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Russia Says Better Ties With U.S. Up to Biden

The Kremlin said that the change in the U.S. presidency will make no difference to Russia.

Russia Considers Banning Surrogacy for Unmarried People, Foreigners – RBC

Russia is one of the few countries worldwide where commercial surrogacy is allowed.

INVESTMENT DROUGHT

Russia Sees Lowest Foreign Investment Since 1994

FDI was down 95% in 2020 amid the economic fallout of the pandemic.

russia's response

LIVE | Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Jan. 20

Second wave. Deaths approach 70,000. Mass vaccination.

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Combatting the contagion

Russia Fights Coronavirus

Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Jan. 20

Vaccinated Russians in Far East Promised Mask Exemption

Putin Orders Mass Coronavirus Vaccination Next Week

Moscow Clinic Could Sidestep Red Tape to Bring Pfizer Vaccine to Russia

3,633,952 Total Confirmed Cases

539,416 Total Active Cases

21,152 Today's Cases

3,027,316 Total Recovered

2,300 Total Critical

597 Today's Deaths

67,220 Total Deaths

24,895 Cases per Million

461 Deaths per Million

Data Sources: Worldometer, Johns Hopkins

API: NovelCOVID

opinion Mark Galeotti

Medvedev Sets Out His Stand For Rapprochement With U.S., Relevance For Himself

The ex-President is searching for significance. As Biden enters office, he might just have some encouraging things to say.

‘NOT A COTTAGE’

Navalny Targets 'Billion-Dollar Putin Palace' in New Investigation

The opposition activist said in a probe released after he was jailed that the president used fraudulent funds to build a lavish seaside estate.

FROSTY TRADITION

Putin Takes Icy Dip in Orthodox Christian Ritual

Russians celebrate the feast of the Epiphany every year by bathing in frozen lakes and rivers to celebrate the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan.

WANING TOLERANCE

Could Navalny’s Detention Derail His Movement?

Some analysts believe the opposition figure’s arrest could lead to a broader crackdown on his supporters.

opinion Lincoln Pigman

What Biden’s Team Tells Us About His Russia Policy

Biden’s picks, who are mostly on the same page on Russia, give Moscow reason for relief and worry alike.

'Russia and the Netherlands Have Increased Their Cooperation to Fight Climate Change'

Dutch Chargé d’Affaires in Moscow Dominique Kuhling.

Russia -The Netherlands

Russia's Climate Emergency

Russia ‘One Step Closer’ to Year-Round Sailing in Melting Arctic

Scientists Sound the Alarm Over Fast-Shrinking Caspian Sea

New Alliance Hopes to Raise Awareness of Arctic Environmental Crisis

Study Links Siberian Wildfires to Arctic Warming

opinion Mark Galeotti

Medvedev Sets Out His Stand For Rapprochement With U.S., Relevance For Himself

opinion Lincoln Pigman

What Biden’s Team Tells Us About His Russia Policy

opinion Alexei Zakharov

Russians See Sputnik V Vaccine as Kremlin Prestige Project

opinion Ilya Klishin

The Capitol Storming Gives Russians an Escape From Their Reality

opinion Mark Galeotti

No One Benefits From Renewed Demonizing of Russia

opinion Sam Greene

‘Meet Me,’ Alexei Navalny Wrote

a career change

Russian Janitor’s Mock GQ Photoshoot Pays Off

FROSTY TRADITION

Putin Takes Icy Dip in Orthodox Christian Ritual

swim to your own beat

Russian Swimmer's Underwater Dances Take Over TikTok

here comes the sun

Russians in Arctic Murmansk Welcome First Sunrise of 2021

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INVESTMENT DROUGHT

Russia Sees Lowest Foreign Investment Since 1994

FDI was down 95% in 2020 amid the economic fallout of the pandemic.

Russia ‘One Step Closer’ to Year-Round Sailing in Melting Arctic

An icebreaker has sailed the Northern Sea Route for this first time in winter months.

U.S. Sanctions Russian Ship Over Nord Stream 2

The outgoing Donald Trump administration has been stepping up efforts to hamper the almost-completed pipeline.

Navalny Ally Names Kremlin Critic’s Top 8 Sanctions Targets

In list drawn up before his detention, Alexei Navalny named Roman Abramovich as top target for Western sanctions, according to key ally.

Russians Celebrate Epiphany With a Bone-Chilling Bath

Both believers and non-believers take the plunge.

BITTER HOMECOMING

Chaos as Poisoned Opposition Figure Navalny Comes Home

Alexei Navalny came back to Russia after recovering in Germany from a poisoning attack that Western experts concluded was Novichok.

First Snowstorm of 2021 Blankets Moscow in Real Russian Winter

A Balkan cyclone brought heavy snow and freezing temperatures to the capital.

In Photos: How Russians Celebrate the Winter Holidays

From beloved wintertime activities to New Year and Orthodox Christmas, the first week of the year is one of the most festive times in Russia.

A New Kind of Theater Beats the Coronavirus Blues

St. Petersburg's Pop-Up Theater keeps the audience entertained and engaged outside a theater.

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2021 LOOK AHEAD

Russia in 2021: Will the Economy Recover?

Russia’s economy is handling the coronavirus better than most. But austerity, bruised businesses and cautious consumers set the stage for a slow recovery...

2021 LOOK AHEAD

Russia in 2021: A Corporate Reckoning?

The pandemic exposed deep divides in Russia’s corporate world. How will the recovery play out?

With Lake Baikal’s Key Protections Set to Expire, Russian Eco-Activists Sound the Alarm

Environmental experts and activists say upcoming deregulation could do significant harm to the lake's unique ecosystem.

opinion Michael Kofman

A Look at the Military Lessons of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

It would be a mistake for great and middle powers to ignore the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict