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Investigation into 24 ultra-nationalist Ukrainian battalion members completed in DPR

Investigating authorities of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) have completed a probe into 24 members of the Ukrainian battalion Azov, designated in the Russian Federation as a terrorist organization.

16:40 07.09.2022

Google remedies antitrust violations in Google Play – Russian antimonopoly watchdog

Google LLC has remedied breaches of Russian fair competition laws regarding its restrictions on making payments to application developers from Russia, the press service of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) informs.

12:19 07.09.2022

Kaliningrad doctors get 9.5 and 9 years in prison for baby’s death

The Moscow Regional Court sentenced doctors Elena Belaya and Elina Sushkevich, who used to work in Kaliningrad, a city in the western part of Russia, to 9.5 and 9 years in a general regime colony in a case where they were found guilty by a jury of the death of a baby.

17:07 06.09.2022

Criminal articles on fraud against businesspersons need to be abolished – lawyer

All criminal articles that relate to fraud in business should be canceled, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Lawyers of Russia (ALR) Vladimir Gruzdev has said addressing the 7th Eastern Economic Forum taking place in Russia’s Vladivostok.

12:51 06.09.2022

Ex-journalist Safronov sentenced to 22 years in jail for treason

16:29 05.09.2022

Russia extends retaliatory sanctions against U.S. citizens

Russian authorities imposes sanctions against 25 more Americans banning them from entering the Russian Federation.

16:17 05.09.2022

Ex-MP Ponomarev arrested in absentia for spreading fakes about Russian army

A district court in Moscow has arrested former State Duma lawmaker Ilya Ponomarev in absentia in the case over discrediting the armed forces of the Russian Federation.

14:12 31.08.2022

Prosecution seeks 13 years in prison for Kaliningrad doctors guilty of baby’s death

Prosecutors asked the Moscow Regional Court to sentence doctors Elena Belaya and Elina Sushkevich, who used to work in Kaliningrad, a city in the western part of Russia, to 13 years in prison as the women were found guilty of the death of a baby by a jury.

12:38 31.08.2022

Prosecutors seek 24-year jail term for ex-journalist Safronov charged with treason

Prosecutor Boris Loktionov has moved for a term of 24 years in a strict regime colony for former Kommersant newspaper journalist Ivan Safronov, when presenting a treason case against the defendant in the Moscow City Court.

16:16 30.08.2022

Moscow court fines Twitch $50,000 for not complying with request to remove banned content

A magistrate court in Moscow has fined video streaming service Twitch Interactive 3 million rubles (about $50k at the current exchange rate) for failure to remove information prohibited by Russian law.

13:28 30.08.2022

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Russia bars entry to its national territory to 87 high-ranking citizens of Canada

The Russian authorities have imposed personal sanctions on another 87 high-ranking Canadian citizens, blocking their entry into the country, according to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

19:37 22.09.2022

President Putin signs decree on partial mobilization in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a partial mobilization in the country from 21 September.

13:33 21.09.2022

DPR People's Council adopts law on referendum as to region's accession to Russia

The People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) has adopted the law on a referendum on the issue of the region’s accession to the Russian Federation on Tuesday; the document is a legislative initiative of DPR Head Denis Pushilin.

15:45 20.09.2022