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Probe opened into thermal power station fire in Moscow Region

Probe was opened on Thursday into the large fire that occurred at a thermal cogeneration plant in the Moscow Region.

18:01 11.07.2019

Sentence of two former transport officials in bribery case mitigated

The Moscow City Court on Thursday commuted by 5 months prison sentence of the State Road Safety Authority ex-director convicted of bribery in transport management.

17:26 11.07.2019

Russian communications agency orders VKontakte to delete comment insulting state symbols

Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor has ordered VKontakte to delete a comment insulting state symbols from one of the social network’s group.

17:04 11.07.2019

Ex-banker charged with $11 mln embezzlement pleads not guilty

Ex-president of Rosprombank Sergey Salogubov pleaded not guilty to embezzling more than 730 million rubles (over $11 million) in court on Thursday.

16:09 11.07.2019

Russian MPs adopt bill on fines for illegal Euro 2020 ticket sales

The lower house of parliament, the State Duma, adopted a draft law on penalties for illicit sale or falsification of the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship tickets in the third and final reading on Thursday.

15:11 11.07.2019

Russia’s lower house of parliament adopts social entrepreneurship bill

A bill on legislative regulation of socially responsible business passed its third and final reading in the State Duma on Thursday.

14:31 11.07.2019

Former vice-governor of St. Petersburg goes on trial on bribery charges

A case against the former vice-governor of St. Petersburg Marat Oganesyan, accused of fraudulently embezzling funds allocated for the construction of the city’s Arena football stadium and bribery, has reached court.

13:48 11.07.2019

Moscow court detains treason suspect until fall

Moscow’s Lefortovsky District Court has ordered Russian citizen Konstantin Antonets suspected of treason to be detained until September 3.

13:29 11.07.2019

Ex-president of Globex Bank to stay detained until mid-October

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has extended detention of ex-president of Globex Bank Vitaly Vavilin until October 13 as part of embezzlement case.

12:12 11.07.2019

One more group of minors got back from Iraq aided by children’s ombudsman Kuznetsova

Another 33 children have been returned from Iraq to Russia with the assistance of minors’ rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova.

11:50 11.07.2019

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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