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PUTIN RULES OUT ‘FREEZING’ WAR IN UKRAINE, TOP SPOKESMAN SAYS

“The president has repeatedly said that any option of freezing the conflict
won’t work for us,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.  
2 Min read


RUSSIA’S FSB ARRESTS GERMAN MAN FOR ALLEGED SABOTAGE OF ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE IN
KALININGRAD

The man, identified as Nikolai Gaiduk, was accused of being involved in a March
2024 explosion at a gas distribution station in Kaliningrad.
1 Min read

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RUSSIA'S NEW NUCLEAR DOCTRINE TAKES ADVANTAGE OF AMBIGUITY

News Analysis Moscow has made over 200 references to its nuclear capabilities
since the start of the war, and is continuing its saber rattling.
3 Min read


VILLAGE IN NORTHWESTERN RUSSIA EVACUATED AFTER UKRAINIAN DRONES ATTACK MISSILE
DEPOT

Ukrainian military officials said the overnight attack targeted the 13th arsenal
of the Russian military’s main missile and artillery directorate.
1 Min read


U.S. CLOSES KYIV EMBASSY, WARNS OF ‘POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT AIR ATTACK’

The warning comes after Moscow pledged to respond to a Ukrainian attack on
Russian territory using U.S.-supplied long-range missiles.
2 Min read


NORTH KOREA SENT MORE WEAPONS TO RUSSIA, SOUTH KOREAN LAWMAKER SAYS

Among the weapons said to have been shipped are 70mm self-propelled artillery
and 240mm long-range rocket launchers.
1 Min read


IDFA DOCUMENTARY SELECTION OFFERS FIRST-HAND VIEWS OF UKRAINE

Audiences in Amsterdam have the opportunity to see several eyewitness accounts
of everyday life in wartime Ukraine.
3 Min read
News Analysis


TIMELINE: UKRAINIAN PLEAS, KREMLIN THREATS, U.S. DELAYS – THE LONG ROAD TO
EASING RESTRICTIONS ON ATACMS

Two years after requesting ATACMS from Washington, Kyiv is allowed to use them
to attack targets on Russian soil.
5 Min read


RENOWNED MUSICIANS PAY TRIBUTE TO LATE ANTI-WAR PIANIST PAVEL KUSHNIR

In addition to a benefit concert, about 60 renowned conductors, composers and
pianists signed an open letter supporting artists facing political repression...
3 Min read
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WOMEN AGAINST THE KREMLIN

Nov. 18, 2024

‘RUSSIA WANTS FAMILY VIOLENCE TO PERSIST’: FEMINIST ACTIVIST ZALINA
MARSHENKULOVA

Nov. 12, 2024

IN ‘NO NATION WITHOUT CULTURE,’ VLADLENA SANDU RECKONS WITH CHECHNYA’S LOST
IDENTITY

Oct. 31, 2024

‘ALEXANDER*A’: A JOURNEY INTO THE LIFE OF SOVIET REVOLUTIONARY ALEXANDRA
KOLLONTAI

Oct. 9, 2024

AN ARK FOR RUSSIAN EMIGRES: THE PROJECT HELPING ANTI-WAR RUSSIANS FIND THEIR
FOOTING ABROAD


OPINION

Nigel Gould-Davies


THE GLOBAL THREAT OF RUSSIA'S INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

3 Min read
Maria Vyushkova


PUTIN PULLS FROM STALIN’S PLAYBOOK IN SENDING NORTH KOREANS DISGUISED AS BURYATS
TO UKRAINE

4 Min read
Alexander Dubowy


THE KREMLIN SAID TRUMP-PUTIN PHONE CALL NEVER HAPPENED. WHY?

4 Min read
Oksana Kuzan


A UKRAINIAN DRONE STRUCK THE CASPIAN SEA. IT'S A HEADACHE FOR THE KREMLIN

3 Min read
Alexander Babin


JOE BIDEN COMEDY BIDS ‘GOODBYE’ TO INTELLIGENT RUSSIAN TV SATIRE

5 Min read
Robert Amsterdam


RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IS UNDER ATTACK IN WARTIME UKRAINE

5 Min read

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Editor's Pick

Feature


IN RUSSIA’S CAUCASUS, A TENTATIVE BORDER REDRAW EDGES REPUBLICS CLOSER TO
INSTABILITY

For many in Ingushetia, learning that parts of their republic could be handed
over to neighboring North Ossetia was like rubbing salt in the wound.
4 Min read

Editor's Pick


THEN AND NOW: TRUMP CABINET PICKS’ STANCES ON RUSSIA AND UKRAINE

President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet selections offered clues about the new
administration’s Russia policy, and potentially the future of U.S. support...
5 Min read

Editor's Pick

Feature


AS RUSSIA ADVANCES IN THE DONBAS, UKRAINE FACES A NEW SURGE OF DISPLACEMENT

In the city of Kramatorsk, a steady flow of refugees from Ukrainian towns and
villages near the front lines seeks shelter from Russia's advance.
5 Min read

Editor's Pick

Feature


RUSSIA TAKES AIM AT 'CHILDFREE' IDEOLOGY IN CONTROVERSIAL BID TO BOOST BIRTH
RATES

Experts say that proposed legislation to ban “childfree propaganda” is
“repressive” and fails to address the root causes of falling birth rates...
5 Min read

Editor's Pick


‘ALEXANDER*A’: A JOURNEY INTO THE LIFE OF SOVIET REVOLUTIONARY ALEXANDRA
KOLLONTAI

Created by exiled artists, producers and actors, the play seeks to raise
questions about the role of women today and how they are affected by
historical...
4 Min read

Editor's Pick


PUNITIVE PSYCHIATRY: AN INCREASINGLY COMMON TOOL IN RUSSIA'S CRACKDOWN ON
ACTIVISTS

Dozens of people are believed to have been sent to forced psychiatric treatment
for political reasons.
3 Min read

Editor's Pick


WHAT KADYROV’S ‘BLOOD FEUD’ DECLARATION REALLY MEANS

Experts call the move a last-resort tactic in the Wildberries saga that could be
a sign of Kadyrov's declining powers.
5 Min read

Editor's Pick

Feature


IN RUSSIA’S CAUCASUS, A TENTATIVE BORDER REDRAW EDGES REPUBLICS CLOSER TO
INSTABILITY

For many in Ingushetia, learning that parts of their republic could be handed
over to neighboring North Ossetia was like rubbing salt in the wound.
4 Min read

Editor's Pick


THEN AND NOW: TRUMP CABINET PICKS’ STANCES ON RUSSIA AND UKRAINE

President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet selections offered clues about the new
administration’s Russia policy, and potentially the future of U.S. support...
5 Min read

Editor's Pick

Feature


AS RUSSIA ADVANCES IN THE DONBAS, UKRAINE FACES A NEW SURGE OF DISPLACEMENT

In the city of Kramatorsk, a steady flow of refugees from Ukrainian towns and
villages near the front lines seeks shelter from Russia's advance.
5 Min read

Editor's Pick

Feature


RUSSIA TAKES AIM AT 'CHILDFREE' IDEOLOGY IN CONTROVERSIAL BID TO BOOST BIRTH
RATES

Experts say that proposed legislation to ban “childfree propaganda” is
“repressive” and fails to address the root causes of falling birth rates...
5 Min read

Editor's Pick


‘ALEXANDER*A’: A JOURNEY INTO THE LIFE OF SOVIET REVOLUTIONARY ALEXANDRA
KOLLONTAI

Created by exiled artists, producers and actors, the play seeks to raise
questions about the role of women today and how they are affected by
historical...
4 Min read

Editor's Pick


PUNITIVE PSYCHIATRY: AN INCREASINGLY COMMON TOOL IN RUSSIA'S CRACKDOWN ON
ACTIVISTS

Dozens of people are believed to have been sent to forced psychiatric treatment
for political reasons.
3 Min read

Editor's Pick


WHAT KADYROV’S ‘BLOOD FEUD’ DECLARATION REALLY MEANS

Experts call the move a last-resort tactic in the Wildberries saga that could be
a sign of Kadyrov's declining powers.
5 Min read

Editor's Pick

Feature


IN RUSSIA’S CAUCASUS, A TENTATIVE BORDER REDRAW EDGES REPUBLICS CLOSER TO
INSTABILITY

For many in Ingushetia, learning that parts of their republic could be handed
over to neighboring North Ossetia was like rubbing salt in the wound.
4 Min read


JUST IN

 * 16 hours ago
   
   UKRAINE FIRES U.K.-MADE STORM SHADOW MISSILES AT RUSSIA’S KURSK REGION –
   REPORTS

 * 16 hours ago
   
   RUSSIAN REGIONS CANCEL NEW YEAR’S OFFICE PARTIES TO SUPPORT SOLDIERS IN
   UKRAINE

 * 17 hours ago
   
   BASHKORTOSTAN COURT SENTENCES KUSHTAU PROTESTER TO 9 YEARS IN PRISON

 * 20 hours ago
   
   PUTIN GIFTS LIONS, DUCKS AND BEARS TO NORTH KOREAN ZOO

 * 21 hours ago
   
   PUTIN RULES OUT ‘FREEZING’ WAR IN UKRAINE, TOP SPOKESMAN SAYS

 * 22 hours ago
   
   U.S. CLOSES KYIV EMBASSY, WARNS OF ‘POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT AIR ATTACK’

 * 22 hours ago
   
   VILLAGE IN NORTHWESTERN RUSSIA EVACUATED AFTER UKRAINIAN DRONES ATTACK
   MISSILE DEPOT

Editor's Pick

Feature


IN RUSSIA’S CAUCASUS, A TENTATIVE BORDER REDRAW EDGES REPUBLICS CLOSER TO
INSTABILITY

For many in Ingushetia, learning that parts of their republic could be handed
over to neighboring North Ossetia was like rubbing salt in the wound.
4 Min read

Editor's Pick


THEN AND NOW: TRUMP CABINET PICKS’ STANCES ON RUSSIA AND UKRAINE

President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet selections offered clues about the new
administration’s Russia policy, and potentially the future of U.S. support...
5 Min read

Editor's Pick

Feature


AS RUSSIA ADVANCES IN THE DONBAS, UKRAINE FACES A NEW SURGE OF DISPLACEMENT

In the city of Kramatorsk, a steady flow of refugees from Ukrainian towns and
villages near the front lines seeks shelter from Russia's advance.
5 Min read

Editor's Pick

Feature


RUSSIA TAKES AIM AT 'CHILDFREE' IDEOLOGY IN CONTROVERSIAL BID TO BOOST BIRTH
RATES

Experts say that proposed legislation to ban “childfree propaganda” is
“repressive” and fails to address the root causes of falling birth rates...
5 Min read

Editor's Pick


‘ALEXANDER*A’: A JOURNEY INTO THE LIFE OF SOVIET REVOLUTIONARY ALEXANDRA
KOLLONTAI

Created by exiled artists, producers and actors, the play seeks to raise
questions about the role of women today and how they are affected by
historical...
4 Min read

Editor's Pick


PUNITIVE PSYCHIATRY: AN INCREASINGLY COMMON TOOL IN RUSSIA'S CRACKDOWN ON
ACTIVISTS

Dozens of people are believed to have been sent to forced psychiatric treatment
for political reasons.
3 Min read

Editor's Pick


WHAT KADYROV’S ‘BLOOD FEUD’ DECLARATION REALLY MEANS

Experts call the move a last-resort tactic in the Wildberries saga that could be
a sign of Kadyrov's declining powers.
5 Min read

Editor's Pick

Feature


IN RUSSIA’S CAUCASUS, A TENTATIVE BORDER REDRAW EDGES REPUBLICS CLOSER TO
INSTABILITY

For many in Ingushetia, learning that parts of their republic could be handed
over to neighboring North Ossetia was like rubbing salt in the wound.
4 Min read

Editor's Pick


THEN AND NOW: TRUMP CABINET PICKS’ STANCES ON RUSSIA AND UKRAINE

President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet selections offered clues about the new
administration’s Russia policy, and potentially the future of U.S. support...
5 Min read

Editor's Pick

Feature


AS RUSSIA ADVANCES IN THE DONBAS, UKRAINE FACES A NEW SURGE OF DISPLACEMENT

In the city of Kramatorsk, a steady flow of refugees from Ukrainian towns and
villages near the front lines seeks shelter from Russia's advance.
5 Min read

Editor's Pick

Feature


RUSSIA TAKES AIM AT 'CHILDFREE' IDEOLOGY IN CONTROVERSIAL BID TO BOOST BIRTH
RATES

Experts say that proposed legislation to ban “childfree propaganda” is
“repressive” and fails to address the root causes of falling birth rates...
5 Min read

Editor's Pick


‘ALEXANDER*A’: A JOURNEY INTO THE LIFE OF SOVIET REVOLUTIONARY ALEXANDRA
KOLLONTAI

Created by exiled artists, producers and actors, the play seeks to raise
questions about the role of women today and how they are affected by
historical...
4 Min read

Editor's Pick


PUNITIVE PSYCHIATRY: AN INCREASINGLY COMMON TOOL IN RUSSIA'S CRACKDOWN ON
ACTIVISTS

Dozens of people are believed to have been sent to forced psychiatric treatment
for political reasons.
3 Min read

Editor's Pick


WHAT KADYROV’S ‘BLOOD FEUD’ DECLARATION REALLY MEANS

Experts call the move a last-resort tactic in the Wildberries saga that could be
a sign of Kadyrov's declining powers.
5 Min read

Editor's Pick

Feature


IN RUSSIA’S CAUCASUS, A TENTATIVE BORDER REDRAW EDGES REPUBLICS CLOSER TO
INSTABILITY

For many in Ingushetia, learning that parts of their republic could be handed
over to neighboring North Ossetia was like rubbing salt in the wound.
4 Min read

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IN PHOTOS: MOSCOW BAKES AS CITY SETS NEW DAILY HEAT RECORD


FEATURES


HOW RUSSIA ATTEMPTED TO INFLUENCE THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

U.S. officials identified several ways Russia tried to interfere in the
election, but observers cautioned against overstating their influence.
5 Min read


AS RUSSIA ADVANCES IN THE DONBAS, UKRAINE FACES A NEW SURGE OF DISPLACEMENT

In the city of Kramatorsk, a steady flow of refugees from Ukrainian towns and
villages near the front lines seeks shelter from Russia's advance.
5 Min read


TOP 5 TAKEAWAYS FROM NAVALNY’S MEMOIR ‘PATRIOT’

From a childhood in the shadow of Chernobyl to an Arctic prison, Patriot
provides an insight into the mind of Putin’s most famous foe.
5 Min read


‘WAKE-UP CALL’: MOLDOVA NARROWLY VOTES FOR EU ACCESSION AMID ALLEGED WIDESPREAD
RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE

Following a dramatic day of voting, Moldovans appear divided over their
country's future.
5 Min read


'A PIVOTAL MOMENT': MOLDOVANS TO DECIDE ON EUROPEAN FUTURE IN PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION, EU REFERENDUM

The diaspora vote is set to play a crucial role in determining Moldova's path
toward European integration or shifting to a more Russia-aligned future.
5 Min read


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 * 2
   
   VILLAGE IN NORTHWESTERN RUSSIA EVACUATED AFTER UKRAINIAN DRONES ATTACK
   MISSILE DEPOT

 * 3
   
   RUSSIA’S FSB ARRESTS GERMAN MAN FOR ALLEGED SABOTAGE OF ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
   IN KALININGRAD

 * 4
   
   U.S. CLOSES KYIV EMBASSY, WARNS OF ‘POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT AIR ATTACK’

 * 5
   
   NORTH KOREA SENT MORE WEAPONS TO RUSSIA, SOUTH KOREAN LAWMAKER SAYS

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CLIMATE


WHAT TO EXPECT FROM RUSSIA AT COP29

The Russian delegation is expected to include nearly 50 representatives from the
ministries of economic development, finance, agriculture and business...
2 Min read


IS RUSSIA RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO SAVE THE CASPIAN SEAL FROM EXTINCTION?

If authorities fail to take decisive action to protect the seals, scientists
estimate that the species could go extinct within two decades.
4 Min read
opinion Zaur Shiriyev


RUSSIA’S WAR IN UKRAINE IS AGGRAVATING THE CASPIAN SEA ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS

Russia’s use of the Caspian Sea for military purposes and its reduction of water
flow from the Volga are damaging the sea’s already fragile ecosystem...
5 Min read


RAGING WILDFIRES DEVASTATE RUSSIA’S FAR EAST SAKHA REPUBLIC

At least 2 million hectares of forest have been destroyed in Sakha this summer —
and local residents are lamenting the authorities’ lax response.
3 Min read
More climate

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BUSINESS


RUSSIAN RUBLE FALLS TO 100 PER DOLLAR IN OFFICIAL EXCHANGE RATE

Wednesday’s rate, pegged by the Russian Central Bank at 100.03 rubles per
dollar, reflects a nearly 19% devaluation since early August.
1 Min read


ALCOHOL SALES IN RUSSIA REACH RECORD HIGH IN 2024 – RBC

The increase in alcohol consumption coincides with a rise in alcohol dependency
rates reported by Russia’s state statistics agency.
1 Min read


RUSSIA TO STOP DELIVERING GAS TO AUSTRIA – ENERGY COMPANY

Austria has long been heavily dependent on Russian gas, but its environment
minister Leonore Gewessler insisted the energy supply was secure.
1 Min read
More business

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ARTS AND LIFE


IDFA DOCUMENTARY SELECTION OFFERS FIRST-HAND VIEWS OF UKRAINE

Audiences in Amsterdam have the opportunity to see several eyewitness accounts
of everyday life in wartime Ukraine.
3 Min read


RENOWNED MUSICIANS PAY TRIBUTE TO LATE ANTI-WAR PIANIST PAVEL KUSHNIR

In addition to a benefit concert, about 60 renowned conductors, composers and
pianists signed an open letter supporting artists facing political repression...
3 Min read


THE BEST PIES ARE PECHERSK PIES

The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (monastery) made a fruit and cheese pastry that was a
favorite in Kyiv for centuries.
4 Min read


IN ‘NO NATION WITHOUT CULTURE,’ VLADLENA SANDU RECKONS WITH CHECHNYA’S LOST
IDENTITY

The theatre and film director discusses the erasure of Chechen culture and
identity under Russian rule, life under a totalitarian regime and ending the...
8 Min read

More Arts and Life

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THE NEW DIASPORA


SERBIA DOESN’T ENDORSE RUSSIAN EMIGRES’ ANTI-KREMLIN PROTESTS, SAYS DEPUTY PM

“Please, come, work, live, do whatever you think is necessary. But leave
politics aside,” Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin told state media.
2 Min read


AN ARK FOR RUSSIAN EMIGRES: THE PROJECT HELPING ANTI-WAR RUSSIANS FIND THEIR
FOOTING ABROAD

Kovcheg has helped at least 150,000 Russians who fled because of the war adjust
to life in exile. Its work is far from over.
4 Min read


DESPITE FEARS OF WIDER MIDDLE EAST WAR, RUSSIAN EMIGRES IN ISRAEL SAY THEY ARE
UNLIKELY TO LEAVE

Russians who fled to Israel following the invasion of Ukraine told The Moscow
Times they have little interest in returning to their homeland.
4 Min read


COULD A NEW BILL ALLOW MOSCOW TO HUNT DOWN ANTI-WAR EXILES?

The bill would allow Moscow to send investigative materials to foreign states to
seek the arrest of Russian citizens evading prosecution abroad. 
6 Min read
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