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President of All-Russian Society of Deaf to stay detained on embezzlement charges

The Moscow City Court on Monday upheld extension of detention for Valery Rukhledev, the president of All-Russian Society of the Deaf who stands charged with embezzling over 50 million rubles (about $800,000), until May 23.

19:06 20.05.2019

President Putin pardons four convicts

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued decrees to pardon four persons convicted of various crimes and sentenced to imprisonment, the presidential press service said on Monday.

18:01 20.05.2019

Antimonopoly watchdog suspects Russia’s Otkritie Bank of inappropriate advertising

The Federal Antimonopoly Service’s Moscow directorate has opened a case against Otkritie Bank on suspicion of inappropriate advertising.

17:20 20.05.2019

Russian refinery files petition for own bankruptcy

Russia’s Antipinsky oil refinery has filed a petition for its own bankruptcy with the Tyumen Regional Commercial Court.

16:51 20.05.2019

Mamayev next to Kokorin appeals sentence in hooliganism case

Krasnodar’s football star Pavel Mamayev has appealed against a 17-month sentence passed on him for hooliganism in central Moscow. Earlier, Zenit St. Petersburg’s football player Alexander Kokorin has also filed an appeal against his sentence.

16:16 20.05.2019

Defendant in Moscow prosecutor assistant murder case put in detention

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court has detained Andrey Glukhikh, who stands charged with killing a prosecutor assistant and robbery, until July 10.

15:50 20.05.2019

Politician Zhirinovsky challenges dismissal of his suit against FT journalist

The Russian Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky has filed an appeal against dismissal of his 1-million-ruble ($16,000) defamation claim against ex-Moscow bureau chief for the Financial Times (FT) Charles Clover.

14:26 20.05.2019

Zenit football player Kokorin appeals against 18-month sentence

Zenit St. Petersburg’s football player Alexander Kokorin has filed an appeal against an 18-month sentence he had received as part of a hooliganism case.

13:38 20.05.2019

Ukraine’s language law breaches rights of Russian-speaking people – Moskalkova

The law on Ukrainian language recently signed by Petro Poroshenko contradicts with the Minsk agreements guaranteeing the right of self-determination and crudely violates the rights of millions of Russian-speaking people, Russian ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova stated on Monday.

12:55 20.05.2019

Chocolate-maker fined $4,000 for unfair competition – Russian antimonopoly service

Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has fined Manchester Group Ltd 250,000 rubles (nearly $4,000) for unfair competition in using SWISS ORIGINAL trademark misinforming consumers about the chocolate production source.

11:46 20.05.2019

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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