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Former high-ranking investigator loses appeal against detention in bribery case

Ex-chief of the Investigative Committee’s Moscow directorate Alexey Kramarenko charged with receiving bribes has lost an appeal against extension of his detention until June 26.

19:32 30.05.2019

Moscow lawyer accused of $15 mln embezzlement to be held in detention till June 17

The Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld detention of Sergey Yuryev, the president of Moscow's bar association Mezhregion, in a case over 1-billion-ruble embezzlement (over $15 million) from the State Air Traffic Management Corporation (ATM).

18:19 30.05.2019

State Duma gives way on fines for unauthorized distribution of foreign print media

The State Duma passed in a final third reading on Thursday a bill fixing fines of up to 30,000 rubles (nearly $500) for unauthorized distributing foreign print periodicals in Russia.

17:21 30.05.2019

Russian MPs back tougher punishment for drunken-driving accidents

The State Duma adopted a bill toughening punishment up to 15 years in prison for drunken-driving traffic accidents led to death or injuries in the third and final reading on Thursday.

16:11 30.05.2019

Russian national fined $300 for failure to report terror attack plot

Russian citizen Vyacheslav Pavlovsky has been fined 20,000 rubles ($300) by court for failure to report planned terror attacks to the police.

15:09 30.05.2019

Twelve regional Interior Ministry officers arrested on corruption allegations

Twelve senior police and road traffic safety officers have been arrested in Russia’s Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria on suspicion of corruption.

14:09 30.05.2019

HIV, Hepatitis C positives allowed to adopt children in specific situations – Russian law

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill permitting individuals infected with HIV or Hepatitis C to adopt children in certain circumstances into law.

13:12 30.05.2019

Appeals against Russian footballers’ sentence in hooliganism case set for June 13

The Moscow City Court will hear appeals against sentence of Russian footballers Pavel Mamayev and Alexander Kokorin and two other defendants convicted in a hooliganism case.

12:08 30.05.2019

Russian President enacts access of patients’ relatives to hospital emergency rooms

Relatives of hospitalized patients will be allowed to visit them in emergency wards, according to the law signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

11:08 30.05.2019

Capital amnesty to be extended in Russia until March 2020

A package of bills extending the timeline for capital amnesty in Russia until March 1, 2020, has been signed into law by President Vladimir Putin.

10:52 30.05.2019

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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