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Kremlin Condemns Israeli Strikes on Iran as ‘Dramatic Escalation’

Top spokesman Dmitry Peskov said President Vladimir Putin was receiving real-time updates on the situation in the Middle East.  
2 Min read

Oil Prices Surge, Russian Stocks Rise as Israel-Iran Tensions Grow

The Russian stock exchange rose slightly at the start of trading Friday, with oil and gold companies seeing the biggest increases in share prices.
2 Min read

In Russia, Being Openly Gay Is 'Extremist.' But Some People Bend the Rules.

Feature In a country where queerness has been legally equated to terrorism, the line between what is acceptable and what is not has blurred.
4 Min read

Russian Army Says It Captured Another Village in Ukraine’s Sumy Region

Russia’s Defense Ministry also said its troops had captured two more villages in the eastern Donetsk region, which Moscow claims to have annexed.
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opinion Emily Ferris

Russia's Railways Are Hard to Knock Off Track and Crucial for the War

Russia's Defense Ministry and railway network are led by the same man. Despite multiple strikes, Kyiv has struggled to inflict long-lasting damage.
4 Min read

Kremlin-Backed Reforms Spark Protests in Russia’s Altai Republic 

Activists blocked off part of a highway to protest Andrei Turchak’s plans for scrapping the two-tier system of local self-government.
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Rosaviatsia Restricts Air Travel Across Middle East After Israel Launches Strikes on Iran

Major Russian airlines, including Aeroflot and Red Wings, had earlier canceled flights to Iran and Israel due to safety concerns.
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Siberian Police Arrest Woman for Calling Russian Soldiers ‘Murderers’ in Online Video

“You’re f****** murderers,” the woman said in a video, adding that if all Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine died tomorrow, she would “drink...
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Russian Scientist Freed on Bail in U.S. After Frog Embryo Smuggling Charge

Ksenia Petrova was formally charged last month with attempting to smuggle frog embryos and embryonic samples into the United States.
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Stories of Political Prisoners

'Find Joy in Everything': Election Monitor Grigory Melkonyants' Last Word in Court
Silence or Jail: Teens Targeted in Russia’s Wartime Political Crackdown
‘I Am Being Tried For My Professional Activity’: The Last Words of Journalists Jailed for Alleged Navalny Ties
Journalist Kriger’s Last Word in Court: ‘I Fully Understood the Risks of This Profession in Russia’

opinion
Emily Ferris

Russia's Railways Are Hard to Knock Off Track and Crucial for the War

4 Min read
News Analysis Samantha Berkhead and Pyotr Kozlov

Why the Families of Russia’s Regional Elites Still Covet Life in the West

5 Min read
Ryan Bauer

The Wagner Group Is Leaving Mali. But Russian Mercenaries Aren't Going Anywhere.

4 Min read
Jason Corcoran

Armenia Is Breaking Up With Russia – And Putin Can’t Stop It

5 Min read
Charles Hecker

‘I’m Not Leaving Until They Throw Me Out’: Why 70% of Italian Businesses in Russia Are Still There

5 Min read

Editor's Pick

Feature

Exiled Artist and Activist Leda Garina: ‘We Must Stop Believing in the Myth of Greatness’

The founder of the feminist cultural project Eve’s Ribs challenges authoritarianism, patriarchy and war through her work.
6 Min read

Editor's Pick

Feature

‘Hero Under Fire’: As Putin Visited Kursk, the Kremlin Told Russians That He Was Dodging Ukrainian Drones

The PR stunt sought to convince Russians bearing the domestic brunt of the war that he, too, is making sacrifices for the country, officials said.
4 Min read

Editor's Pick

‘Plush Troops’: The Pro-War Children’s Toys Taking Over Russia’s Online Marketplaces

Experts say these pro-war toys give children positive reinforcement of the media and propaganda messaging that they encounter daily.
4 Min read

Editor's Pick

News Analysis

We Analyzed New Drone Footage of Ukraine’s Operation Spider’s Web

The Moscow Times examined new footage released by Ukraine's Security Service, showing a range of aircraft targeted across four air bases.
4 Min read

Editor's Pick

Feature

Russia’s New Indigenous Policy Enables Unchecked Resource Exploitation, Experts Warn

Beneath the lofty language, the policy framework offers few, if any, tangible benefits to Indigenous communities, Indigenous experts told MT.
5 Min read

Editor's Pick

Russian Tourists Defy a Toxic Black Sea Oil Spill as Summer Season Begins

Authorities have banned swimming off the coast of Anapa due to December's disastrous oil spill. Tourists have been seen enjoying the waters anyway.
4 Min read

Women Against the Kremlin

Exiled Artist and Activist Leda Garina: ‘We Must Stop Believing in the Myth of Greatness’
‘We Need to Recognize Russia’s Colonial Violence’: Buryat Illustrator Seseg Jigjitova
Alla Gutnikova: ‘Dictatorships End, Walls Fall and Prisons Burn’
‘Extermination of Entire Nations’: Scientist Maria Vyushkova Counts Russia’s Indigenous War Dead

Photos and Videos

In Photos: Russia's Muslims Mark Eid al-Adha

On This Day in 1995, a Devastating Earthquake Struck Sakhalin

In Photos: Wildfires Tear Across Russia's Far East

Features

In Russia, Being Openly Gay Is 'Extremist.' But Some People Bend the Rules.

In a country where queerness has been legally equated to terrorism, the line between what is acceptable and what is not has blurred.
4 Min read

Exiled Artist and Activist Leda Garina: ‘We Must Stop Believing in the Myth of Greatness’

The founder of the feminist cultural project Eve’s Ribs challenges authoritarianism, patriarchy and war through her work.
6 Min read

Russia’s New Indigenous Policy Enables Unchecked Resource Exploitation, Experts Warn

Beneath the lofty language, the policy framework offers few, if any, tangible benefits to Indigenous communities, Indigenous experts told MT.
5 Min read

‘Hero Under Fire’: As Putin Visited Kursk, the Kremlin Told Russians That He Was Dodging Ukrainian Drones

The PR stunt sought to convince Russians bearing the domestic brunt of the war that he, too, is making sacrifices for the country, officials said.
4 Min read

In Occupied Ukraine, the Kremlin Is Grooming the Next Generation of Pro-Russian Bloggers

Russian authorities are launching media schools and promoting the neo-imperial ideology of the “Russian World” to teens in the occupied regions.
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

Oil Prices Surge, Russian Stocks Rise as Israel-Iran Tensions Grow

The Russian stock exchange rose slightly at the start of trading Friday, with oil and gold companies seeing the biggest increases in share prices.
2 Min read

Russia's Monthly Inflation Creeps Up for the First Time in 6 Months

Economists had widely forecast a continued slowdown in monthly price growth for May.
2 Min read

Yandex Co-Founder Volozh's Dutch Tech Firm Unveils Second Supercomputer

Nebius called ISEG2 “the most powerful commercially available system in Europe.”
2 Min read
More business

arts and life

Documentary 'The Eukrainian' Follows Kyiv's Quest for EU Membership

The film focuses on Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna as she leads Kyiv’s efforts to cement itself as part of modern Europe.
2 Min read

‘Boris Godunov’: Kirill Serebrennikov’s Titanic Indictment of the Russia He Loves

The exiled director reinterprets a 19th-century opera to craft a towering allegory of modern Russia for the ages.
3 Min read

Sergey Radchenko's 'To Run the World' Shortlisted for Pushkin House Book Prize 2025

The final nominee for the Pushkin House Book Prize is a deep analysis of Soviet and Russian foreign policies.
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More Arts and Life

the new diaspora

Exiled Artist and Activist Leda Garina: ‘We Must Stop Believing in the Myth of Greatness’

The founder of the feminist cultural project Eve’s Ribs challenges authoritarianism, patriarchy and war through her work.
6 Min read

Salaries for Russian Freelancers Abroad See 14% Increase in 2024

Among IT workers, web developers saw the largest wage increases, with average monthly pay up 26%, followed by a 15% rise for programmers.
1 Min read

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.
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More the new diaspora