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Northwestern tax service official put in detention for two months in graft case

Moscow’s Dorogomilovsky District Court on Monday ordered detention of acting chief Northwestern Tax Directorate’s anti-corruption department of Russia’s Federal Tax Service Maxim Rozsypalo suspected of bribery until October 14.

18:19 16.08.2021

Lawmaker challenges ruling in defamation dispute with Russian TV star

The Moscow City Duma Communist lawmaker Pavel Tarasov has challenged dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against famous Russian TV and radio host Vladimir Solovyev.

17:59 16.08.2021

Ruling against Navalny’s ally in defamation dispute with businessman upheld

The Moscow City Court on Monday upheld a lower court’s ruling ordering Lyubov Sobol, an associate of Alexey Navalny, to pay businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin 500,000 rubles (about $7,000) for defamation.

17:11 16.08.2021

Investigators seek to detain Northwestern tax service official suspected of graft

Investigators on Monday filed a motion to put acting chief Northwestern Tax Directorate’s anti-corruption department of Russia’s Federal Tax Service Maxim Rozsypalo suspected of bribery in detention.

16:00 16.08.2021

Navalny’s spokesperson sentenced to restriction of liberty for breaching sanitary rules

Moscow’s Preobrazhensky District Court on Monday sentenced Kira Yarmysh, the spokesperson of a foundation founded by Alexey Navalny, to 1.5 years of restriction of liberty for breaching sanitary norms at an illegal rally held in Januarу.

15:26 16.08.2021

Tax official arrested in Moscow on bribery allegations

Acting chief Northwestern Tax Directorate’s anti-corruption department of Russia’s Federal Tax Service Maxim Rozsypalo has been arrested in Moscow on suspicion of graft.

14:38 16.08.2021

Former Russian Deputy Agriculture Minister challenges insolvency

Ex-Deputy Agriculture Minister Alexey Bazhanov has filed an appeal against his bankruptcy and introducing of related procedures against him.

10:48 16.08.2021

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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