Russia lower house approves bill to ban pre-trial detention for financial crimes
The Russian State Duma on Wednesday approved a bill to ban pre-trial detention for suspects accused of economic crimes. The legislation would allow those charged with financial...
Russia ex-police officer found guilty of slander for YouTube corruption video
Former Russian police officer Alexei Dymovsky was found guilty Tuesday in a defamation lawsuit for accusing Russian law enforcement officials of corruption on YouTube . A district court in the Russian city of Novorossiisk...
US, Russia leaders look ahead to new nuclear arms reduction treaty
In a telephone conversation Saturday, US President Barack Obama and Russia President Dmitry Medvedev approved of progress towards the first nuclear weapons reduction treaty since 1991. Wrapping up talks on the treaty to...
ICC prosecutors meet with Russia officials over South Ossetia conflict
A group of delegates from the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) concluded a meeting in Moscow Wednesday over Russian claims of war crimes committed by Georgia during the South...
Russia court rules civil cases tried in Europe rights court must be reconsidered
The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation ruled Friday that Russian courts must reconsider civil cases decided by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) , ordering legislative amendments. The...
Europe rights court finds Russia liable for Chechnya disappearances
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Friday that Russia breached the European Convention on Human Rights in two cases concerning disappearances in Chechnya . In the cases of Razman Guluyeva...
The US and Russia have reached an agreement for the first nuclear weapons reduction treaty since 1991, official said Tuesday. The landmark treaty, which will replace the recently expired Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty , will include significant reductions [WSJ...
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday dismissed two Russian proposals for new European security treaties and reaffirmed US commitment to "unified" European security. In prepared remarks delivered at the L’Ecole Militaire in Paris,...
Russia upper house ratifies Europe rights court reform protocol
The Russian Federation Council on Wednesday voted to ratify Protocol 14 to reform the European Convention of Human Rights . Council members voted 137-0 to pass the legislation, following earlier...
Russia foreign minister says US nuclear arms treaty imminent
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday that nuclear arms reduction negotiations with the US are likely to resume in early February and will soon result in a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty. The treaty...
