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Russian Deputy Minister of Culture charged with embezzlement

Deputy Minister of Culture Grigoriy Pirumov on Thursday was officially charged with embezzlement of about 50 million rubles ($739,200) from the state budget.

17:48 24.03.2016

Russian medic gets 9 years and 2 months in prison for killing patient with punch

A court in Belgorod on Thursday sentenced a Belgorod clinic’s ex-surgeon, Ilya Zelendinov, who punched a patient with a lethal strike, to 9 years and 2 months in penal colony.

16:52 24.03.2016

US court allows plaintiff to service complaint on Russian foundation by email

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a motion to allow Richard Fisher of Malibu to service a complaint on Moscow-based Petr Konchalovsky Foundation via email.

16:12 24.03.2016

Russian Supreme Court upholds life sentence for Dagestan ex-mayor Amirov

Russia’s Supreme Court has upheld the life sentence passed on Said Amirov, the former mayor of Dagestan's capital Makhachkala, for terrorism.

15:59 24.03.2016

Russian court releases former vice-governor on bail

A court in Chelyabinsk on Thursday released former vice-governor of the Chelyabinsk Region Nikolay Sandakov charged with fraud on a 10-million-ruble ($142,800) bail.

14:49 24.03.2016

Vostochny Cosmodrome developer ordered to pay VTB bank $52 mln

The Moscow Commercial Court on Thursday ordered Dalspetsstroy, the company in charge of the Vostochny spaceport construction, to pay 3.5 billion rubles ($52 million) in debt to VTB bank.

13:58 24.03.2016

Japan court upholds sentence against two Russian nationals for drug smuggling

The Sapporo High Court in Japan has upheld the sentence handed down to two Russian nationals for drug trafficking.

11:42 24.03.2016

Moscow court refuses to suspend manager of Mostovik’s branch

The Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a motion filed by Vnesheconombank asking to suspend Oleg Kiselyov from the duties of temporary manager of "Mostovik Development".

10:56 24.03.2016

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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