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Defendants in case over attempt on owner of 275 bitcoins get 3 to 10 years behind bars

The Moscow Cheremushkinsky District Court has sentenced the persons involved in an attempted kidnapping of an entrepreneur with the aim to extort his cryptocurrency holdings to prison terms ranging from 3 to 10 years.

15:39 23.06.2021

Russian Supreme Court upholds sentence of ex-Ukrainian MP in embassy attack case

The Supreme Court of Russia on Wednesday dismissed a cassation appeal against sentence given to ex-lawmaker of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada Nikolay Rudkovsky for his involvement in the attacks against Russian diplomatic offices in 2014 and 2016.

12:45 23.06.2021

Couple fined $200 for refusing to pass PCR test after returning from Egypt to Russia

11:13 23.06.2021

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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