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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

Vladimir Putin Praises Late Pope Francis as ‘Defender of Humanism’

The Kremlin leader also lauded the late head of the Catholic Church for his efforts in fostering dialogue with Russia’s Orthodox Church.
2 Min read

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

opinion Kyiv says Russia violated yesterday's ceasefire 3,000 times. Moscow isn't seeking peace; it wants Washington to believe Kyiv wants war.
4 Min read

Russia Launches Air Attacks on Ukraine as Putin’s Easter Truce Ends

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of 3,000 ceasefire violations during the 30-hour pause in fighting over the weekend.
2 Min read

Russian Economic Officials Brace for Lowest Oil Prices Since Pandemic

The Economic Development Ministry has reduced its 2025 forecast for the average price of Urals crude to $56 per barrel, its lowest level since 2020.
3 Min read

New York’s Hottest Playwright? Anton Chekhov.

In a moment when Russian art is often viewed through the lens of geopolitics, it’s striking that New York theater has so fully embraced Chekhov.
4 Min read

Ex-Husband of Russia’s Wealthiest Woman Ordered to Pay Her $2.6M

Wildberries’ merger with Russ Group last year sparked a bitter corporate and personal dispute between Tatiana Kim and Vladislav Bakalchuk.
2 Min read

Moscow Court Finds Father Guilty of Abusing Daughters Who Killed Him in 2018

The Butyrsky District Court found Mikhail Khachaturyan guilty of sexual violence, inflicting serious bodily harm and producing pornography.
1 Min read

Russian Orthodox Priest Claims Migrants Are Coming to ‘Replace’ Locals

Father Yevgeny, head of the Yekaterinburg diocese, claimed migrants “pose no less a danger to peaceful traditional Russian Islam than they do to Christianity...
1 Min read
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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
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
Indigenous of Russia Foundation

An Open Letter to Vladimir Kara-Murza: Don't Spread Racist Myths About Indigenous Peoples

4 Min read
Inna Bondarenko

I Trained With Russian Diplomats. I Can Tell You How They Work

4 Min read
Maxim Alyukov

Here’s Why More Russians Don’t Read Independent Journalism

6 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.
7 Min read

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.
4 Min read

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: Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Russia

In Photos: The Kursk Region Town of Sudzha Following Ukraine's Withdrawal

Russia’s Tatarstan, Central Asian Diaspora Celebrate Nowruz

Features

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

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

With a Peace Deal at Hand, Armenians Demand Justice for Loved Ones Lost in War With Azerbaijan

Yerevan’s readiness to drop international lawsuits as part of the deal has sparked turmoil among the families of missing soldiers and refugees.
5 Min read

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.
4 Min read

Secretive Energy Supplies and Harboring Assad: Inside the Kremlin’s Balancing Act With Syria’s New Leaders

Putin wants to win the new Syrian leadership's loyalty with oil and gas — and keep the issue of Assad off the table.
5 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

Ex-Husband of Russia’s Wealthiest Woman Ordered to Pay Her $2.6M

Wildberries’ merger with Russ Group last year sparked a bitter corporate and personal dispute between Tatiana Kim and Vladislav Bakalchuk.
2 Min read

Russian Economic Officials Brace for Lowest Oil Prices Since Pandemic

The Economic Development Ministry has reduced its 2025 forecast for the average price of Urals crude to $56 per barrel, its lowest level since 2020.
3 Min read

Raiffeisen Pauses Russian Bank Sale Amid U.S.-Russia Talks – FT

Raiffeisen Bank International has faced pressure from both U.S. and European authorities to reduce its presence in the Russian market.
2 Min read
More business

arts and life

New York’s Hottest Playwright? Anton Chekhov.

In a moment when Russian art is often viewed through the lens of geopolitics, it’s striking that New York theater has so fully embraced Chekhov.
4 Min read

Walk the 'Green Mountains' of the Caucasus with Author Caroline Eden

The third book of Caroline Eden's "Color Trilogy" takes us to Armenia and Georgia where the land is beautiful and everything is delicious.
10 Min read

Who Invented Gingerbread – Europe or Russia? Who Cares?!

There is still time this holiday weekend to whip up a batch of buttery, spicy, honey-infused gingerbread.
7 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