Russia announced Wednesday it is formally withdrawing its signature from the founding statute of the International Criminal Court, saying the tribunal has failed to live up to the hopes of the international community. Russia in 2000 signed the Rome Statute setting up the ICC, the world’s first permanent war crimes ...
Russia on Wednesday lifted a criminal conviction for opposition politician Alexei Navalny after a European Court of Human Rights ruling — but said he must now face a fresh trial. The ruling concerns the 2013 conviction of the high-profile anti-corruption whistleblower and Kremlin critic and co-accused businessman Pyotr Ofitserov for ...