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Former Togliattiazot executives sentenced to prison in absentia

The Komsomolsky District Court of Togliatti has found Togliattiazot co-owners Vladimir and Sergey Makhlai, ex-CEO Evgeny Korolev and their Swiss partners Andreas Zivy and Beat Ruprect guilty of large-scale fraud committed by an organized group. The court has sentenced Vladimir and Sergey Maklhai, and Andreas Zivy to 9 years in general regime penal colony each, Korolev and Ruprecht to 8.5 years each, and a fine.

19:35 09.07.2019

Russian businessman known for diesel generators dispute with IKEA sentenced to 8 years

A court in Lyubertsy, a town in the Moscow Region, on Tuesday found businessman Konstantin Ponomarev, known for his dispute with IKEA over rented diesel generators, guilty of false denunciation and sentenced him to 8 years in prison.

17:23 09.07.2019

Detention of Navalny for participation in unauthorized action upheld

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld the 10-day administrative detention of Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny for repeated participation in an unauthorized action.

16:36 09.07.2019

Bill on non-serious crimes convicts’ labour passed by State Duma

The State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament, adopted a bill allowing non-serious crimes convicts to be used as labour outside penal colonies in a final third reading on Tuesday.

14:59 09.07.2019

Infamous Russian nationalist seeks release on parole

The leader of the Restruct nationalist movement Maxim Martsinkevich has filed a parole petition in connection with the partial decriminalization of an article of the Russian Criminal Code whereby he had been sentenced to 2 years and 10 months in prison for extremist posts on a social network.

13:41 09.07.2019

Russian man impersonating police officer gets 8 years for fraud

A court in Nizhny Tagil has sentenced Russian citizen Yury Blinov, who had extorted money playing a police officer’s role, to 8 years in prison for fraud.

12:19 09.07.2019

Fifteen regional police officers charged with taking bribes

Corruption charges have been brought against fifteen police officers in Russia’s Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.

10:55 09.07.2019

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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