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Dutch National sentenced in Moscow for assaulting police officer

NL Times

A court in Moscow has handed Dutch national Harry Johannes van Wurden a three-year suspended sentence for assaulting a police officer while intoxicated, according to Russian state news agency TASS. Russian authorities reported that the conflict escalated when Van Wurden knocked over a plastic parking sign and was confronted by an officer guarding the embassy. The court proceedings highlighted Van …

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3 months ago

Russian court sentences a 72-year-old American to nearly 7 years in prison for fighting in Ukraine

The Hindu

A Russian court on Monday sentenced a 72-year-old American in a closed trial to nearly seven years in prison for allegedly fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine. Prosecutors said Stephen Hubbard signed a contract with the Ukrainian military after Russia sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022 and he fought alongside them until being captured two months later. The charges …

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3 months ago

Russian court jails U.S. citizen Hubbard for nearly seven years on Ukraine mercenary charge

Hindustan Times

MOSCOW, - A Russian court on Monday sentenced 72-year-old American citizen Stephen James Hubbard to six years and 10 months in prison after convicting him in a closed-door trial of serving as a mercenary for Ukraine, a Reuters reporter in the courtroom said. Russian court jails U.S. citizen Hubbard for nearly seven years on Ukraine mercenary charge Investigators said Hubbard, …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian court sentences U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison

NPR

Russian court sentences U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison toggle caption Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP MOSCOW — A Russian court convicted Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich on charges of espionage Friday — sentencing the American to 16 years in a Russian prison colony in a closed-door trial denounced as a sham by the journalist’s newspaper and the U.S. …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian court sentences ‘Wall Street Journal’ reporter to 16 years in prison colony

NPR

Russian court sentences ‘Wall Street Journal’ reporter to 16 years in prison colony Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been sentenced to 16 years for alleged espionage in a trial that his newspaper and the U.S. government calls a sham. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: A Russian Court has sentenced Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in a …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Russian officials for attacking civilians in Ukraine

India TV News

The Hague: In a significant move, the International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for Russia's former defence minister Sergei Shoigu and its military chief of staff Gen Valery Gerasimov of war crimes and crimes against humanity for attacking civilian targets in Ukraine. In March last year, the international court issued arrest warrants against Russian President Vladimir Putin for …

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7 months ago

Russian court begins trial of U.S. soldier arrested on theft charges

LA Times

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, 34, flew to Vladivostok, a Pacific port city, to see his girlfriend and was arrested after she accused him of stealing from her, according to U.S. officials and Russian authorities. The U.S. Army said last month that Black hadn’t sought clearance for the international travel and it wasn’t authorized by the Defense Department. Cynthia …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian court seizes two European banks’ assets amid Western sanctions

Al Jazeera

Freezing hundreds of billions of dollars in lenders’ assets was part of dispute over gas project halted by sanctions. A Russian court has ordered the seizure of the assets, accounts, property and shares of Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank in the country as part of a lawsuit involving the German banks, court documents showed. The court also seized the assets of …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Court of Arbitration For Sport Upholds International Olympic Committee's Decision To Suspend Russian Olympic Committee

Live Law

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed Russia's bid to reverse the International Olympic Committee's decision to suspend its official status. Brief Facts: The Russian Olympic Committee filed an appeal in CAS on November 6, challenging the IOC's decision to suspend it "until further notice." This suspension was a consequence of the ROC's attempt to include regional sports organizations …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Italian prosecutors seek 6 suspects who allegedly aided the escape of Russian man sought by the US

Associated Press

MILAN — Milan prosecutors have identified six suspects who allegedly aided the escape from Italian custody of a Russian national a day after an Italian court ruled in favor of extraditing him to the United States to face sanctions-busting charges. Italian prosecutors said some of the suspects helped Uss reach the Slovenian border by car. The six are identified as …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Police raid Moscow gay bars after top court’s LGBTQ ‘extremist’ designation

Al Jazeera

Russia’s Supreme Court ruling has been the most drastic step against the LGBTQ movement under Putin’s rule. Russian security forces have raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow shortly after a ruling by the country’s top court that designated the LGBTQ movement as “extremist”. Police officers searched venues across the Russian capital late on Friday, including a nightclub, a male …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine and its allies battle Russian bid to have genocide case tossed out of the U.N.'s top court

The Hindu

Ukraine's legal battle against Russia over allegations of genocide used by Moscow to justify its 2022 invasion resumes on September 18 at the United Nations' highest court, as Russia seeks to have the case tossed out. Hearings at the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, will see Ukraine supported by a record 32 other nations in …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Russian hard-line nationalist ordered to stay in prison after accusing Putin of weakness

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Moscow court has ruled that a prominent hard-line nationalist …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Russian court denies appeal from ‘wrongfully detained’ WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich

The Independent

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1 year, 8 months ago

Russian court upholds detention of US reporter Evan Gershkovich

Al Jazeera

The Wall Street Journal reporter is the first US correspondent since the Cold War to be detained in Russia on spying allegations. The Wall Street Journal reporter, who reported on the Ukraine war from Russia, is the first correspondent from the United States since the Cold War to be detained in Russia on spying allegations. “He’s working out, and he …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza jailed for 25 years after denouncing Ukraine invasion

The Independent

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1 year, 9 months ago

Russian businessman back after fleeing house arrest in Italy

Associated Press

MOSCOW — A Russian businessman who made a daring escape from house arrest in Italy where he was nabbed on a U.S. warrant for breaching Western sanctions surfaced in Russia on Tuesday, saying he fled because Italian courts would have given in to American pressure to extradite him. Uss argued he had to flee because the Italian court had “demonstrated …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Ukrainian hackers say they uncovered identity of Russian colonel behind the destruction of Mariupol

Daily Mail

Hackers claim they have uncovered the identity of the Russian aviation commander behind the bombing of Ukraine's southern port city Mariupol - and tricked his wife into revealing sultry snaps of herself and other officers' partners. Colonel Sergei Atroshchenko, of Russia's 960th Assault Aviation Regiment, is believed to have given the order to a pair of Russian warplanes to bomb …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Russia’s Medvedev suggests possible rocket attack on ICC in The Hague

NL Times

The decision by the International Criminal Court in The Hague to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin could have dire consequences for international law, Russia’s former president Dmitry Medvedev said on Telegram on Monday. It is quite possible to imagine the targeted use of a hypersonic Onyx missile by a Russian ship in the North Sea by …

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1 year, 9 months ago

All you need to know about the ICC’s arrest warrant for Putin

Al Jazeera

International Criminal Court accuses Russian president of responsibility for war crime of illegal deportation of children from Ukraine. The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of responsibility for the war crime of illegal deportation of children from Ukraine. In its first warrant involving Ukraine, the ICC on Friday called for Putin’s …

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1 year, 9 months ago

World No.1 Iga Swiatek blows up at rival Anastasia Potapova for Russian jersey at Indian Wells

Daily Mail

Defending champion and world No. 1 Iga Swiatek has hit out at Russian tennis star Anastasia Potapova after she wore a controversial Russian football jersey onto the court at Indian Wells. 1 Iga Swiatek has hit out at Russian tennis star Anastasia Potapova after she wore a controversial Russian football jersey onto court at Indian Wells Potapova arrived on the …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Embassy spy wanted to give employer ‘a bit of a slap’ over treatment, court told

The Independent

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2 years ago

Evidence of Russian crimes mounts as war in Ukraine drags on

LA Times

A neighbor comforts Natalia Vlasenko, whose husband and grandson were killed by Russian forces, in April. Experts say Russia under President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly ignored the rules established by the Geneva Conventions, a series of treaties that dictate how warring countries should treat each other’s citizens, and the Rome Statute, which established the International Criminal Court and defined specific …

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2 years, 1 month ago

'Putin will be toppled before sentence ends' Russian opposition politician declares as he is jailed

Daily Mail

A Russian opposition politician today jailed for eight-and-a-half years for criticising the brutal war in Ukraine declared from the court dock that Vladimir Putin would be toppled long before his sentence was completed. Ilya Yashin, 39, who is an ex-boyfriend of Putin's 'goddaughter', was sentenced for spreading 'false information' about Russia's horrific war crimes in Bucha in the highest-profile conviction …

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Dutch National sentenced in Moscow for assaulting police officer

Russian court sentences a 72-year-old American to nearly 7 years in prison for fighting in Ukraine

Russian court jails U.S. citizen Hubbard for nearly seven years on Ukraine mercenary charge

Russian court sentences U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison

Russian court sentences ‘Wall Street Journal’ reporter to 16 years in prison colony

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Russian officials for attacking civilians in Ukraine

Russian court begins trial of U.S. soldier arrested on theft charges

Russian court seizes two European banks’ assets amid Western sanctions

Court of Arbitration For Sport Upholds International Olympic Committee's Decision To Suspend Russian Olympic Committee

Italian prosecutors seek 6 suspects who allegedly aided the escape of Russian man sought by the US

Police raid Moscow gay bars after top court’s LGBTQ ‘extremist’ designation

Ukraine and its allies battle Russian bid to have genocide case tossed out of the U.N.'s top court

Russian hard-line nationalist ordered to stay in prison after accusing Putin of weakness

Russian court denies appeal from ‘wrongfully detained’ WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich

Russian court upholds detention of US reporter Evan Gershkovich

Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza jailed for 25 years after denouncing Ukraine invasion

Russian businessman back after fleeing house arrest in Italy

Ukrainian hackers say they uncovered identity of Russian colonel behind the destruction of Mariupol

Russia’s Medvedev suggests possible rocket attack on ICC in The Hague

All you need to know about the ICC’s arrest warrant for Putin

World No.1 Iga Swiatek blows up at rival Anastasia Potapova for Russian jersey at Indian Wells

Embassy spy wanted to give employer ‘a bit of a slap’ over treatment, court told

Evidence of Russian crimes mounts as war in Ukraine drags on

'Putin will be toppled before sentence ends' Russian opposition politician declares as he is jailed