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President Putin signs law on minimum guaranteed income of debtors

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law banning the foreclosure on debtors’ monthly income in the amount of the subsistence level.

16:32 30.06.2021

Brother of football player Kokorin fined $55 for resistance to police

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Wednesday fined Kirill Kokorin, the younger brother of football player Alexander Kokorin, 4,000 rubles ($55) for failure to fulfill the order of police.

14:11 30.06.2021

President Putin doesn’t support mandatory vaccination, urges factor in medical exemptions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he does not support mandatory vaccination of the population, and that no one has the right to force a person to be vaccinated if doctors believe that the vaccine can harm that person.

12:54 30.06.2021

Detention of widow of killed St. Petersburg extended once more

Detention of Marina Kokhal, who stands charged with killing her husband, rapper Alexander Yushko, has been extended once more, until July 30.

10:43 30.06.2021

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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).

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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.

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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.

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