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Bill banning snuff and chewing tobacco reaches Russia’s State Duma

The Rostov Region’s lawmakers have submitted to the lower house of Russian parliament a bill banning the sale of snuff and chewing tobacco.

17:44 09.08.2018

Russian citizen gets 5 years for plotting terror attack in Kazan Cathedral

A defendant in a criminal case over attempted terror attack in the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg Yevgeny Yefimov has been sentenced to 5 years in a high security penal colony.

15:00 09.08.2018

Fines for anti-tobacco law violations amount to $1 mln in first half of 2018

The total amount of fines imposed on violators of anti-tobacco legislation reached over 70 million rubles ($1 million) in the first half of 2018.

13:59 09.08.2018

Four GTA Gang case defendants sentenced to life

The Moscow Regional Court on Thursday sentenced four defendants in the so-called GTA Gang case to life in prison.

12:59 09.08.2018

Investigators charge Russian city construction official with corruption

Deputy head of the construction department for the city of Orenburg in Southern Russia Gennady Borisov has been charged with receiving a 2-million-ruble bribe ($30,200).

11:37 09.08.2018

Ukrainian ombudsman asks Russian rights advocates to consider Sentsov exchange

Ukraine’s ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova has asked Russian human rights advocates to discuss any terms of exchange of film director Oleg Sentsov sentenced in Russia to 20 years in prison for organizing a terrorist group in Crimea.

10:31 09.08.2018

Russian court dismisses appeals of two Crimean energy companies

The Twenty First Commercial Court of Appeals has dismissed appeals filed by two Crimean energy producers Alpha Solar and Beta Solar owned by the Cypriot Ournia Commercial Ltd, against a court ruling declaring the companies bankrupt.

09:59 09.08.2018

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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