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Culinary Historian Pavel Syutkin Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison Over Bucha Posts

Syutkin and his wife wrote a weekly cooking column for The Moscow Times until Russia banned it as “undesirable” in July 2024.

Former Rosnano Executive Jailed 9 Years for Embezzlement

A judge found Andrei Kushanryov guilty of embezzling billions of rubles meant for the development of a high-tech memory chip.

Prosecutors Seek 8-Year Prison Sentence for Culinary Historian Pavel Syutkin

Pavel Syutkin was arrested last October over Telegram posts about atrocities committed against civilians in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha.

Investigators Drop Murder Charges Against St. Petersburg Businessman Ilya Traber

Traber was arrested in June and charged with ordering the murder of a local politician and business rival outside his home in the Leningrad region.

Moscow Court Jails Ex-Ukrainian Presidential Aide Oleksiy Arestovych 11 Years in Absentia

A judge found Arestovych guilty of spreading false information about the Russian military and publicly calling for terrorism.

St. Petersburg Businessman Ilya Traber Released From Detention – Fontanka

The businessman still faces charges of organized murder and arms trafficking, local media reported.

Ex-Kremlin Loyalist Declared Mentally Fit to Stand Trial for Putin Criticism

Ilya Remeslo faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty of spreading false information about the Russian military.

Pskov Court Bars Yabloko From Regional Assembly Race

The regional ban follows Russia’s Supreme Court ruling last week to reject Yabloko’s final appeal against a nationwide ban barring its candidate list...

VK Sues Apple in Moscow Court Over App Store Removals

The Russian tech company is seeking daily compensation of $700,000 until Apple reinstates its apps.

Judge Sentences Lev Shlosberg to 11 Years in Prison for Anti-War Statements

The veteran Yabloko politician was found guilty of “discrediting” and spreading “fake news” about the Russian military.

Rolf Dealership Founder Jailed 9 Years in Absentia

Sergei Petrov, an ex-lawmaker who now lives in Austria, was found guilty of using fake documents to smuggle billions of rubles out of Russia.

Yabloko Appeals Russian Supreme Court Ruling Barring It From State Duma Elections

Party chairman Nikolai Rybakov vowed that “Yabloko will be on the ballot” in next month’s State Duma elections.

State Prosecutors Seek 12-Year Prison Sentence for Lev Shlosberg

The veteran opposition politician is accused of “discrediting” and spreading “fake news” about the Russian armed forces.

Moscow Court Jails Man 23 Years for Spying for Poland

Georgy Pirogov vanished in July 2024 during a business trip to Uzbekistan and resurfaced days later inside Moscow’s Matrosskaya Tishina pre-trial detention...

Former Popcorn Books Publisher Receives Suspended Sentence in LGBTQ+ ‘Extremism’ Trial

Dmitry Protopopov was among three senior managers arrested in May 2025 and charged with “extremism” following a 2023 ruling by Russia’s Supreme...

Moscow Court Orders Detention of Boris Nemtsov’s Daughter in Absentia

Zhanna Nemtsova faces charges of organizing the activities of an “undesirable” organization.

Billionaire Kustov Arrested Alongside Efko Executives and Senior Trade Official

The arrests are connected to a criminal investigation into the company Transportation of the Future, which develops unmanned aerial systems, Russian media...

Moscow Court Jails Journalist Daria Shipacheva 12 Years for Treason

Shipacheva, who was born in Ukraine, had worked as a freelance medical journalist for various news outlets in Russia, including Forbes and RBC.

Russian Firm Wins $194M Lawsuit Against Euroclear in Moscow

The Moscow Arbitration Court’s ruling in favor of the specialized finance company, Silicium-2, marks the latest verdict targeting Euroclear over assets...

Moscow Judge Orders Detention of Space Researcher on Treason Allegations

Maxim Kravchuk, an aerodynamics specialist, works at the Central Research Institute of Machine Building, a Moscow-based research institution operating...

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