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Ex-deputy head of Russian Republic Khakassia gets 9 years in prison for bribery

The Abakan city court has sentenced former acting head of the Republic of Khakassia Sergey Novikov to 9 years in a strict regime colony for accepting a bribe in the amount of 2 million rubles (about $27,000) when organizing work on the construction of a neuropsychiatric residential facility.

17:35 13.05.2021

MMA fighter gets 8.5 years in prison for businessman kidnapping

Moscow’s Nikulinsky District Court on Thursday sentenced MMA fighter Dmitry Sosnovsky to 8.5 years in high-security penal colony for participation in the kidnapping of a Moscow businessman and extortion.

13:28 13.05.2021

Extradited from Spain defendant in fraud case pleads guilty

The defendant in a 7.5 million-ruble ($100,000) fraud case Russian national Alexey German, extradited to Russia from Spain, has pleaded guilty.

12:07 13.05.2021

Bank Yugra seeks to collect about $3 billion from 32 companies

Bank Yugra has lodged a claim with the Commercial Court of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area seeking to recover over 210 billion rubles (about $3 billion) from 32 legal entities.

10:19 13.05.2021

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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