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Sentence mitigated for defendant in Polytechnic Museum bribery case

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday reduced a 3-year sentence given to Polytechengineering company’s Andrey Khatskevich for commercial bribery during reconstruction of the Polytechnic Museum.

17:47 23.05.2018

ECHR has no right to review Georgian claims against Russia over 2008 conflict – official

Georgia’s claims against Russia over military conflict in Southern Ossetia in 2008 can’t be reviewed by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

16:59 23.05.2018

Former mayor of Crimean Yalta detained on abuse of office charges

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has ruled to detain Sergey Rostenko, a former mayor of the Crimean city of Yalta charged with abuse of office.

15:57 23.05.2018

Azerbaijan authorities suspect Russian national of cyber fraud

Russian citizen Pavel Lunin has been arrested in Azerbaijan on suspicion of stealing multimillion sums of money from national banks with the use of information technologies.

15:48 23.05.2018

Ex-police officer’s sentence for taking $100,000 bribe takes effect

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld a 9-year prison sentence given to a former police officer Vadim Shavlokhov for taking $100,000 in bribes and abuse of power.

11:45 23.05.2018

Former head of Russia’s ecology service department found guilty of corruption

A court in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia has sentenced former head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Use of Natural Resources’ (Rosprirodnadzor) department to 6 years in prison for bribery.

10:59 23.05.2018

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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