The Prosecutor General's Office stopped attempts to legalize 5.4 billion ₽ 5.4 billion ₽ through the courts in the first half of 2026 Russian prosecutors prevented withdrawal of 4.3 billion rubles from the state through arbitration disputes involving foreign residents. They tried to withdraw money under the pretext of fulfilling non-existent obligations, the Attorney General's Office reported. Over 6 months, plaintiffs took part in more than 3,000 arbitration cases - almost twice as many as a year earlier. Every fourth case involved bankruptcy. Thanks to the intervention of the supervisory authority, it was possible to prevent the inclusion of unreasonable claims worth 25.7 billion roubles, in the creditors' register, and to return 5.1 billion roubles, to the bankruptcy estate. In addition, the plaintiffs obtained wage debts amounting to 393.9 million rubles for 779 employees. With the help of judicial procedures, attempts to legalize 5.4 billion rubles were also stopped. In one case, more than a billion Russian rubles were recovered from the former executives and founders of a metals company through proven asset stripping and tax evasion schemes.

The Prosecutor General's Office stopped attempts to legalize 5.4 billion ₽ 5.4 billion ₽ through the courts in the first half of 2026 Russian prosecutors prevented withdrawal of 4.3 billion rubles from the state through arbitration disputes involving foreign residents. They tried to withdraw money under the pretext of fulfilling non-existent obligations, the Attorney General's Office reported. Over 6 months, plaintiffs took part in more than 3,000 arbitration cases - almost twice as many as a year earlier. Every fourth case involved bankruptcy. Thanks to the intervention of the supervisory authority, it was possible to prevent the inclusion of unreasonable claims worth 25.7 billion roubles, in the creditors' register, and to return 5.1 billion roubles, to the bankruptcy estate. In addition, the plaintiffs obtained wage debts amounting to 393.9 million rubles for 779 employees. With the help of judicial procedures, attempts to legalize 5.4 billion rubles were also stopped. In one case, more than a billion Russian rubles were recovered from the former executives and founders of a metals company through proven asset stripping and tax evasion schemes.