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U.S. To Send Troops to Eastern Europe Amid Russia Tensions

Joe Biden announced the small troop deployment in a bid to maintain pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russia Reports Over 100,000 Daily Covid-19 Cases For First Time

The country is battling a rapid surge in cases fueled by the fast-spreading Omicron variant

Russia Sees Record Population Decline As Excess Deaths Hit 1M

Russia experienced its largest population decline in 2021 since the end of the Soviet Union.

russia's response

LIVE | Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Jan. 29

Omicron surge. Vaccination push. New restrictions.

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11,615,779 Total Confirmed Cases

1,096,461 Total Active Cases

113,122 Today's Cases

10,189,207 Total Recovered

2,300 Total Critical

668 Today's Deaths

330,111 Total Deaths

79,542 Cases per Million

2,261 Deaths per Million

API: Open Disease Data API

Russia Not to Blame if War Breaks Out, Lavrov Says

"We don’t want a war. But we won’t allow [the West] to rudely ignore and trample on our interests," the Russian foreign minister said.

'DEFEND OUR LAND'

Belarus Strongman Says Will Go to War if Russia Attacked

Belarus and Russia are set to hold military drills that will focus on a scenario in which Belarus is forced to resist an attack from the West.

from the headlines

What Are Russian State Media Saying About Ukraine?

Negotiations and a Ukrainian "attack" on Donetsk.

hollywood lawsuit

Georgian Chess Champion’s ‘Queen’s Gambit’ Lawsuit Against Netflix Upheld in Court

Nona Gaprindashvili filed the $5 million defamation lawsuit against the streaming giant in September 2021.

Call it a comeback

Russian Markets Rebound Despite U.S. Rejection of Moscow’s Demands

Russia's stock market and the ruble jumped in trading Thursday after weeks of heavy losses.

Combatting the contagion

Russia Fights Coronavirus

Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Jan. 29

Russia Sees Record Population Decline As Excess Deaths Hit 1M

Russia Halts Orders for Second Covid Vaccine – Vedomosti

Russia Reports Record Covid-19 Cases as Omicron Gains Momentum

opinion Igor Ivanov

Is War Inevitable?

opinion Michele A. Berdy

Getting a Bright Idea in Russian

opinion Maxim Trudolyubov

A War That Is Both Impossible and Imminent

opinion Andrei Kortunov

Is There a Way Out of the Russia-NATO Talks Impasse?

opinion Mark Galeotti

London’s Ukraine Coup Claims Strain Both Belief and Consensus

opinion Michele A. Berdy

A Russian Fig is Not a Fig

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prehistoric party

Bronze Age Tubes Found in Russia May Be Earliest Beer-Drinking Straws – Researchers

Moscow Zoo Welcomes Baby Yak

curb your enthusiasm

No Laughing at Weddings, Russian Region Says

four-legged firefighter

Stray Cat Joins Russian Fire Department

More meanwhile in russia

increasing debts

Russian Banks Post Record Profits in 2021

A post-pandemic borrowing binge by Russian companies and households has unsettled the Central Bank.

Call it a comeback

Russian Markets Rebound Despite U.S. Rejection of Moscow’s Demands

Russia's stock market and the ruble jumped in trading Thursday after weeks of heavy losses.

Business cooperation

Putin Hails Economic Relationship with Italy in Controversial CEO Meeting

The Russian leader spoke to leading Italian executives despite ratcheting tensions with Europe over Ukraine.

SHRINKING FORTUNES

Russian Billionaires Lost $28Bln in Market Sell-Off

Russian assets have been under heavy pressure amid the ongoing standoff over Ukraine.

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weekend kitchen

Celebrate Lunar New Year with Mongolian Buuz

Buuz, vareniki, pelmeni... a dumpling by any other name would taste as incredibly delicious...

hollywood lawsuit

Georgian Chess Champion’s ‘Queen’s Gambit’ Lawsuit Against Netflix Upheld in Court

Nona Gaprindashvili filed the $5 million defamation lawsuit against the streaming giant in September 2021.

What's On in Moscow Jan. 28-30

A new museum, Vivaldi in a mansion, a pub crawl and more await this weekend in the Russian capital.

'Totally unbelievable'

Thriller-Documentary 'Navalny' Opens Online at Sundance

Fast-paced drama chronicles Alexei Navalny's investigation into the men behind the 2020 Novichok poisoning attack that almost killed him.

Pushkin House Gets Ready for Its 10th Anniversary Book Prize

The Pushkin House Book Prize showcases the best non-fiction about and from Russian.

More Arts and Life

hi-tech agriculture

In the World’s Biggest Country, Vertical Farming Gains Ground

Despite Russia’s status as an agricultural superpower, hi-tech, intensive, indoor farming is gaining a foothold.

Major Disaster Averted in Icy Kara Sea After Two Oil Barges Ran Aground

Russia’s Marine Rescue Service have described an unprecedented salvage operation as "extremely difficult" after two oil barges ran aground in the Kara...

SLOWLY DISAPPEARING

As Caucasian Glaciers Melt, Locals Face the Future With Stoicism

Caucasian glaciers have lost a quarter of their surface area to climate change since the millennium.

Russia’s Climate Epiphany May Be Greenwashing

Russia’s about-face toward climate change in 2021 may be little more than window dressing to protect its industrial giants, experts fear.

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opinion Dmitry Trenin

What a Week of Talks Between Russia and the West Revealed

If Russia cannot achieve its strategic goals by diplomatic means, it will resort to other methods.

opinion Alexander Gabuev

Turmoil in Kazakhstan Heralds the End of the Nazarbayev Era

The protests in Kazakhstan have shown that the current model of governance has angered millions of people who missed out when the resources pie was shared...

2022 Look Ahead

Foreign Policy Experts Map Russia's Plans for 2022

The Moscow Times asked 10 commentators for their predictions for the coming year.

opinion Mark Kramer

The Derailment of Memorial’s Goals – for Now

Putin’s efforts to curtail scrutiny of the Stalin era may succeed in the short term, but Memorial's work can't be erased from the historical record.