themoscowtimes.comadded August 2026
The Moscow Timesby Angelina Trefilova9h ago
"A delight." "An unexpected paradise." "A wonderful country." That is how Russian tourists and travel agents describe their visits to North Korea, one of the world’s most repressive countries.
The Moscow Timesby Reuters10h ago
At least six people were killed and around 90 wounded on Friday when Russian drones attacked a shopping mall in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, local authorities said.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times11h ago
Russia’s Justice Ministry on Friday re-designated the exiled news outlet Mediazona as a “foreign agent,” returning it to the state registry after the liquidation of its original legal entity...
The Moscow Timesby Reuters13h ago
Finland's foreign ministry said Friday that it summoned Russia's ambassador to demand an explanation after a Russian military reconnaissance plane allegedly breached Finnish airspace.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times14h ago
Law enforcement authorities in the southern Saratov region arrested Communist Party firebrand Nikolai Bondarenko on Friday, a move the politician slammed as an attempt to bar him from running in...
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times15h ago
Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the creators of the popular animated series “Masha and the Bear” for allegedly spreading “pro-Russia narratives” and posing a threat to national security, according...
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times16h ago
Russian tech giant VK has filed a lawsuit against Apple in a Moscow arbitration court after the U.S. company removed VK’s apps from its App Store earlier this summer.
The Moscow Timesby Reuters17h ago
Russian law enforcement authorities have arrested eight people accused of plotting an attack on a Moscow-region defense enterprise and separately detained a foreign national for scouting government...
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times18h ago
At least two people were killed and four others wounded in overnight Ukrainian attacks on annexed Crimea, local authorities said late Thursday, while an industrial facility was later targeted in...
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times1d ago
President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian government to stabilize regional finances as local authorities face a combined budget deficit of 1.9 trillion rubles ($22.6 billion) this year.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times1d ago
The governor of central Russia’s Tula region has come to the defense of a young girl after local officials threatened criminal prosecution over artwork she drew onto a city playground earlier this...
The Moscow Timesby Reuters1d ago
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday visited the sarcophagus of medieval warrior prince Dmitry Donskoy, whose remains were recently uncovered during restoration work at Moscow's Cathedral of the...
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times1d ago
A song by exiled Russian pop singer Monetochka has been removed from theatrical screenings of the new Hollywood blockbuster “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” in Russia, the news outlet Ostorozhno Novosti...
The Moscow Timesby Leyla Latypova1d ago
Hello and welcome to Regions Calling, your guide to developments from beyond the Russian capital by The Moscow Times.
The Moscow Timesby Reuters1d ago
Germany's domestic intelligence agency has established a dedicated hotline for exile groups and political dissidents facing intimidation, surveillance or physical violence from foreign operatives...
The Moscow Timesby Mack Tubridy1d ago
Idite Lesom (“Get Lost”), a group that helps Russian men avoid military service, has reported receiving a growing number of complaints from individuals who were forcibly detained and coerced into...
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times1d ago
The senior official who spearheaded the Russian government’s wave of private asset seizures since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been quietly returned to his job after Prosecutor General...
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times1d ago
Russian strikes killed 17 people and injured more than 40 in Kyiv and the surrounding region on Thursday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a failure by Ukraine's allies to replenish...
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times2d ago
At least one person was killed and two others were wounded Wednesday afternoon in a series of Ukrainian drone attacks in the western Belgorod region.
The Moscow Timesby Reuters2d ago
President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian government on Wednesday to launch a program to rebuild commercial warehouses damaged or destroyed in Ukrainian drone attacks.
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