Ex-Russian senator’s 6-year sentence for attempted embezzlement upheld
The Moscow City Court upheld a six-year prison sentence for former Russian senator Alexander Sabadash who was convicted of attempted embezzlement of 1.8 billion rubles ($32 million).
View ArticleMoscow court orders indebted Mechel, its subsidiaries to pay Sberbank $119 mln
The Moscow Commercial Court ordered the mining and metals company Mechel, four subsidiaries to pay Sberbank 6.76 billion rubles (about $119mln).
View ArticleInvestigation into Navalny backers over election campaign extended
Investigation into opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s supporters suspected of pocketing funds designated for his 2013 mayoral campaign has been extended until October 17.
View ArticleRussian national given suspended sentence for supporting Islamic State
A court in the city of Krems an der Donau in Austria gave an 18-year-old Chechen a suspended 10-month prison term for joining Islamic State (ISIS) and justifying terrorist attacks.
View ArticleRussian government's commission approves bill on seizure of foreign property
The Russian government's legislative commission approved a bill that would allow Russia to seize assets of foreign states that violate its sovereignty, Kommersant newspaper reported on Tuesday.
View ArticleGerman trial over Navalny’s hacked email extended until August
The trial at a district court in Bonn involving Sergei Maksimov, who stands charged with hacking into the email of Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny and stealing personal data, has been...
View ArticleKolomoisky initiates arbitration proceedings against Ukraine over gas supplies
The companies owned by billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky initiated proceedings against Ukraine over gas supplies at the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce seeking payment on debt...
View ArticleRussian regulator vows to block YouTube pages over alleged copyright...
The Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor said that access to YouTube would be partially restricted over alleged copyright infringement, RIA Novosti reported on Wednesday.
View ArticleDefendant in Nemtsov murder case withdraws his testimony
Anzor Gubashev, who stands charged with involvement in the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, retracted his confession after investigators failed to release his brother.
View ArticleOpposition activist Razvozzhayev transferred from prison in Krasnoyarsk –...
Russian opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev, who was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for participation in 2012 rallies in central Moscow, has been moved out the prison in Krasnoyarsk and his...
View ArticleRosneft appeals dismissal of lawsuit over customs privileges
Rosneft and RN Holding have filed an appeal challenging dismissal of a lawsuit against the Energy Ministry’s refusal to approve low customs rates for oil produced at the Verkhnechonskoye oil field in...
View ArticleRussian Defense Ministry sues Oboronservis subsidiary for $150 mln
The Moscow Commercial Court has registered five lawsuits brought by Russia’s Defense Ministry against Aviaremont, subsidiary of the state-run Oboronservis holding company, to collect over 9.6 billion...
View ArticleRussian businessman Polonsky to remain in detention until October
The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld the detention of real estate tycoon Sergei Polonsky, who stands charged with large scale fraud.
View ArticleRussia ready to contest property seizure abroad
Russia is ready to petition national courts regarding the seizure of property abroad if the affected Russian companies consider it necessary.
View ArticleRussian member of Ukraine’s Right Sector sentenced to 18 months
The Chernovsky District Court of Chita (Trans-Baikal Territory) has sentenced a local resident who joined the Right Sector, a Ukrainian organization banned in Russia, to 18 months in a penal colony.
View ArticleExecutive order on destroying banned food imports appealed in Russian Supreme...
The Consumer Rights Protection Association has filed an appeal with the Russian Supreme Court against the presidential executive order on economic measures to ensure security of the Russian Federation...
View ArticleFinnish company sues Gazprom subsidiary over gas prices
Finnish company Gasum Oy has filed a lawsuit with the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce against Gazprom Export, a subsidiary of Gazprom company, requesting a review of prices...
View ArticleChristian Louboutin sues four Russian companies for $170K
The Moscow Commercial Court has registered a lawsuit brought by the French fashion house Christian Louboutin against four Russian companies to collect 11 million rubles ($170,000).
View ArticleOpposition activist Razvozzhayev appeals Federal Penitentiary Service actions
Defense for Russian opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev, who was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for participation in 2012 rallies in central Moscow, filed an appeal against the Federal...
View ArticleAide to ex-defense minister Yevgeniya Vasilyeva applies for parole
Yevgenia Vasilyeva, an aide to former defense minister Anatoly Serdyukov, has filed an application to be released on parole.
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