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State Duma Committee approves punishment for inducement to use drugs via Internet

The Committee on Security and Countering Corruption of Russia’s State Duma has backed amendments to antidrug laws concerning online inducement to the drug use and recommended lawmakers to pass them in the first reading.

17:32 23.09.2020

Bill banning judges, their families from having bank accounts abroad reaches State Duma

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging that judges and members of their families are to be prohibited to have bank accounts abroad.

12:11 23.09.2020

Putin introduces Constitution Court powers bill in lower house of parliament

President of Russia Vladimir Putin has submitted a bill on powers and formation order of the country’s Constitutional Court to the State Duma, the lower house of parliament.

10:56 23.09.2020

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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).

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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