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Following the Soviet collapse, Russia’s Indigenous and minority communities made an effort to revive their ancestral traditions of greeting the new year, many of which fall outside the winter season.
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December 31, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Following the Soviet collapse, Russia’s Indigenous and minority communities made an effort to revive their ancestral traditions of greeting the new year, many of which fall outside the winter season.
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⚡ Ukrainian drones targeted President Vladimir Putin's Valdai residence overnight, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.
“Given the final transformation of the criminal Kyiv regime, which has shifted to a policy of state terrorism, Russia’s negotiating position will be revised,” Lavrov said.
“Given the final transformation of the criminal Kyiv regime, which has shifted to a policy of state terrorism, Russia’s negotiating position will be revised,” Lavrov said.
December 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
⚡ Ukrainian drones targeted President Vladimir Putin's Valdai residence overnight, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.
“Given the final transformation of the criminal Kyiv regime, which has shifted to a policy of state terrorism, Russia’s negotiating position will be revised,” Lavrov said.
“Given the final transformation of the criminal Kyiv regime, which has shifted to a policy of state terrorism, Russia’s negotiating position will be revised,” Lavrov said.
The Rosneft-owned Syzran oil refinery and a nearby power substation were targeted in a Ukrainian drone attack overnight, Russian pro-war and Ukrainian monitoring channels reported.
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December 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The Rosneft-owned Syzran oil refinery and a nearby power substation were targeted in a Ukrainian drone attack overnight, Russian pro-war and Ukrainian monitoring channels reported.
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At Putin’s annual press conference, journalists and state media correspondents often employ creative methods to boost their chances of asking the president a question.
This year, some journalists were seen wearing kokoshniks, the traditional Russian headdress.
Photos: TASS
This year, some journalists were seen wearing kokoshniks, the traditional Russian headdress.
Photos: TASS
December 19, 2025 at 10:19 AM
At Putin’s annual press conference, journalists and state media correspondents often employ creative methods to boost their chances of asking the president a question.
This year, some journalists were seen wearing kokoshniks, the traditional Russian headdress.
Photos: TASS
This year, some journalists were seen wearing kokoshniks, the traditional Russian headdress.
Photos: TASS
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to hold his annual Direct Line call-in show and press conference with Russian citizens and journalists Friday.
To help you watch it as it unfolds, The Moscow Times has created our own version of “Putin Bingo,” with some of the tropes and phrases we expect.
To help you watch it as it unfolds, The Moscow Times has created our own version of “Putin Bingo,” with some of the tropes and phrases we expect.
December 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to hold his annual Direct Line call-in show and press conference with Russian citizens and journalists Friday.
To help you watch it as it unfolds, The Moscow Times has created our own version of “Putin Bingo,” with some of the tropes and phrases we expect.
To help you watch it as it unfolds, The Moscow Times has created our own version of “Putin Bingo,” with some of the tropes and phrases we expect.
BREAKING: Belarus has released 123 prisoners, including opposition leader Maria Kalesnikava and Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights activist Ales Bialiatski, in a deal brokered by the U.S.
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December 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
BREAKING: Belarus has released 123 prisoners, including opposition leader Maria Kalesnikava and Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights activist Ales Bialiatski, in a deal brokered by the U.S.
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A Ukrainian drone attack on the central Russian city of Saratov killed two people on Saturday, local authorities said.
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December 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
A Ukrainian drone attack on the central Russian city of Saratov killed two people on Saturday, local authorities said.
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Russia tried to silence us with bureaucratic language. So we engraved it on shot glasses: "For discrediting the decisions of the Russian leadership!"
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December 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Russia tried to silence us with bureaucratic language. So we engraved it on shot glasses: "For discrediting the decisions of the Russian leadership!"
Shots of Discredit, now available for the holidays.
Each purchase funds independent journalism: www.moscowtimes.world
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December 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Talks between Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are underway in the Kremlin.
Putin is joined by his foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov and economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev.
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Putin is joined by his foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov and economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Talks between Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are underway in the Kremlin.
Putin is joined by his foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov and economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev.
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Putin is joined by his foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov and economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev.
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Russia’s Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan was damaged on Thursday following the launch of a manned Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station, the Roscosmos space agency said.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Russia’s Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan was damaged on Thursday following the launch of a manned Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station, the Roscosmos space agency said.
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President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday, marking the start of a three-day trip during which he is expected to meet with regional leaders.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday, marking the start of a three-day trip during which he is expected to meet with regional leaders.
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St. Petersburg woman Lena Patyayeva, who has repeatedly called for answers about the fate of her friend Seda Suleimanova after she was forcibly returned to Chechnya, was arrested while staging a solo picket on Tuesday.
Photo: Slovo Zashchitye
Photo: Slovo Zashchitye
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
St. Petersburg woman Lena Patyayeva, who has repeatedly called for answers about the fate of her friend Seda Suleimanova after she was forcibly returned to Chechnya, was arrested while staging a solo picket on Tuesday.
Photo: Slovo Zashchitye
Photo: Slovo Zashchitye
In his first public comments on Trump's plan to end the Ukraine war, Putin said the 28-point draft could "lay the foundation" for a peace deal and threatened to seize more territory if Kyiv rejected it.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
In his first public comments on Trump's plan to end the Ukraine war, Putin said the 28-point draft could "lay the foundation" for a peace deal and threatened to seize more territory if Kyiv rejected it.
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The Russian army has claimed to have again captured the Ukrainian city of Kupiansk, a key bastion for Kyiv in the eastern Kharkiv region, as Putin visited an army command post.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The Russian army has claimed to have again captured the Ukrainian city of Kupiansk, a key bastion for Kyiv in the eastern Kharkiv region, as Putin visited an army command post.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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November 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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“Hull losses” — or the total destruction of an aircraft — have stayed relatively consistent, while “serious incidents” have only slightly increased.
What is on the rise are lesser safety infractions, from engine failures, fires and collisions to errors in takeoff and landing.
What is on the rise are lesser safety infractions, from engine failures, fires and collisions to errors in takeoff and landing.
October 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
“Hull losses” — or the total destruction of an aircraft — have stayed relatively consistent, while “serious incidents” have only slightly increased.
What is on the rise are lesser safety infractions, from engine failures, fires and collisions to errors in takeoff and landing.
What is on the rise are lesser safety infractions, from engine failures, fires and collisions to errors in takeoff and landing.
Authorities are probing 51 regional airlines in an effort to improve safety standards amid what they say is an upsurge in fatalities.
But data from German airline safety company JACDEC obtained by MT indicates that air fatalities have not notably spiked in recent years.
But data from German airline safety company JACDEC obtained by MT indicates that air fatalities have not notably spiked in recent years.
October 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Authorities are probing 51 regional airlines in an effort to improve safety standards amid what they say is an upsurge in fatalities.
But data from German airline safety company JACDEC obtained by MT indicates that air fatalities have not notably spiked in recent years.
But data from German airline safety company JACDEC obtained by MT indicates that air fatalities have not notably spiked in recent years.
Russian lawmakers continue to rely on Telegram as their main channel of communication with the public despite a Kremlin directive urging them to switch to the state-backed messenger Max, according to a new study.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Russian lawmakers continue to rely on Telegram as their main channel of communication with the public despite a Kremlin directive urging them to switch to the state-backed messenger Max, according to a new study.
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President Vladimir Putin oversaw routine strategic nuclear forces exercises on Wednesday, the Kremlin said.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
President Vladimir Putin oversaw routine strategic nuclear forces exercises on Wednesday, the Kremlin said.
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Russia’s southern Rostov region was struck by a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack overnight, local Governor Yury Slyusar said.
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October 21, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Russia’s southern Rostov region was struck by a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack overnight, local Governor Yury Slyusar said.
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BREAKING: President Vladimir Putin told Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev on Thursday that two Russian anti-aircraft missiles had exploded several meters from an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet that crashed last December, killing 38 people on board.
October 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
BREAKING: President Vladimir Putin told Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev on Thursday that two Russian anti-aircraft missiles had exploded several meters from an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet that crashed last December, killing 38 people on board.
Today marks 19 yrs since journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who chronicled the Kremlin's abuses in Chechnya, was gunned down in the elevator of her Moscow apartment building.
Five men were imprisoned for her murder in 2014, but the person who ordered it was never brought to justice.
Photos: SOTAvision
Five men were imprisoned for her murder in 2014, but the person who ordered it was never brought to justice.
Photos: SOTAvision
October 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Today marks 19 yrs since journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who chronicled the Kremlin's abuses in Chechnya, was gunned down in the elevator of her Moscow apartment building.
Five men were imprisoned for her murder in 2014, but the person who ordered it was never brought to justice.
Photos: SOTAvision
Five men were imprisoned for her murder in 2014, but the person who ordered it was never brought to justice.
Photos: SOTAvision
Amsterdam: Don't miss this special conversation with @billbrowder.bsky.social at @debalie.bsky.social this Thursday, Oct. 9.
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October 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Amsterdam: Don't miss this special conversation with @billbrowder.bsky.social at @debalie.bsky.social this Thursday, Oct. 9.
More info and tickets here: debalie.nl/programma/bi...
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