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Drunk carsharing drivers responsible for every eighth road accident involving injures

Since the beginning of 2021, a carsharing vehicle driven by a drunk driver has been involved in every eighth accident resulting in injured victims in Moscow.

16:49 27.08.2021

Second ex-owner of Promsvyazbank Alexey Ananyev arrested in absentia on fraud charges

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court issued an arrest warrant for the second ex-owner of Promsvyazbank Alexey Ananyev in absentia in a new fraud case on Friday.

13:55 27.08.2021

Pskov civilians’ murders during WWII recognized as genocide

The Pskov Regional Court on Friday recognized massacres of civilians committed in the region by the Nazis during the Great Patriotic War as genocide.

11:31 27.08.2021

Russian watchdog fines Booking.com $17.5 mln for abuse of market power

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has fined Booking.com B.V. managing Booking.com aggregator (The Netherlands) 1.3 billion rubles ($17.5 million) for abusing market dominance.

10:53 27.08.2021

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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