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The Moscow Timesby Moscow Times Reporter10d ago
Russia plans to raise defense spending to a post-Soviet high next year while cutting civilian programs and increasing taxes, signaling that the Kremlin is bracing for a prolonged war in Ukraine...
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times10d ago
A major fire swept through a 19th-century landmark in central St. Petersburg on Thursday evening, destroying large sections of an empty historic mansion that is undergoing a multi-million-dollar...
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Ukrainian drone attacks targeted industrial facilities in southern Russia’s Volgograd and Krasnodar regions, officials and media reported Friday.
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Seven people were killed in an explosion at a chemical plant in Russia’s Moscow region, the Telegram news channel Shot reported, as emergency crews responded to a fire at the facility.
The Moscow Timesby Reuters10d ago
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the world was living through a dangerous moment and warned the West not to escalate a standoff over Ukraine by threatening the Russian exclave of...
The Moscow Timesby Reuters10d ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the world was living through a dangerous moment and that it was essential to ensure that weapons of mass destruction would never be used.
The Moscow Timesby Reuters10d ago
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would consider using the whole range of weapons in its arsenal if its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad was threatened.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times10d ago
Artyom Dzyuba, Russia's all-time leading scorer and former national football team captain, said Thursday that his professional playing career was likely over.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times10d ago
Russia believes it could already be working with the United States on mutually beneficial economic projects, the Kremlin said Thursday, calling it unfortunate that Washington was linking progress...
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The Russian Orthodox Church has denied reports that Russian troops abandoned fragments of the remains of St. Dmitry Donskoy while retreating near the eastern Ukrainian city of Lyman.
The Moscow Timesby Ned Garvey10d ago
Jailed gulag historian Yury Dmitriev is in stable condition after a suspected stroke, but concerns remain over his access to adequate medical care, a person familiar with his case told The Moscow...
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A Moscow military court has ordered a senior Russian general responsible for military training facilities and equipment held in pre-trial detention in a criminal case whose details have not been...
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Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday it would expel an unspecified number of Hungarian diplomats in a tit-for-tat move. The move comes after Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orbán said on Sept.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times11d ago
The Russian government on Wednesday submitted its three-year draft federal budget for 2027-29 to the State Duma, with this year’s deficit nearly doubling from previous projections, amid soaring war...
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times11d ago
Russian writers who back Moscow’s war in Ukraine have complained that they lack state backing and struggle to reach a broad readership, the Ostorozhno Novosti news outlet reported.
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Authorities in Russia’s Far East Zabaikalsky region have introduced a bounty for bear culling in the region to curb the sharp rise in dangerous encounters with humans.
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times11d ago
Authorities in several Russian regions are turning to residents and businesses to pay for bomb shelters and protection against drone attacks, local media reported, as the country restores its civil...
The Moscow Timesby Reuters11d ago
The Russian government said on Wednesday it was drawing up urgent measures to control the population of brown bears that has spiraled out of control in some regions, with at least 22 people killed...
The Moscow Timesby The Moscow Times11d ago
St. Petersburg plans to raise officials’ base salaries by up to 5% annually over the next three years while proposing sharp cuts to this year’s spending on education, health care and...
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Yabloko party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov said Wednesday that he formally asked Russian law enforcement authorities to investigate reports that independent political analyst Alexander Kynev was beaten...
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