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DON’T CALL US A BANK

Russia’s Sberbank Unveils Sweeping Transformation Into Tech Company

State-owned bank outlines host of Apple and Amazon-style services and drops “bank” from corporate branding.

New Virus Cases in Moscow Climb to June Levels

On Thursday, the capital recorded 1,050 new cases, the highest figure since June 23.

Secret Lukashenko Inauguration Triggers Fresh Belarus Clashes

Footage showed riot police violently dispersing protesters while some demonstrators including women had bloodied faces.

russia's response

LIVE | Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Sept. 24

New cases rising. Deaths surpass 19,000. Vaccine race.

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Combatting the contagion

Russia Fights Coronavirus

New Virus Cases in Moscow Climb to June Levels

Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Sept. 24

Russia Not Planning Second Coronavirus Lockdown, Officials Say

Russian Recruits Show ‘No Side Effects’ in Chinese Coronavirus Vaccine Trials

1,128,836 Total Confirmed Cases

179,059 Total Active Cases

6,595 Today's Cases

929,829 Total Recovered

2,300 Total Critical

149 Today's Deaths

19,948 Total Deaths

7,734 Cases per Million

137 Deaths per Million

Data Sources: Worldometer, Johns Hopkins

API: NovelCOVID

opinion Mark Galeotti

Putin’s UN Speech Masks Decline in Confident Rhetoric

While presenting Russia as a world leader in everything from vaccine research to controlling cyberweapons, Putin was actually rehearsing the defense of...

insulted culture

A New Movie Transports Anastasia Romanov to 1980s America. Russians Aren’t Happy About It.

Russian viewers say “Anastasia: Once Upon a Time” mocks one of the most tragic episodes in their country’s history.

Yandex Shares Hit Record High as Analysts Cheer $5.5Bln Tinkoff Deal

Investors pour into Yandex stock on deal that will make tech giant Russia’s leading fintech firm.

ESCAPE FROM BELARUS

‘A Bag of Snickers to Survive in the Forest.’ Lukashenko Critic’s Unlikely Journey From Belarus to Poland

Andrei Ostapovich says he had to flee after speaking out against the Belarusian president.

'deepfake' news

RT Trolls Trump With Post-Election Job Offer

If Trump loses the Nov. 3 election, he at least has one Plan B option.

Russia's Climate Emergency

Almost All Arctic Wildfires Producing Record CO2 Emissions Are in Russia – EU

2020 Arctic Wildfires Emissions So Far Surpass All of 2019

Arctic Warming Faster Than Previously Thought – Study

Siberia’s ‘Gateway to the Underworld’ Expands Amid Record-Smashing Heat Wave

opinion Mark Galeotti

Putin’s UN Speech Masks Decline in Confident Rhetoric

opinion Sabine Fischer

What Russia Doesn’t Get About Germany

opinion Bruno Maçães

A Political Union Between Russia and Belarus Is Creeping Closer

opinion Michele A. Berdy

The Giant Saber-Toothed Grasshopper and Other Endangered Species

opinion Artyom Shraibman

Can Moscow Manage a Power Transition in Belarus?

opinion Maxim Kashulinsky

Navalny and the Limits of Putin's Ad Hoc Rule

'deepfake' news

RT Trolls Trump With Post-Election Job Offer

Putin, Lukashenko Awarded ‘Ig Nobel Prize’ for Coronavirus Response

operation 'twin'

Chechen TV Claims Europe Created Lifelike Kadyrov Mask for ‘Provocation’ Plot

Kanye West Tweets Putin Photo While Arguing for Artists’ Rights

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DON’T CALL US A BANK

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Russia’s Yandex Agrees $5.5Bln Deal For Tinkoff Bank

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Russian Banks’ Gold Reserves Hit Record High

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insulted culture

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BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

Lady Gaga’s New Video Is an Ode to a Soviet Film Classic

The American pop star took inspiration from a visually stunning classic Armenian Soviet film.

Food Fests From East and West

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Moscow’s Weekend Marathons Cover Land and Sea

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Russia’s Regional Elections, Explained

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ELITE APARTMENTS

Investigation: Russian Elites’ Connections to Bulgaria’s Largest ‘Crime Group’

Russian defense figures bought luxury apartments in a Black Sea resort controlled by an outfit named one of the country’s largest crime syndicates.

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Where Navalny’s Poisoning Is Taking Russia, at Home and Abroad

Far from a purely internal or external affair, Alexei Navalny’s poisoning has shaken Russia’s domestic politics as well as its foreign relations.

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Putin and the Belarusian Question

Putin will seek to do as much as possible, but as little as necessary, to suppress peaceful change in Belarus.

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