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The Moscow Timesby Reuters19d ago
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a sweeping Russia sanctions bill into law, the White House said in a statement, paving the way for increased economic pressure on Russia over its...
The Moscow Timesby Angelina Trefilova20d ago
"Bandit on top of a bandit, thief on top of a thief!" teenager Alexander Berkutov says in a TikTok video, quoting the late ultranationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times20d ago
Prices for Russia’s ESPO blend of crude oil bound for China surged past $120 per barrel this week, Reuters reported Friday, citing trading sources and market data.
The Moscow Timesby Reuters20d ago
Nestlé said Friday that it was weighing all options to protect its rights after the Kremlin decided to take control of the Swiss food maker's Russian business, the latest move against a Western...
The Moscow Timesby Ned Garvey20d ago
Russia’s return to international sports competition was already well underway long before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) provisionally lifted its ban on the Russian and Belarusian...
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times20d ago
Ukrainian drone strikes disrupted the work of election workers at polling stations in southern Russia and parts of occupied Ukraine, Russian authorities said Friday, the first day of a three-day...
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times21d ago
Marat Kabaev, the father of former Olympic gymnast Alina Kabaeva, has acquired a stake in a major logistics company working on Russian state oil giant Rosneft’s flagship Arctic project, the...
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times21d ago
A Moscow judge has issued an arrest warrant for Zhanna Nemtsova, the daughter of the late Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, state-run media reported Thursday.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times21d ago
Two-time Olympic biathlon champion and State Duma lawmaker Sergei Tchepikov has died at age 59, the Russian Biathlon Union said Thursday.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times21d ago
A bear killed two men who were gathering wild berries in Siberia’s Irkutsk region, police said Thursday, coming amid a reported rise in deadly encounters between humans and bears since the spring.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times21d ago
An overnight Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in the city of Yaroslavl northeast of Moscow, Yaroslavl region Governor Mikhail Yevrayev said Thursday.
The Moscow Timesby Reuters21d ago
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a sweeping sanctions and tariff bill intended to increase economic pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, sending the bill to U.S.
The Moscow Timesby Moscow Times Reporter22d ago
In the hit 2007 Russian political satire “Election Day,” a group of radio executives is sent to a provincial region as it elects its new governor.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times22d ago
A bear killed a 66-year-old woman in the Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk, law enforcement authorities said Wednesday, marking the latest fatal encounter amid a reported rise in bear attacks across...
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times22d ago
A drone that was shot down by a NATO fighter jet in the skies above Lithuania for the first time was likely directed at Ukraine and veered off course, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said...
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times22d ago
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday that Defense Minister Andrei Belousov awarded a ship captain for his “skillful and decisive actions” after firing signal flares at a Danish military...
The Moscow Timesby Reuters22d ago
Belarus has agreed to free 25 prisoners in return for a further easing of U.S. sanctions, an envoy for U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times22d ago
A military commander who President Vladimir Putin recently awarded Russia’s highest state honor for the capture of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka has died, a senior Defense Ministry...
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times22d ago
Nikolai Rybakov, the chairman of the liberal opposition party Yabloko, has criticized the tactical voting strategy promoted by exiled opposition figures Yulia Navalnaya and Maxim Katz ahead of this...
The Moscow Timesby Reuters22d ago
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged five people in connection with alleged Russian plots involving surveillance, recruitment and targeted killings, according to an indictment unsealed on...
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