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Sentence of two Russian nationals for violent disorder at Euro-2016 reduced

A court in Provence, France, has mitigated the sentence passed on Russian citizens Alexei Yerunov and Sergei Gorbachev convicted of participation in violent clashes between Russian and English football fans at Euro-2016 Russia-England match in Marseilles.

17:41 14.10.2016

Russia to send request to US for return of convicted pilot Yaroshenko

Russia’s Justice Ministry has forwarded a request for return of pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who is serving a 20-year sentence in the U.S. for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine, to the Foreign Ministry for its onward transmission to the United State.

16:54 14.10.2016

Russian Supreme Court to announce ruling on appeal filed by Jehovah Witnesses’ branch

Russia’s Supreme Court will announce its ruling on the appeal filed over the liquidation of local Jehovah’s Witnesses organization in Oryol on October 18.

14:55 14.10.2016

Russian investigators close case against deceased alleged Khatyn massacre accomplice

A criminal case against Vladimir Katryuk, who allegedly participated in the massacre in the Belarusian village of Khatyn during World War II, has been closed because of his death.

13:35 14.10.2016

Russian pensioner receives suspended sentence for repost on social media

A court in the Chuvash Republic found the local pensioner Nikolai Egorov guilty of incitement of national hatred by repost of a publication on VKontakte social network and gave him a two-year suspended sentence.

11:50 14.10.2016

NYC authorities demand $100 mln bail for Russian woman charged with extortion

New York City Department of Correction has demanded an extraordinary large bail of $100,000,000 for release of Svetlana Travis (Zakharova), a Russian citizen who is charged with attempted extortion from New York’s ex-governor Eliot Spitzer.

10:51 14.10.2016

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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