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Journalist Vyshinsky released from detention in Ukraine

The editor-in-chief of RIA Novosti Ukraine news agency Vyshinsky having Ukrainian and Russian citizenship, arrested in Kiev on May 15, 2018 on suspicion of treason and placed in detention.

16:02 28.08.2019

Otkritie’s ex-bank managers challenge $4.5 bln attachment

Five former managers of the financial corporation Otkritie have challenged a court order freezing their assets totally worth 289.5 billion rubles (about $4.5 billion).

14:15 28.08.2019

Russian passenger charged with plane hijacking put in compulsory psychiatric care

A Russian court has relieved Pavel Shapovalov, a passenger of an aircraft bound from the Siberian city of Surgut to Moscow charged with hijacking, from criminal responsibility, and ordered to put him in compulsory psychiatric care.

12:42 28.08.2019

Moscow Commercial Court extends sale of ex-banker assets for another 6 months

MOSCOW, August 28 (RAPSI) – The Moscow Commercial Court has extended the sales of property owned by ex-head of Russian Credit Bank Anatoly Motylev for another six months.

11:20 28.08.2019

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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