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State Duma Creates New AI Oversight Committee
Former President Dmitry Medvedev announced the creation of the Committee on Digital...
Finance Ministry Unveils 2027 Budget Draft With Fresh Tax...
The proposed tax hikes come just weeks after the Kremlin insisted that officials...
Krasnodar Region Declares State of Emergency as Ukrainian...
Authorities said many farmers in the region have been unable to sell their grain...
Belarus Claims It Foiled ‘Sabotage’ Plot Targeting Russia
The KGB security service of Belarus said the alleged sabotage operation was coordinated...
Kremlin Weighs U.S. Invitation for Putin to Attend G20...
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia was “grateful for and appreciative...
Firms Linked to Putin Classmate Win $1.5Bln in Moscow School...
The lucrative school catering business was once held by companies owned by late...
Russian Military Helicopter Briefly Entered Polish Airspace
The Mi-8 helicopter spent 42 seconds in Polish airspace, the Polish military said.
Putin Says Election Turnout Shows Russians Support Military...
"Such a high, even record, number of people who came out and voted shows that the...
Russian Managers Take Control at Western Companies Seized...
Leading business figures in Russia have said the latest asset seizures should serve...
2 Climbers Found Dead on Russia’s Second-Highest Mountain...
The climbers went missing on Sunday while attempting a highly challenging ascent...
FSB Arrests Muscovite Accused of Planning to Blow Up Government...
Law enforcement authorities accused the man of planning to blow up the motorcade...
Russian Regions Slowly Reimpose Fuel Purchase Limits Amid...
The new restrictions come after Ukraine struck major oil refineries in Moscow, Samara...
The consumer boom is over: Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries...
By the end of August, Ukrainian drone strikes had knocked out an estimated 20% of...
Czech Man Jailed 13 Days for Red Square Protest
Court authorities said the man, Michal Plamenek, held up a sign whose inscription...
EU Removes Billionaires Usmanov and Fridman From Sanctions...
The EU also rolled over the remaining 3,000 individuals and entities on its Russia...
Shopping Center Fire in Bashkortostan Kills 4
The Emergency Situations Ministry said the blaze erupted at the Solnechny shopping...
What Could the ‘Super’ El Niño Bring to Russia?
The current super El Niño is on track to become the strongest on record.
Kremlin Backs UN Security Council Reform, But Says Permanent...
The comments come in response to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s renewed...
Wildberries Begins Test Launch of Ride-Hailing Service...
Since mid-2025, WB Taxi has launched in Belarus, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
One Killed as Ukraine Strikes Refineries in Samara and...
The Rosneft-operated Kuibyshev refinery in the southern Samara region has been repeatedly...
As Fears of Post-Election Mobilization Swirl, Russian Activists...
Anti-war activists and lawyers say that anxiety is rising, even though helping Russians...
Romanian ex-presidential candidate who benefited from Russian...
Romania’s Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) has...
Putin Orders Seizure of U.S. Packaging Maker’s Russian...
Aptar Vladimir was transferred to H&N, which took control of Danone’s Russian operations...
Police General Vows to Protect Seized Auchan Stores From...
Putin this month transferred the Russian assets of Auchan, Nestlé and Lemana PRO...
New U.S. Sanctions Will Harm Ukraine Peace Talks and Bilateral...
Without criticizing Donald Trump directly, Russian officials said the latest measures...
Russian Police General Vows to Protect Seized Auchan Stores...
Putin this month transferred the Russian assets of Auchan, Nestlé and Lemana PRO...
Russian-Armenian Relations Will ‘Inevitably Change,’ Pashinyan...
The Armenian prime minister said bilateral ties “cannot remain the same as long...
United Russia Set for Record Parliament Majority in First...
With 95% of the ballots counted, Russian election officials said the pro-Kremlin...
3 Dead in Moscow Region, Drones Hit Oil Refinery in Russian...
Ukraine, Russia have continued attacks on each other's energy infrastructure despite...
2 Dead in Moscow Region, Drones Hit Oil Refinery in Russian...
Ukraine, Russia have continued attacks on each other's energy infrastructure despite...
Russian Election, Cast as Test of Support for Ukraine War,...
A parliamentary election that Putin has cast as a test of support for the war in...
Former Russian Official Elected President of South Ossetia
Marat Kambolov, the new president, is from North Ossetia, a Russian republic on...
With United Russia’s Election Victory All But Certain,...
Subtle acts of protest and organized voting strategies may offer only symbolic victories,...
Trump Signs Sweeping Russia Sanctions Bill
The measures target Russia's energy and defense industries, as well as its "shadow...
On TikTok, Russia's Political Parties Court Voters Who...
Party youth wings are appealing to younger voters with memes and anti-establishment...
German prosecutors open new investigation after drone wreckage...
Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation after parts of...
Russian Far East Crude Tops $120 Per Barrel as Middle East...
The buying spree pushed the ESPO grade’s price premium over benchmark ICE Brent...
Wine Production in Crimea Drops 25% Amid Fuel Shortages...
Industry experts told Kommersant that the production slump was due to Ukraine ramping...
Where Can Russian Athletes Compete After the IOC’s Provisional...
The Moscow Times has compiled a list detailing where and how Russian athletes can...
Nestlé Weighing All Options After Kremlin Takes Control...
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Thursday placing the company’s Russian...
Drone Attacks Disrupt First Day of Voting in Southern Russia...
In one instance, election workers were forced to relocate to another building after...
Father of Putin’s Reported Partner Takes Stake in Rosneft...
Marat Kabaev has acquired a stake in a major logistics company working on state...
U.S. sentences militant who instructed terrorists in Moscow’s...
A U.S. federal court has sentenced Mohammad Sharifullah, an Afghan national whom...
‘Bad to the Bone’: How Russia Purged Opposition Candidates...
Anything from using American songs to mentioning Alexei Navalny can lead to an opposition...
Moscow Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Zhanna Nemtsova
Nemtsova, who has lived in Europe for several years, faces charges of organizing...
Two-Time Olympic Biathlon Champion and State Duma Lawmaker...
During his international career spanning two decades and six Winter Olympic Games,...
Raiffeisen Bank Helping Russia Circumvent Sanctions, Report...
Short-selling firm Grizzly Research alleged the Austrian lender has enabled more...
Russia and Ukraine Exchange Bodies of 275 Fallen Soldiers
Russia handed over 252 bodies to Ukrainian authorities, while Ukraine returned 23...
Bear Kills 2 Berry Pickers in Siberia’s Irkutsk Region
At least 14 people are reported to have been killed in bear attacks across Russia...
Ukrainian Drone Attack Sparks Fire at Yaroslavl Oil Refinery
Ukraine’s military has previously claimed attacks on the Slavneft-Yanos refinery,...
U.S. Congress Passes ‘Sanctions From Hell’ Bill Against...
The legislation targets Russia’s energy and defense industries, as well as its “shadow...
Russian spies orchestrated $40K murder plot in nation’s...
The US accused Russian intelligence operatives of orchestrating a murder-for-hire...
Russian regions are cutting back on bonus payments for...
Russian regions continue cutting one-off payments to soldiers signing contracts...
Russian agents plotted assassinations in U.S. and Europe...
The United States has charged two Russian nationals, two Cubans, and one Venezuelan...
Russian military receives sniper rounds assembled with...
Russian weapons manufacturer Promtekhnologiya, which produces sniper rifles and...
Russians Prepare for an Election With Less Choice Than...
Even with an all-but-guaranteed majority for United Russia, experts say the vote...
Krasnoyarsk Woman Killed by Bear Amid Rise in Attacks
Bears are confirmed to have killed at least five people in Siberia over the past...
Putin Casts Parliamentary Election as Barometer of Support...
Russia is holding elections this weekend for the lower-house State Duma, which has...
Ukraine proposes record defence spending next year as war...
Ukraine is proposing record defence spending for 2027 as the cost of the war with...
Belousov Awards Warship Captain for ‘Skillfully and Decisively’...
The captain received Russia’s medal “For Courage” after he “prevented a provocation...
Syzran and Saratov Oil Refineries Halt Operations After...
Industry sources said the Syzran plant paused operations on Tuesday, while the Saratov...
Belarus Frees 25 More Political Prisoners in Return for...
The deal was part of lengthy negotiations in which Washington is urging Belarusian...
Russian General Who Oversaw Capture of Ukraine’s Kostiantynivka...
Major General Anton Grunis had personally briefed Putin on the capture of the heavily...
Yabloko Leader Slams Exiled Opposition’s Voting Strategy
Party chairman Nikolai Rybakov accused the exiled opposition of “manipulating” Russian...
United States Charges 5 People in Alleged Russian-Backed...
Attorney General Todd Blanche said the plots included efforts to murder a Russian...
Ukrainian forces liberate 75 square kilometers in Operation...
Ukrainian monitoring project DeepState updated its map of the fighting in the Lyman...
Russia Resumes Postal Service to North Korea After 6 Years
Russian Post had suspended regular mail deliveries to North Korea in 2020 due to...
MFA Repeats Warning for Foreign Embassies in Kyiv to Evacuate...
The ministry accused Western politicians of “blatantly ignoring” the warnings of...
Kim pro quo: North Korea is emerging from international...
In early September, Russia and North Korea opened a road bridge across the border...
Culinary Historian Pavel Syutkin Sentenced to 6 Years in...
Syutkin and his wife wrote a weekly cooking column for The Moscow Times until Russia...
U.S. Seeks Release of Belarusian Funds as Trump Envoy Meets...
Alexander Lukashenko said last week that up to $44 million belonging to Belarus...
World Taekwondo Lifts Ban on Hosting Competitions in Russia
World Taekwondo initially suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes and canceled...
Denmark Summons Russian Ambassador After Frigate Fires...
A Russian frigate was said to have fired flares toward a Danish military helicopter...
Ukrainian Attack Kills One in Belgorod, Hits Commercial...
An Ozon warehouse was among several sites damaged during a missile attack on the...
Russia resupplies military bases in Syria for first time...
Moscow maintains military foothold in the Mediterranean following talks with Damascus