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Probe opened into $732k embezzlement of Defense Ministry’s property

A criminal case has been opened over unlawful appropriation of the Defense Ministry's property worth over 46 million rubles ($732,000).

18:00 07.05.2018

HSBC and manager of firm formerly controlled by Browder aim to settle dispute amicably

HSBC Bank (RR) and Kirill Nogotkov, the bankruptcy manager of Dalnaya Step, a company believed to be formerly controlled by William Browder’s Hermitage Capital Management, are to consider settling their dispute in an amicable way.

17:55 07.05.2018

Russian national arrested in absentia on extremism charges

Moscow’s Lefortovsky District Court has issued an arrest warrant for alleged extremist Aleksey Levkin in absentia.

16:58 07.05.2018

Rusnano top manager to remain in detention until June

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has extended detention of the managing director of the state-owned technology corporation Rusnano Andrey Gorkov involved in a 738 million-ruble (about $12 million) embezzlement case over embezzling.

15:53 07.05.2018

Appeal court in Moscow rules cryptocurrency to be included in bankruptcy estate

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals ruled on Monday to treat cryptocurrency denominated assets as a part of a debtor’s bankruptcy estate.

14:46 07.05.2018

Moscow Region’s Ecology Ministry, Rospotrebnadzor join Yadrovo landfill lawsuit

Moscow Region’s Ecology Ministry and office of Russia’s consumer rights protection agency Rospotrebnadzor have joined a lawsuit to shut down the notorious Yadrovo landfill site leaking noxious gas as third parties.

13:48 07.05.2018

Ex-Trust bank owner Fetisov declared bankrupt

The Commercial Court of Moscow Region has declared one of the former Trust Bank owners Nikolay Fetisov bankrupt.

11:32 07.05.2018

Ex-CFO of Russian construction firm gets 3 years in Venezuela plants embezzlement case

Moscow’s Lefortovsky District Court has sentenced ex-chief financial executive of Stroyinvestengineering Su-848 company Irina Pomeshchikova to 3 years in prison for embezzling over 1 billion rubles ($16 million) allocated for the construction of Kalashnikov assault rifles manufacturing plants in Venezuela.

10:46 07.05.2018

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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