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Russia's DIA seeks to recover $565 million from Nota-bank's ex-managers

The Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) has filed a lawsuit with the Moscow Commercial Court seeking to recover 37.3 billion rubles ($565 million) from nine former managers of Nota-bank.

17:35 12.10.2018

Moscow court extends detention of three defendants in Argentina-Russia drug case

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Friday extended detention for three defendants in a criminal case over attempted cocaine smuggling from Argentina to Russia for a month.

16:43 12.10.2018

Prosecutors appeal Russian priest Grozovsky’s sentence for pedophilia

Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office filed an appeal against a 14-year prison sentence given to Russian priest Gleb Grozovsky for sexual abuse against underage pupils of orthodox recreation camps, that had already become effective.

15:35 12.10.2018

Russian court detains Far Eastern ex-mayor until December 12

The Blagoveshchensk City Court in the Russian Far East has ruled to detain the former mayor of Svobodny town Yury Romanov charged with abuse of office until December 12.

14:59 12.10.2018

Russian football stars Kokorin and Mamayev put in quarantine detention cells

Two football players, Zenit St. Petersburg's Alexander Kokorin and Krasnodar's Pavel Mamayev, suspected of hooliganism and battery, were placed in quarantine cells of a Moscow detention center on Friday.

13:59 12.10.2018

Two ex-emergency officials to remain detained in Kemerovo mall fire case

The Kemerovo Regional Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling to extend detention for two ex-Emergency Ministry officials Grigory Terentyev and Alexander Mamontov involved in a case over tragic fire in Zimnyaya Vishnya (Winter Cherry) mall that left 60 people dead.

11:59 12.10.2018

Moscow court rules Donstroy co-founder owes $168 million to Vnesheconombank

The Moscow Commercial Court has granted a motion filed by Vnesheconombank seeking to include a 11.1-billion-ruble ($168 million) debt owed by Donstroy company’s co-founder Maksim Blazhko into the list of creditors' claims.

10:51 12.10.2018

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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