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The Moscow Timesby Leyla Latypova28 Aug 2026
Millions of tourists flock to southern Siberia’s republic of Altai each year, drawn by its dramatic mountain ranges steeped in the legends of the indigenous Altai people.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times28 Aug 2026
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia this weekend, the Kremlin said Friday.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times28 Aug 2026
A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and sparked a fire at one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in the city of Yaroslavl, Russian and Ukrainian authorities said Friday.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times28 Aug 2026
A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and sparked a fire at one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in the city of Yaroslavl, Russian and Ukrainian authorities said Friday.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times28 Aug 2026
Russian investigators have released Ilya Traber, a prominent St. Petersburg businessman with alleged ties to President Vladimir Putin, from pre-trial detention, the news outlet Fontanka reported...
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times28 Aug 2026
A Russian military official has been killed in a car explosion in St. Petersburg, investigators said Thursday, with local media identifying his rank as lieutenant colonel.
The Moscow Timesby AFP27 Aug 2026
Russia announced Thursday that it was declaring an employee of the Romanian embassy in Moscow persona non grata in retaliation for Bucharest expelling a Russian diplomat last month.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times27 Aug 2026
A Moscow psychiatric facility has declared former Kremlin loyalist and blogger Ilya Remeslo mentally competent to stand trial on charges of spreading false information about the military, his...
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times27 Aug 2026
Russian forces have advanced toward the outskirts of Slovyansk within eastern Ukraine’s so-called “fortress belt” of heavily fortified cities in the Donetsk region, Chief of the General Staff...
The Moscow Timesby Ned Garvey27 Aug 2026
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 Times27 Aug 2026
Sergei Naryshkin, the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), confirmed Thursday that he met with CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Moscow earlier this week but otherwise sought to...
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times27 Aug 2026
A Russian military official has been killed in a car explosion in St. Petersburg, investigators said Thursday, with local media identifying his rank as lieutenant colonel.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times27 Aug 2026
At least eight Russians are missing in Nepal after a catastrophic and deadly torrent of floods and mud swept through the border region with China, Russia’s Embassy in Kathmandu said Thursday.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times27 Aug 2026
Ukrainian drones targeted warehouses belonging to Russia’s second-largest online retailer Ozon, as well as industrial infrastructure in the republic of Bashkortostan, the company and Russian media...
The Moscow Timesby Moscow Times Reporter26 Aug 2026
As the Kremlin prepares to roll out its latest financial innovation — the digital ruble — Russians are increasingly turning to a more old-fashioned alternative: cash.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times26 Aug 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that he had dispatched CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow the day before, expressing hope that the spy chief’s unannounced visit could help end...
The Moscow Timesby Reuters26 Aug 2026
Repair works at NKHP, one of three grain terminals at Russia's main Black Sea export port of Novorossiysk, could take up to four months following a Ukrainian attack, the company said on Wednesday.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times26 Aug 2026
At least seven workers were killed and dozens of others were injured after a fire broke out at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex (AGCC) in Russia’s Far East, the company said Tuesday.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times26 Aug 2026
Russian election authorities said Wednesday that they have registered nearly 1,600 Ukraine war veterans to run as candidates in federal, regional and local elections taking place next month.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times26 Aug 2026
A judge in the western Pskov region has disqualified the liberal Yabloko party’s list of candidates from the upcoming regional assembly elections, the party said on Tuesday evening.
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