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Putin Accuses West of 'Escalating Situation' in Ukraine

Western countries have for days raised alarm over Russian military activity near Ukraine.

next-gen weaponry

Russia Test-Fires Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile in Arctic

“The target was struck with a direct hit,” the Defense Ministry said.

flight to safety

Russia Evacuates More Citizens From Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan

The Defense Ministry will deliver 36 metric tons of humanitarian aid on the evacuation planes.

russia's response

LIVE | Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Nov. 18

Record deaths. Cases climbing. Partial lockdowns.

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9,219,912 Total Confirmed Cases

1,040,327 Total Active Cases

37,374 Today's Cases

7,919,250 Total Recovered

2,300 Total Critical

1,251 Today's Deaths

260,335 Total Deaths

63,141 Cases per Million

1,783 Deaths per Million

API: Open Disease Data API

opinion Alexander Baunov

Can COP26 Clear the Air Between Russia and the West?

Russia, it appears, wants to advance its own ecological agenda, but is not prepared to accept anyone else’s objectives.

EU Border Migrant Crisis Complicates Russia-Belarus Alliance

An already carefully balanced and contradictory relationship is now even more complex.

zero-gravity newsroom

Russian State Media to Open 'World’s First' News Bureau in Space

Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin will report on daily life on board the ISS for the state-run TASS news agency.

opinion Tanya Lokshina

Memory, and Memorial, Will Prevail

Russia’s government cannot wipe out historic memory and people’s aspirations for fundamental freedoms and the rule of law.

intangible heritage

Birds of Prey Fly High Over Moscow on World Falconry Day

Centuries-old falconry practices were put on display at Moscow's Kolomenskoye park.

Combatting the contagion

Russia Fights Coronavirus

Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Nov. 18

Russia to Introduce Vaccine Passports Amid Record Virus Surge

Russia’s Excess Death Toll Passed 720K Before Brutal Fourth Wave

Russia Reports Another Day of Record Virus Deaths, Infections

opinion Alexander Baunov

Can COP26 Clear the Air Between Russia and the West?

opinion Tanya Lokshina

Memory, and Memorial, Will Prevail

opinion Mark Galeotti

The West’s Response to Lukashenko’s Migrant Gambit Might Seal Belarus’ Fate

opinion Michele A. Berdy

When a Russian Stretch is Not an English Stretch

opinion Tatyana Margolin

‘Traditional Values’ Unite Both Sides in a New Ideological Cold War

opinion Katja Yafimava

Moldova’s Gas Crisis and Its Lessons for Europe

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FIGHTING FRAGRANCE

Russia Unveils Exhaust Fume Perfume in Honor of ‘Checkmate’ Stealth Jet

fueling vaccinations

Russian Region Raffles Coal to Boost Covid Vaccinations

Russia to Probe Hermitage Visitor Who Hung Self-Portrait

Russia Unveils Its First Robot Dog Prototype

More meanwhile in russia

Russia’s Economy Grew Strongly in Third Quarter

But economists say Russia’s economic momentum is waning under the pressures of a fourth wave and high inflation.

Germany Suspends Nord Stream 2 Certification

Regulator says Gazprom-owned operator needs to establish German subsidiary before it can approve the pipeline.

turning the taps

Gazprom Starts Boosting EU Gas Supplies, Rejects Offer of Extra Capacity

The company has rejected an opportunity to book extra transit capacity through Ukraine and Belarus for the third month running, even as it starts to boost...

Russia's Small Business Share Hits Record Low

Small businesses account for less than one in every eight rubles of corporate turnover.

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intangible heritage

Birds of Prey Fly High Over Moscow on World Falconry Day

Centuries-old falconry practices were put on display at Moscow's Kolomenskoye park.

urban re-planning

M4: Moscow's New Museum Cluster

Why have four major Moscow museums decided to join forces?

Jiggle All the Way: Boozy Holiday Tomato and Seafood Zalivnoye

Aspics are In again. But in Russia they've never been Out.

Dostoevsky Bicentenary

Russia Celebrates Fyodor Dostoevsky's 200th Birthday

A few of the hundreds of events to celebrate this year of Dostoevsky.

historic facade

Russian Architects Blast Plans to Renovate Iconic TASS Building

The unique Soviet brutalist building in central Moscow has housed the state-run news agency since 1977.

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post-summit roundup

What Did Russia Achieve at COP26?

Activists have accused Russia of “masterfully creating an illusion of fighting the climate crisis.”

COST OF TRANSITION

Russia Faces $2T in Stranded Hydrocarbon Assets in Net Zero World

Researchers say more than half of Russia’s oil and gas infrastructure could be worthless within the next 15 years.

opinion Arshak Makichyan

Russia Needs to Accept the True Scale of Its Climate Crisis

As world leaders gather in Glasgow for COP26, Russian leaders need to accept they have no choice but to act quickly and decisively.

'tundra on fire'

Kremlin Pushes Back on Biden's Climate Criticism

Biden slammed Putin for what he called a failure to show leadership on climate change by not attending the COP26 summit.

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opinion Katja Yafimava

Moldova’s Gas Crisis and Its Lessons for Europe

The ongoing European gas supply crunch this winter has demonstrated the limitations of EU diversification efforts.

opinion Dmitry Trenin

Merkel’s Legacy, as Seen From Russia

Angela Merkel’s long tenure was a period of relative, if not always palatable, predictability in German-Russian relations.

Deripaska-Linked Firms Sent Thousands to Moscow On Election Day. Some Said They Were On Standby for a Pro-Kremlin Rally.

Around 11,000 employees came to the capital for an online conference covering topics from family values to geopolitics.

WELL-CONNECTED MIDDLEMAN

A Royal Mark Up: How an Emirati Sheikh Resells Millions of Russian Vaccines to the Developing World

The Moscow Times investigated a deal between Russia and a minor Dubai royal to supply poor countries with Sputnik V — at high prices.