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Putin Proposes Ending Invasion of Ukraine Along Current Front Lines – FT

The Kremlin leader reportedly told Trump envoy Steve Witkoff that Moscow could drop its claims to parts of Ukrainian regions still controlled by Kyiv.  
3 Min read

Top Diplomats to Skip Ukraine Peace Talks in London – Reports

Germany and France chose not to send their foreign ministers, while U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will also skip the meeting.
2 Min read

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

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

State of Emergency Declared as Huge Explosion Rocks Russia’s Vladimir Region

The Defense Ministry confirmed that the blast had occurred at an ammunition depot and said it was caused as a result of human error.
2 Min read
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

At Least 9 Killed in Russian Drone Strike on Bus in Southern Ukraine

The attack, which targeted a bus transporting workers, took place in the southeastern city of Marhanets, Ukrainian authorities said.
1 Min read
opinion Ayman Eckford

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

The lifeless body of a teenage boy left out in public to send a message may backfire by showing Chechens Moscow has no respect for them.
4 Min read

Witkoff to Visit Russia Again This Week for Ukraine Talks

Steve Witkoff last visited Russia on April 11, when he met with Putin and Russian Direct Investment Fund head Kirill Dmitriev in St. Petersburg.
2 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
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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
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
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

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: The Works of Sculptor Zurab Tsereteli

In Photos: Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Russia

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

Features

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

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
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
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