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Germany extradites ex-Moscow Region official charged with fraud

A former official of the administration of the Moscow Region’s Chekhov District Igor Gryzhanov, who stands charged with large-scale fraud, on Thursday was extradited from Germany.

17:57 05.08.2021

U.S. investor Calvey found guilty of $34 mln embezzlement

Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court on Thursday found U.S. investor Michael Calvey guilty of embezzling over 2.5 billion rubles (over $34 million) from Vostochny Bank.

16:00 05.08.2021

Number of crimes committed by foreigners in Russia ups by 5% - police official

The number of crimes committed by foreign nationals increased by 5% in Russia, First Deputy Interior Minister Alexander Gorovoy announced Thursday.

15:44 05.08.2021

Perm resident fined $2,500 for rehabilitation of Nazism

A court in the Perm Krai fined Maxim Gusev, who had posted a photo of the former head of the Cossack reserve of the German SS Andrey Shkuro, on the Immortal Regiment website, 180,000 rubles ($2,500) finding him guilty of rehabilitation of Nazism.

13:23 05.08.2021

Russian investigators open case against brigade commander of Ukrainian Armed Forces

The Russian Investigative Committee has opened a case against commander of the 128th separate mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Oleg Goncharuk, and other military personnel of this unit.

12:04 05.08.2021

Two men accused of Nazi criminal photo publication on Immortal Regiment site face trial

Investigators have completed probe into two residents of the Irkutsk Region accused of publishing photos of Nazi criminals on the Immortal Regiment website.

11:16 05.08.2021

Prosecutor seeks suspended sentence for Navalny’s brother in sanitary code breach case

A prosecutor has demanded 1-year suspended sentence for Oleg Navalny, the brother of convicted blogger Alexey Navalny, as part of a case over abetting violation of anti-coronavirus sanitary and epidemiological rules during the illegal rally held in Moscow in January.

10:32 05.08.2021

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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