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'Final Nail in the Coffin': Activists Lament Moscow Helsinki Group Closure

Russian and international human rights activists on Thursday condemned the dissolution of the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG), Russia's oldest independent...

turning the screws

Russia Slaps Independent Media Outlet Meduza With 'Undesirable' Label

Updates with Timchenko comments Russia's General Prosecutor's Office has added the independent news outlet Meduza to the country's list of “undesirable&rdquo...

opinion Ivan U. Klyszcz

Lavrov's Africa Trip Reveals Limits to Russian Soft Power

The focus of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's visit to South Africa, Eswatini, and Angola this week has been the portrayal of Russia as a partner...

Russian Missiles Kill 11 in Ukraine After Tank Pledge

A blistering wave of Russian strikes targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure killed 11 people on Thursday, a day after Germany and the United States...

desertion and abandonment

Russian Military Crimes Surge Nearly Threefold in 2022

Russian soldiers were nearly three times more likely to be accused of crimes against military service including desertion and insubordination in 2022 than...

challenges ahead

New U.S. Ambassador Lands in Moscow as Relations Near Breaking Point

The new U.S. Ambassador to Russia has arrived in Moscow, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow announced Thursday, for what is expected to be a challenging tenure...

In Photos: Deep Freeze Descends on Siberia

Residents of northern Siberia and the Russian Far East are enduring a major cold snap this week as thermostats fall far below 0 degrees Celsius.

But despite...

Ukraine War: Russia Disputes UN Watchdog's Claims of Blasts at Nuclear Plant

IAEA chief Grossi calls for security zone around Russian-held Zaporizhzhia plant

Rostec chief says Russia has ramped up missile production

U.S. names Wagner mercenary group a 'transnational criminal organization'

opinion Ivan U. Klyszcz

Lavrov's Africa Trip Reveals Limits to Russian Soft Power

opinion Leonid Gozman

Europe's Freedom Depends on Ukraine Winning a Decisive Victory Over Russia

opinion Konstantin Skorkin

What the Return of Kremlin Ally Medvedchuk Means for the War in Ukraine

opinion Angelina Davydova

How Russia’s War Is Impacting the Global Environmental Agenda

opinion James Pearce

Even Liberal Bastion Yekaterinburg Has Succumbed to Russia's Stagnation

opinion Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan

How the Kremlin Is Taking Aim at its Russian Critics in Exile

In Photos: Deep Freeze Descends on Siberia

in the crossfire

In Photos: Life in Bakhmut as Russian and Ukrainian Forces Wage Fierce Battles

taking the plunge

Russians Brave the Cold for Frozen Epiphany Swim

collective sympathy

In Photos: Russians Privately Honor Those Killed in Dnipro Missile Strike

'Final Nail in the Coffin': Activists Lament Moscow Helsinki Group Closure

Russian and international human rights activists on Thursday condemned the dissolution of the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG), Russia's oldest independent...

ukrainian strikes

Fear and Frustration in Moscow as Air Defense Systems Deployed

The installation of air defense systems in the center of the Russian capital in recent weeks has been met with fear and anger by locals — as well...

‘not silent’

Russian Emigres Rally Worldwide in Support of Jailed Navalny

Thousands of Russian emigres in more than 60 cities, from Seoul and London to Yerevan, Vilnius and Belgrade, took part in solidarity rallies Saturday in...

difficult times

Russia’s Labor Migrants Struggle at Sharp End of Wartime Downturn

MOSCOW — “Last year was the worst in every sense,” taxi driver Valeriani said when asked what he thought of life in the Russian capital...

against all odds

Russia’s Local Journalists Struggle to Keep News Flowing – From Home and Abroad

Russian independent media outlet Zvezda in the city of Perm consistently uses the word “war” in its coverage of the fighting in Ukraine &mdash...

Uzbekistan to Import Russian Gas for First Time Amid Energy Crisis

Uzbekistan will import natural gas from Russia for the first time ever as the Central Asian country faces an energy crisis, the authorities in Tashkent...

Only 8.5% of Western Firms Have Left Russia – Study

Despite widespread outrage over Moscow's war in Ukraine, only a small number of Western companies have deserted Russia, according to a Swiss study. Researchers...

no more obstacles

Russia’s Sberbank Launches Operations in Annexed Crimea

Russia’s largest bank Sberbank is launching operations in Crimea for the first time since Moscow annexed the peninsula from Ukraine in 2014, Russian...

Kremlin: Russian Firms Can Ignore 'Unfriendly' Foreign Shareholders

The Kremlin has given major Russian companies permission to disregard the votes of shareholders from so-called "unfriendly" countries this year as a means...

Documentary on Jailed Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny Nominated for Oscar

The U.S.-produced fly-on-the-wall documentary "Navalny," which followed the now-jailed Russian anti-corruption campaigner and Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny...

weekend kitchen

Pumpkin Surprise for a Bride, Groom or Guest

Pumpkin is a special case in Russian cuisine. On the one hand, it is not very common. On the other hand, Russian cuisine seems incomplete without it. Of...

taking the plunge

Russians Brave the Cold for Frozen Epiphany Swim

Each year on Jan. 19, Russians celebrate the holiday of the Epiphany, which commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan, by dipping into frigid...

Moscow's New Tretyakov Gallery Marks a Century Since the U.S.S.R. Was Founded

A new exhibition entitled "U.S.S.R. 100" at Moscow's New Tretyakov Gallery marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Soviet Union, albeit at a...

‘not silent’

Russian Emigres Rally Worldwide in Support of Jailed Navalny

Thousands of Russian emigres in more than 60 cities, from Seoul and London to Yerevan, Vilnius and Belgrade, took part in solidarity rallies Saturday in...

against all odds

Russia’s Local Journalists Struggle to Keep News Flowing – From Home and Abroad

Russian independent media outlet Zvezda in the city of Perm consistently uses the word “war” in its coverage of the fighting in Ukraine &mdash...

upping the pressure

Critical Russian Emigres Should Have Property Seized, Lawmakers Say

Russians who criticize their country after fleeing abroad should have their remaining property confiscated, lawmakers proposed Friday in an apparent effort...

Moscow Says 100K IT Specialists Have Left Russia This Year

Around 100,000 IT specialists have left Russia this year, an official said Tuesday, following the start of Moscow's military operation in Ukraine...