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Putin Sworn In for Fifth Term as President
six more years
In a speech, the longtime Kremlin chief repeated calls for national unity amid the ongoing war against Ukraine and isolation from the West.
3 Min read
With Georgia Gripped By Political Turmoil, Officials in Moscow Take Hands-Off Approach
While government sources denied Russian involvement in the controversial “foreign influence” bill, they said it would still be welcomed by Moscow.
4 Min read
Why Russian Propaganda Isn’t as Sophisticated as You Think
opinion
The Kremlin bought into its own propaganda so much that it believed many Ukrainians would join the invading Russians in battle.
5 Min read
assassination plans
Ukraine Says Thwarted Russian Plot to Kill Zelensky
Kyiv said Russia had worked to identify individuals close to Zelensky's security detail who could take the Ukrainian leader hostage and kill him.
2 Min read
non-strategic weapons
Belarus Holds Snap Inspection of Nuclear Arms Carriers
The announcement comes a day after Russia announced its own nuclear drills, raising fears that the powerful weapons could be used in Ukraine.
1 Min read
lavish ceremony
In Photos: Putin Inaugurated as President for Fifth Term
Vladimir Putin was sworn in as President of Russia for a fifth term in a lavish inauguration ceremony Tuesday, which included a military procession, columns...
1 Min read
‘continuous violations’
Armenian PM Threatens to Ban Russian TV Channels
“We expect the broadcasts of Russian TV channels to respect the citizens and the state system of Armenia,” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said.
2 Min read
Vladivostok
Russia Arrests U.S. Army Soldier on Theft Charges
U.S. officials said the soldier, identified by a Russian court as Gordon Black, had been detained on criminal charges but withheld further details.
1 Min read
News Analysis
What’s Behind Georgia’s ‘Russian Law’?
The Moscow Times spoke with experts to make sense of what is happening in Georgia, what might come next, and whether Russia may be involved.
5 Min read
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opinion
Jon Roozenbeek
Why Russian Propaganda Isn’t as Sophisticated as You Think
5 Min read
Alexander Finiarel
There Is Hope Kyiv’s Allies Can Keep Supporting Ukraine for as Long as Necessary
6 Min read
Tanya Lokshina
It Is Our Moral Calling to Stand With Wrongly Imprisoned Russian Playwright and Director
4 Min read
Almut Rochowanski
and
Sopo Japaridze
Georgia’s ‘Foreign Influence’ Law Isn’t What You Think
10 Min read
Serhii Kuzan
How Ukraine Is Weakening Russia’s War Machine
6 Min read
Ella Skybenko
Human Rights and Environmental Abuses in Central Asia and Eastern Europe Threaten Green Transition
4 Min read
Evan Gershkovich's days in Russian prison
406
Editor's Pick
competing powers
Defense Official’s Bribery Arrest Signals Shoigu’s Waning Influence in the Kremlin
The high-profile arrest reflects the struggle for resources and influence within Russia's elite as Putin’s new term begins.
3 Min read
Editor's Pick
News Analysis
What Next for Chechnya After Kadyrov Reported Seriously Ill? Experts Weigh In
Analysts were divided on the reported succession plan for Kadyrov — and whether the region would be plunged into turmoil following his death.
4 Min read
Editor's Pick
Feature
10 Years Later, Russian Volunteer Fighters Recall Fueling the War in Donbas
Thousands of Russian citizens joined the armed insurgency in eastern Ukraine that marked the initial phase of Russia's covert invasion.
8 Min read
Editor's Pick
Feature
'Devastating to See': Russia’s Orenburg Region Battles Historic Flood
Experts say the floods, which have caught the authorities off-guard and left many to fend for themselves, are just a preview of what is yet to come.
7 Min read
Editor's Pick
interview
‘There Will Be No Beautiful Russia of the Future Unless We Take Responsibility’: Activist Anastasia Shevchenko
The exiled civil activist sees it as her mission to speak to Russians across the political spectrum and win over as many minds as she can.
7 Min read
Editor's Pick
Feature
She Photographed Russian Political Prisoners. Now She's Charged With 'Extremism.'
Antonina Favorskaya and her colleagues consider the charges against her to be revenge for her journalism and political views.
4 Min read
Photos
and
Videos
lavish ceremony
In Photos: Putin Inaugurated as President for Fifth Term
'Khristos voskres'
In Photos: Russia Celebrates Another Wartime Easter
tibilisi tussle
In Photos: Georgian Riot Police Clash With Protesters Rallying Against 'Foreign Influence' Bill
tanks and humvees
In Photos: Russia Shows Off Captured Western Military Hardware at Moscow Expo
Features
show of solidarity
‘My Moral Compass Demands It’: Russian Emigres Rally Alongside Georgians Against ‘Foreign Influence’ Bill
“It’s like a wave of inspiration that Georgia deserves to have a bright future in the European Union,” said one Russian of the mood at protests.
4 Min read
controversial development
Moscow's Plans to Build Atop Radioactive Waste Pipes Spark Alarm from Experts, Industry
Thirty-eight years after Chernobyl, careless urban development risks unleashing another radioactive hazard beneath Muscovites’ feet.
5 Min read
challenging outlook
Russia's Epic Floods Expose Lack of Preparedness for Climate Crisis
Without the resources or political will to pursue a policy of climate adaptation, experts warn that this spring's disaster will become the new norm.
7 Min read
longread
10 Years Later, Russian Volunteer Fighters Recall Fueling the War in Donbas
Thousands of Russian citizens joined the armed insurgency in eastern Ukraine that marked the initial phase of Russia's covert invasion.
8 Min read
black lungs
'Dirty as Hell': Coal Dust Chokes Murmansk as Moscow Ramps Up Asia Exports
As the dust fuels public grievances and concerns for human health, the Murmansk Commercial Seaport is busy expanding its operations.
6 Min read
More features
climate
Feature
Russia's Epic Floods Expose Lack of Preparedness for Climate Crisis
Without the resources or political will to pursue a policy of climate adaptation, experts warn that this spring's disaster will become the new norm.
7 Min read
perfect storm
What's Causing Russia's Record Floods?
Above-average snowfall followed by a rapid spring thaw, a warmer planet and human influences have all played a role in the current crisis.
3 Min read
melting ice
Kamchatka's Glaciers Have Shrunk by 36% Since 1950 – Russian Scientists
The rate of retreat of the ice caps in the northern Sredinny Range from 2002 to 2017 was 4.3 times higher than from 1950 to 2002.
1 Min read
Feature
'Dirty as Hell': Coal Dust Chokes Murmansk as Moscow Ramps Up Asia Exports
As the dust fuels public grievances and concerns for human health, the Murmansk Commercial Seaport is busy expanding its operations.
6 Min read
More climate
Business
'good trend'
Russians Returning From Abroad Help Boost Kremlin’s War Economy – Bloomberg
The returnees contributed between one-fifth and one-third of Russia’s 3.6% GDP growth in 2023, according to Bloomberg’s estimates.
2 Min read
'various efforts'
Japan Tobacco Adjusts Supply Chains to Keep Russian Business, CEO Says
Masamichi Terabatake said his company is working carefully to not run afoul of sanctions, but added that “otherwise, it’s business as usual.”
2 Min read
war profits
Major European Banks Paying Russia More in Taxes Than Before Ukraine Invasion – FT
The seven lenders reportedly paid over 800 million euros in taxes to the Russian state last year, a fourfold increase compared to 2021.
2 Min read
More business
arts and life
long read
Writer Witold Szabłowski Spills the Beans in the Kremlin Kitchen
“What's Cooking in the Kremlin: From Rasputin to Putin, How Russia Built an Empire with a Knife and Fork,” by Witold Szabłowski, translated by Antonia...
9 Min read
weekend kitchen
Celebrate Spring With Kitchen Kebabs
No backyard, no grill - no problem. You can make shashlyk (aka kebabs) in your kitchen oven. Really.
5 Min read
weekend kitchen
Samovars, Tea and Something Sweet
Samovars have been essential to the tea drinking rituals in Russia for centuries.
6 Min read
literary advisory
Russia Creates Book Censorship Body – Vedomosti
A major publisher has already stopped selling books by U.S. authors James Baldwin and Michael Cunningham, as well as Russian writer Vladimir Sorokin, for...
1 Min read
More Arts and Life
the new diaspora
show of solidarity
‘My Moral Compass Demands It’: Russian Emigres Rally Alongside Georgians Against ‘Foreign Influence’ Bill
“It’s like a wave of inspiration that Georgia deserves to have a bright future in the European Union,” said one Russian of the mood at protests.
4 Min read
'blatantly provocative'
Russia Denies Plans to Ban Passport Renewals Abroad
Novaya Gazeta said earlier Thursday that it had obtained a copy of a draft decree suspending passport renewals and other consular services for Russians...
2 Min read
'hot pursuit'
Russia's Emigre Tech Workers Eye Jobs at Western Firms as Moscow Clamps Down on Working Abroad
Western companies are actively targeting the hundreds of thousands of Russian tech workers who moved abroad after the invasion of Ukraine.
5 Min read
podcast
Russian Comedians Look for Laughter in Exile
Comedians Ilya Ovechkin and Denis Chuzhoy join us to discuss how they've adapted to life in exile, both personally and in their comedy.
1 Min read
More the new diaspora