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Russian Telecom Equipment Company ex-CEO detained on abuse of power charges

Moscow's Lefortovsky District Court confirmed the detention of Yevgeny Melnik, former CEO of the Russian Telecom Equipment Company that specializes in production and development of telecommunication equipment and that was engaged in defence procurement contracts.

14:34 10.08.2022

Moscow court keeps ex-deputy of minister for emergencies in detention

The Moscow City Court upheld the detention of Andrey Gurovich, former deputy of minister for emergencies, who stands charged with abuse of power.

16:45 09.08.2022

Vneshprombank ex-managers appeal against court decision over their liability

Former top managers of Vneshprombank have appealed against a court decision bringing them to subsidiary liability for the obligations of the bank.

12:32 09.08.2022

Ex-Russian TV journalist fined for discrediting Russian army

Former Russian TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova was fined 40,000 rubles (about $650 at the current exchange rate) after being found guilty of discrediting the country's armed forces in social media post.

16:15 08.08.2022

Detention of opposition figure Yashin in Russian army fake case upheld

The Moscow City Court has upheld the detention of municipal deputy Ilya Yashin in the case of spreading deliberately false information about the actions of the Russian armed forces.

12:35 08.08.2022

The Insider editor-in-chief arrested in absentia in illegal border crossing case

The Moscow Lefortovsky District Court has issued an arrest warrant in absentia for editor-in-chief of The Insider (recognized in Russia as a media performing functions of a foreign agent and an undesirable organization) Roman Dobrokhotov (recognized as a foreign media agent in Russia) in a case over illegal crossing of the state border.

12:22 05.08.2022

American basketball player gets 9 years in Russian jail for drug smuggling

A court in Khimki, a town in the Moscow Region, on Thursday sentenced Brittney Yevette Griner, an American professional basketball player, to 9 years in penal colony for drug trafficking.

19:49 04.08.2022

Russian court to examine Apple's appeal in case over recovery of $12 mln fine

The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals is to rule on the issue of the legality of a 906.2 million-ruble (about $12 million) fine imposed by the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) upon Apple Inc. for abuse of market dominance on August 30.

13:30 04.08.2022

MP Belousov put on wanted list after being sentenced to 10 years in jail

State Duma lawmaker Vadim Belousov, sentenced to 10 years in prison for taking a bribe, has been put on the federal wanted list.

12:51 04.08.2022

Moscow court sentences MP Belousov to 10 years in prison on bribery charges

The Moscow Tverskoy District Court has sentenced State Duma deputy Vadim Belousov to 10 years in a strict regime penal colony in a criminal case over taking a bribe in the amount of more than 3 billion rubles (about $50 million at the current exchange rate).

17:05 03.08.2022

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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