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FAILURE TO PERSUADE

Russian Vaccine Skeptics Oppose Covid Passes

Even as the country’s excess mortality remains among the world’s highest, many Russians are refusing to accept new public health restrictions.

Russia Says Developing Sputnik Omicron Booster

Sputnik V's backers said the Omicron-adapted version of the vaccine "can be ready for mass-scale production in 45 days."

U.S. to Expel More Russian Diplomats, Moscow Says

Worsening relations have left both countries’ embassies and consulates badly understaffed and unable to provide routine services.

russia's response

LIVE | Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Nov. 29

Omicron fears. Covid passes. Vaccination push.

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9,604,233 Total Confirmed Cases

1,034,458 Total Active Cases

33,860 Today's Cases

8,295,811 Total Recovered

2,300 Total Critical

1,209 Today's Deaths

273,964 Total Deaths

65,772 Cases per Million

1,876 Deaths per Million

API: Open Disease Data API

unpopular restriction

Russian Covid Pass Protesters Try to Storm Regional Legislature

Protesters tried to enter the Chelyabinsk regional legislature as lawmakers discussed a bill to require QR codes on planes and trains.

sedimentary sentry

Russian Military Rolls Out ‘Spy Rock’ Robot

"Due to its disguise and ability to change positions, it can come in handy in trench warfare," Zvezda wrote.

Russia’s Aeroflot Posts First Profit Since Start of Coronavirus

Domestic travel boom and opening up of international routes lifts results at Russia’s flagship airline.

Timeline: Russia’s Worst Mining Disasters

Russia's vast mining industry has a record of deadly accidents stretching back decades.

Russians Dive Into the First Days of Winter

Russian scientists predict another winter filled with weather anomalies.

Combatting the contagion

Russia Fights Coronavirus

Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Nov. 29

Russia to Introduce Vaccine Passports Amid Record Virus Surge

Russia’s Excess Death Toll Passed 720K Before Brutal Fourth Wave

Russia Reports Another Day of Record Virus Deaths, Infections

opinion Michele A. Berdy

Let's Talk Turkey

opinion Fyodor Lukyanov

NATO Expansion Is a Bugbear for Both Russia and the West

opinion Nigel Gould-Davies

The Dangerous Instability of Europe’s Borderlands

opinion Mark Galeotti

Kremlin Unlikely to Know Any More Than Us if Invasion Is Coming to Ukraine

opinion Anna Arutunyan

Let’s Admit it: The Hybrid War Concept Is Useless

opinion Dmitry Trenin

Russian Foreign Policy: Shifting Gears

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sedimentary sentry

Russian Military Rolls Out ‘Spy Rock’ Robot

special delivery

Moscow Zoo Welcomes Orphaned Manul Kittens

FIGHTING FRAGRANCE

Russia Unveils Exhaust Fume Perfume in Honor of ‘Checkmate’ Stealth Jet

fueling vaccinations

Russian Region Raffles Coal to Boost Covid Vaccinations

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Russia’s Gazprom Reports Record Profits as Gas Prices Soar

Europe receives a third of its gas supplies from Russia and has seen energy prices surge to record highs in recent months.

Russia’s Aeroflot Posts First Profit Since Start of Coronavirus

Domestic travel boom and opening up of international routes lifts results at Russia’s flagship airline.

‘Nu’ Problems

Russian Markets Tumble on Discovery of ‘Worst Ever’ Coronavirus Strain

Scientists have said the ‘Nu’ variant of the coronavirus, first discovered in South Africa, could be the most transmissible yet.

Not beyond sanctions

Beyond Meat Hit by Russian Counter-Sanctions

Supplies of the U.S. plant-based meat alternative have been disrupted for months.

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Singer and Composer Alexander Gradsky, Dead at Age 72

One of the founders of Russian rock music, Gradsky sang and composed every genre from jazz to opera.

'Stalinism At War' Recasts the Soviet Role in WWII

A new and compelling history of the Soviet Union from 1937 to 1949.

weekend kitchen

Spice Things Up With Adjika

This refrigerator staple is not hard to make and comes in a variety of flavors and glorious colors.

What's On in Moscow Nov. 26-28

Break out your skates, get out your handkerchief, and check your bank balance. The holidays are upon us.

Russians Dive Into the First Days of Winter

Russian scientists predict another winter filled with weather anomalies.

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unstable terrain

Russia Losing 1-3 Meters of Arctic Shoreline to Climate Change Annually – Scientists

An amount of shoreline roughly the size of central Moscow now collapses into the sea every year.

St. Petersburg Winter Temps Could Rise 4 Degrees by 2050 – Scientist

Scientists also predict increasingly intense rain and snow that will strain the city's drainage and flood mitigation systems.

post-summit roundup

What Did Russia Achieve at COP26?

Activists have accused Russia of “masterfully creating an illusion of fighting the climate crisis.”

COST OF TRANSITION

Russia Faces $2T in Stranded Hydrocarbon Assets in Net Zero World

Researchers say more than half of Russia’s oil and gas infrastructure could be worthless within the next 15 years.

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opinion Katja Yafimava

Moldova’s Gas Crisis and Its Lessons for Europe

The ongoing European gas supply crunch this winter has demonstrated the limitations of EU diversification efforts.

opinion Dmitry Trenin

Merkel’s Legacy, as Seen From Russia

Angela Merkel’s long tenure was a period of relative, if not always palatable, predictability in German-Russian relations.

Deripaska-Linked Firms Sent Thousands to Moscow On Election Day. Some Said They Were On Standby for a Pro-Kremlin Rally.

Around 11,000 employees came to the capital for an online conference covering topics from family values to geopolitics.

WELL-CONNECTED MIDDLEMAN

A Royal Mark Up: How an Emirati Sheikh Resells Millions of Russian Vaccines to the Developing World

The Moscow Times investigated a deal between Russia and a minor Dubai royal to supply poor countries with Sputnik V — at high prices.