleNames.

13:54 19.03.2015

Russian court declines to return case against Navalny's associate to prosecutors

The Oktyabrsky District Court in Vladimir, a city about 200 kilometers east of Moscow, on Thursday refused to return the case against Georgy Alburov, an associate of the opposition stalwart Alexei Navalny, accused of theft of a painting, to prosecutors.

13:01 19.03.2015

Russian cargo vessel detained in India officially released

A court in India officially released the Russian ship Sevastopol that had been detained in Mumbai until after a bond was paid.

10:42 19.03.2015

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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