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U.S. Envoy Witkoff, Putin Discuss 'Possibility' of Direct Russia-Ukraine Talks

Witkoff held a three-hour meeting with the Russian leader in the Kremlin, Moscow said.  
3 Min read

Russian Army General Killed in Moscow Car Explosion, Investigators Say

Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik, the deputy chief of the Russian General Staff’s Main Operational Directorate, was killed in the blast.
2 Min read

Russian Central Bank Holds Key Rate Despite Fears of Economic Slowdown

The high lending rates have put increasing pressure on businesses, with top corporate leaders urging the central bank to ease monetary policy.
2 Min read

Russia Agrees to Begin Gas Deliveries to Iran This Year

Moscow said it will supply Tehran with up to 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year, but final details of the deal are still being worked out.
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‘Crimea Will Stay With Russia,’ Trump Tells Time Magazine

“Zelensky understands that, and everybody understands that it’s been with them for a long time,” Donald Trump said in an interview with the publication...
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opinion Jorge Conde  and Dr John Blaxland

Twisting Reality Is the Name of Putin's War Game

The failure to capture Kyiv and the fall of Assad's Syria were an embarrassment. But that hasn't stoped the Kremlin claiming to be all-powerful.
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CIA Deputy Director’s Son Killed Fighting for Russia in Ukraine – IStories

Friends said Michael Gloss had hoped to obtain Russian citizenship and attract investors for environmental projects, though some said he never intended...
2 Min read

Lavrov Says Russia Is Ready for Ukraine Deal After Trump Urges Putin to Halt Attacks

Russia’s Foreign Minister called Trump “probably the only leader on Earth who recognized the need to address the root causes of this situation.”
2 Min read

FSB Arrests Romanian Suspected of Spying for Ukraine

The unnamed man is accused of collecting and transmitting information about air defense sites in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi.
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Women Against the Kremlin

Alla Gutnikova: ‘Dictatorships End, Walls Fall and Prisons Burn’
‘Extermination of Entire Nations’: Scientist Maria Vyushkova Counts Russia’s Indigenous War Dead
‘What Motivates Me Is My Love for Komi’: Indigenous Activist Lana Pylaeva
Activist Viktoria Maladaeva Uplifts Russia’s Indigenous Peoples With Power of Unity

opinion
Jorge Conde  and Dr John Blaxland

Twisting Reality Is the Name of Putin's War Game

5 Min read
Elena Davlikanova

Make War Acceptable Again: Crimea Today, Taiwan Tomorrow?

4 Min read
Ayman Eckford

The Killing of a 17-Year-Old Shows the Clash of Cultures Taking Place in Chechnya

4 Min read
Joshua R. Kroeker

Putin Wants to Look Like the Good Guy by Proposing Ceasefires. It's a Trap.

4 Min read
Taras Kuzio

Putin's Demands Mean Trump Can Never Truly End the War. Here's Why.

8 Min read

Editor's Pick

Feature

Trump Tower Moscow, Rare Earths and Geopolitical Perks: How the Kremlin Plans to Bait Trump Into a Grand Bargain

The Kremlin wants an outcome far more ambitious than a mere ceasefire in Ukraine. For that, it will need extraordinary incentives.
6 Min read

Editor's Pick

Feature

Public Pride, Private Torment: The Russian Women Waiting for Men at War

State propaganda glorifies the image of a military wife waiting for her husband at the front. Beneath the surface, these women face a complex reality.
5 Min read

Editor's Pick

Feature

‘A Lot of Devil in This’: Russians Use Tarot Cards to Predict Peace in Ukraine

In uncertain times, many Russians are turning to tarot cards as a way of seeking answers.
5 Min read

Editor's Pick

Feature

Hundreds of Ethnic Germans Are Dying for Russia in Ukraine. This Man Is Tracking Them.

Andrej Triller, a descendant of Volga Germans deported to Kazakhstan by the Soviets, has been documenting the new tragedy hitting his community.
4 Min read

Editor's Pick

Major Fires in Siberia, Far East Mark Ominous Start to Russia’s 2025 Wildfire Season

Experts agree that Russian authorities — like in previous years — remain ill-prepared for the 2025 wildfire season.
4 Min read

Editor's Pick

Feature

Despite Deteriorating Rights in Russia, UN Rapporteur Still Believes in Dialogue

Mariana Katzarova told The Moscow Times that her work has documented a deliberate strategy of repression and subjugation in Russia.
6 Min read

Editor's Pick

‘I Am Being Tried For My Professional Activity’: The Last Words of Journalists Jailed for Alleged Navalny Ties

MT republishes the court statements of video journalists Konstantin Gabov and Sergei Karelin, who were jailed for 5.5 years on "extremism" charges.
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Editor's Pick

Feature

Kremlin Claims Ovechkin’s NHL Goal Record as Propaganda Victory

For many Russians, Alexander Ovechkin’s sporting feat over the weekend provided a rare source of pride recognized outside Russia’s borders.
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Editor's Pick

Feature

After Losing Limbs to War, Russian Amputee Veterans Grapple With Officials’ Empty Promises

At least 54% of soldiers who have disabilities after fighting in Ukraine are amputees. They face a difficult path to rehabilitation.
6 Min read

Photos and Videos

In Photos: Kyiv Reels From Deadly Russian Missile Attack

In Photos: The Works of Sculptor Zurab Tsereteli

In Photos: Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Russia

Features

‘A Lot of Devil in This’: Russians Use Tarot Cards to Predict Peace in Ukraine

In uncertain times, many Russians are turning to tarot cards as a way of seeking answers.
5 Min read

Exiled Electronic Duo AIGEL Crashes the Dancefloor With ‘Killer Qız’

On their first album in five years, AIGEL channels exile, existential reckoning and rebirth into a club-ready soundscape.
6 Min read

Public Pride, Private Torment: The Russian Women Waiting for Men at War

State propaganda glorifies the image of a military wife waiting for her husband at the front. Beneath the surface, these women face a complex reality.
5 Min read

Trump Tower Moscow, Rare Earths and Geopolitical Perks: How the Kremlin Plans to Bait Trump Into a Grand Bargain

The Kremlin wants an outcome far more ambitious than a mere ceasefire in Ukraine. For that, it will need extraordinary incentives.
6 Min read

Hundreds of Ethnic Germans Are Dying for Russia in Ukraine. This Man Is Tracking Them.

Andrej Triller, a descendant of Volga Germans deported to Kazakhstan by the Soviets, has been documenting the new tragedy hitting his community.
4 Min read
More features

climate

Major Fires in Siberia, Far East Mark Ominous Start to Russia’s 2025 Wildfire Season

Experts agree that Russian authorities — like in previous years — remain ill-prepared for the 2025 wildfire season.
4 Min read

As Russia’s Regions Battle Floods, Local Officials Hide Real Damage and Pray to God

As peak flooding season hits regions across the Urals and Siberia, regional officials appear ill-prepared to manage such disasters.
3 Min read

Warm Temperatures Bring Ice Melt and Flooding to Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region

Rescuers evacuated 70 residents, including 20 children, in the city of Asha, around 260 kilometers from the Kazakh border.
1 Min read
More climate

Business

Russian Central Bank Holds Key Rate Despite Fears of Economic Slowdown

The high lending rates have put increasing pressure on businesses, with top corporate leaders urging the central bank to ease monetary policy.
2 Min read

This Belarusian Firm Supplies Western Tech Giants Like Apple – And Russia's Defense Industry

Izovac and its affiliates have supplied some $200 million in equipment to Russian defense contractors since the invasion of Ukraine, according to an investigation...
4 Min read

Swiss Commodities Giant Glencore Sells Off RussNeft Stake

Glencore first invested in RussNeft in the early 2000s, playing a role in the company’s development at a time when Russia’s oil sector was rapidly...
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More business

arts and life
Feature

Exiled Electronic Duo AIGEL Crashes the Dancefloor With ‘Killer Qız’

On their first album in five years, AIGEL channels exile, existential reckoning and rebirth into a club-ready soundscape.
6 Min read

In Photos: The Works of Sculptor Zurab Tsereteli

Tsereteli, the former chief artist of the Soviet Foreign Ministry, who died on Monday night, left an indelible impression on the landscape of Moscow.
1 Min read

Zurab Tsereteli, Sculptor of Grand Monuments and Putin Admirer, Dies at 91

Born and trained in Tbilisi, Tsereteli rose to prominence in the 1960s, designing resort complexes in Soviet Georgia.
2 Min read
More Arts and Life

the new diaspora

Russian Dissidents Stranded in Spain After Residency Requests Allegedly Denied

The exiled activists claim Spanish officials promised them fast-track residency, but those efforts were later stalled.
3 Min read

3 Years Since Leaving Russia, Emigres Seek to Memorialize the Diaspora Experience

A new outcropping of projects seeks to give voice to a generation of Russians who have left their homeland, perhaps for good.
5 Min read

'Nothing Will Ever Be the Same': The Russians Returning Home After Years of Wartime Emigration

Their stories reveal the personal cost of war, the weight of leaving everything behind and the uneasy feeling of returning to a changed Russia.
6 Min read
More the new diaspora