Overview
- The non-recognition law bars execution in Russia of decisions by foreign criminal courts and international tribunals whose jurisdiction lacks a Russian treaty basis or a UN Security Council Chapter VII mandate.
- Rulings from bodies operating under Russian-ratified agreements or Chapter VII resolutions remain eligible for enforcement under existing obligations.
- A separate law directs that convicted extremists, foreign citizens, and stateless persons serve sentences in institutions designated by the Federal Penitentiary Service, with any transfers permitted only by FSIN decision.
- The transfer restrictions enter into force 180 days after official publication, per the text.
- Both statutes were signed by President Vladimir Putin and published on the official legal-acts portal on December 29, 2025, as reported by RIA Novosti.