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Convicted member of notorious Russian gang to face new trial

Member of notorious criminal syndicate, Orekhovo gang, Alexander Pustovalov, who has been earlier sentenced to 23 years in prison, will go on trial on murder charges.

18:19 16.09.2016

Ex-FSB officer suspected to be bribed by Turkish company calls case provocation

Vlad Novikov, a former officer of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) had said the criminal case against him and Karen Krayukhin, an officer still in FSB service, was a provocation.

16:25 16.09.2016

Ex-CEO of construction firm gets 4 years in jail for tax evasion

Former head of the Mostovik construction firm Oleg Shishov, charged with 500 million rubles tax evasion ($7.8 million), had been sentenced to four years in prison.

15:56 16.09.2016

Foreign currency mortgage debtors denied loan restructuring

The Nikulinsky District Court of Moscow on Friday dismissed a class action suit by 50 currency mortgage debtors demanding loan restructuring from Moskommertsbank.

14:53 16.09.2016

FRS help sought in establishing source of $130 mln seized from Russian officer - report

Investigators in the case of Dmitriy Zakharchenko, a senior anticorruption officer at the Russian Interior Ministry charged with bribery, turned to the US Federal Reserve System seeking assistance in finding out the origins of a 130 million trove of US dollar banknotes seized in his apartment.

13:53 16.09.2016

Base jumpers acquitted of placing Ukrainian flag on Moscow skyscraper awarded $31,000

Moscow’s Tagansky District Court on Friday awarded over two million rubles (about $31,000) in compensation to four base jumpers acquitted of painting a star on a skyscraper in the center of Moscow with colors of Ukraine's flag.

12:18 16.09.2016

Russian student charged with attempting to join ISIS goes on trial

A criminal case against Varvara Karaulova (Alexandra Ivanova), the Moscow State University’s student, who stands charged with attempting to join the Islamic State militants in Syria, has been forwarded to court.

11:38 16.09.2016

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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).

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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.

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