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Appeal against 11-year sentence of Komi Republic ex-head to be heard in September

The Moscow City Court will hear an appeal against a 11-year prison sentence passed on ex-head of Russia’s Komi Republic Vyacheslav Gaizer for fraud, money laundering and corruption, on September 5.

18:19 16.08.2019

Appeal against ex-Vladivostok mayor’s sentence for corruption set for late August

An appeal against prison sentence of ex-mayor of Vladivostok Igor Pushkarev for commercial bribery, abuse of office and taking bribes on a large scale will be considered on August 29.

16:53 16.08.2019

Investigators to examine bird hazard near Moscow's airport after plane crash-landing

Investigators will examine a bird hazard near Moscow airport Zhukovsky as part of the investigation into a Ural Airlines plane crash-landing.

15:15 16.08.2019

Ex-chairman of Russian youth association gets 2.5 years for embezzlement

The Oktyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg sentenced ex-chairman of the St. Petersburg office of Russia’s Union of Youth Dmitry Lyadov to 2.5 years in prison for embezzlement.

14:57 16.08.2019

Trial of ex-official Kuznetsov to be held on general terms despite guilty plea

A prosecutor on Friday asked the Basmanny District Court of Moscow to consider an 11-billion-ruble (nearly $200 million) embezzlement case against the former Finance Minister of the Moscow Region Alexey Kuznetsov in a prescribed standard manner.

13:26 16.08.2019

Motion to drop 14 charge counts against ex-Moscow Region Finance Minister dismissed

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Friday refused to drop 14 charge counts against ex-Finance Minister of the Moscow Region Alexey Kuznetsov accused of embezzling over 11 billion rubles (nearly $200 million).

12:40 16.08.2019

Russian Finance Ministry ordered to pay activist $3k for illegal extremism prosecution

A court in Russia’s Ulyanovsk on Friday ordered the Finance Ministry to pay 200,000 rubles ($3,000) in compensation to activist Danil Alferyev for illegal prosecution of extremism.

11:45 16.08.2019

Moscow Commercial Court to hear BlaBlaCar ban suit in October

The Moscow Commercial Court has scheduled the substantive hearing of a claim to ban BlaBlaCar service in Russia for October 21.

10:38 16.08.2019

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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