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Only court can decide to release Tymoshenko – Ukrainian president

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych does not like the fact that former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is in prison, but only the court can decide to release her.

18:20 01.03.2013

Federal court dismisses transparency claim against State Department and CIA

A US federal court dismissed a complaint filed by transparency advocacy group Freedom Watch charging that an array of US government departments and agencies including the State Department and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had failed to maintain transparency as required by federal law.

17:53 01.03.2013

Military chief suspended in $1 lln trash case

Lt. Gen. Valery Ivanov, deputy chief of Russia's Aerospace Defense Forces (VKO), has been suspended from office on suspicion of causing the state an estimated $1 billion in damage by organizing an illegal dumpsite in the Moscow Region.

17:19 01.03.2013

Polish police arrest Russian national suspected of fraud in Urals

Polish law enforcement authorities have arrested a Russian national suspected of misappropriating the assets of several plants in the Urals.

16:57 01.03.2013

Moscow activists to protest death of Russian orphan in America

Angry Russian advocacy groups plan to hold a rally in Moscow March 2 to "Protect the Children" in the aftermath of the death of three-year-old Maxim Shatto, a Russian boy originally named Maxim Kuzmin and adopted by a Texan couple last fall - a case that caused a public uproar throughout Russia.

16:38 01.03.2013

Supreme Сommercial Court chair warns against courts merger

The planned merger of the general and commercial court systems will weaken the influence of federal supreme courts on regional justice, Supreme Commercial Court Chairman Anton Ivanov said on Friday.

15:58 01.03.2013

Ingostrakh appeals $25 million compensation awarded to Rusal

Ingosstrakh has appealed the over 770 million ruble ($25.24 million) compensation awarded to a Rusal aluminum plant in Sayanogorsk.

15:36 01.03.2013

Airport service company seeks $13.5 mln Defense Ministry debt return

Chkalov Avia has filed a 411 million ruble ($13.5 million) claim with the Moscow Commercial Court against the Defense Ministry.

14:53 01.03.2013

Texan authorities refute Russian allegations about Maxim Kuzmin's death

Texan authorities have refuted childrens rights commissioner Pavel Astakhov's statement that the US police believe that Max Shatto (Maxim Kuzmin), a Russian boy adopted by a US family, died of natural causes.

13:50 01.03.2013

Putin submits bill on mixed electoral system to State Duma

President Vladimir Putin has submitted a bill on a mixed electoral system to the State Duma. The president's previous bill on this has been withdrawn, a parliament representative said.

13:19 01.03.2013

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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