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Prime Minister Medvedev orders travel agencies audited

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced that he ordered an audit of travel companies. The goal is that those that do not have sufficient cash flow will be excluded from the travel agency registry.

20:23 04.08.2014

Mechel Group company ordered to pay $27 mln to Rosbank

The Moscow Commercial Court has upheld a lawsuit by Rosbank, part of France’s Societe Generale, against Metallurg-Trust, affiliated with Mechel Group. Under the ruling, Metallurg Trust is to pay 969.7 million rubles ($27 million) to Rosbank.

16:37 04.08.2014

Former Uralkali CEO Baumgertner to remain under house arrest until October

The Moscow City Court on Monday upheld a previous court decision to extend the house arrest of former CEO of world’s largest potash producer Uralkali, Vladislav Baumgertner, until October 14, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.

15:37 04.08.2014

Moscow City Court denies bail to police general charged with running a gang

The Moscow City Court on Monday declined to release Lieutenant General Denis Sugrobov, former head of the Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department at the Interior Ministry, on bail of more than 103 million rubles (app.$ 3 million), RIA Novosti reports from the courtroom.

14:41 04.08.2014

Sakhalin Energy asks court to delay Rosneft lawsuit hearing

Sakhalin Energy, the operator of the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project, has filed a motion in a commercial court to postpone the hearing of a Rosneft lawsuit on accessing a pipeline. Rosneft has sued Sakhalin Energy for permission to transport up to eight billion cubic meters of natural gas annually via the Sakhalin-2 pipeline under its ExxonMobil project.

14:19 04.08.2014

Mikheil Saakashvili charged with abuse of power turns to appeals court

The defense lawyers for ex-president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili and two former ministers Zurab Adeishvili and David Kezerashvili, who have been detained in absentia on charges of abuse of power, turned to the Tbilisi Appeal Court, RIA Novosti reported Monday, citing Georgian TV channel Rustavi 2.

12:50 04.08.2014

Ukraine may impose sanctions against Russian companies

Ukraine plans to impose sanctions on companies with Russian ownership operating in the country similar to those introduced by the US and the EU. They would affect financial transactions, oil and gas production equipment and military cooperation, Kommersant reports Monday.

12:05 04.08.2014

Former Ukrainian energy minister wanted by Interpol

Interpol is searching for former Ukrainian minister of energy Eduard Stavitsky, the agency said on its website. According to Stavitsky’s Interpol profile, he is wanted in Ukraine for large-scale misappropriation and embezzlement of property through abuse of authority.

10:29 04.08.2014

Law on fines for hiding dual citizenship takes effect in Russia

A law on penalties for concealing dual citizenship took effect in Russia on August 4. This law obliges Russian citizens to notify the Federal Migration Service within two months of acquiring foreign citizenship. Failure to do so would result in a fine of up to 200,000 rubles ($5,598) or up to 400 hours of compulsory community service.

09:57 04.08.2014

Russian consumer rights regulator clamps down on American whiskey

Russian consumer rights regulator, Rospotrebnadzor, reports that it uncovered violations in the sales o bourbon produced by the American "Barton 1972 Distillery" company, according to the statement posted on the service's website on Monday.

08:17 04.08.2014

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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