Overview
- Russia’s Moscow City Court issued in‑absentia prison terms of 3.5 to 15 years for nine ICC officials, including a 15‑year sentence for Prosecutor Karim Khan.
- The Bank of Russia filed a claim in the Moscow Arbitration Court against Euroclear seeking damages tied to blocked funds and securities, with no amount disclosed.
- EU economy commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis called the lawsuit speculative and said EU rules allow depositories to offset any takings in Russia with immobilized Russian assets as EU leaders prepare to discuss expropriation options on December 18–19.
- Russia’s Supreme Court assigned the bribery and embezzlement case against former Sochi mayor Alexei Kopaygorodsky to Moscow’s Meshchansky Court and extended custody for him and his wife to late June and July 2026 over alleged 248 million‑ruble bribes and land theft.
- Moscow’s Meshchansky Court extended detention for ex‑Kursk governor Alexei Smirnov to mid‑March over an alleged 1‑billion‑ruble theft, a Krasnoyarsk court gave eight‑year sentences in a federal bribery case, and custody for ex‑Rostov regional court chief Elena Zolotareva was prolonged to March 15, 2026.