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Moscow's Plans to Build Atop Radioactive Waste Pipes Spark Alarm from Experts, Industry

Feature Thirty-eight years after Chernobyl, careless urban development risks unleashing another radioactive hazard beneath Muscovites’ feet.  
5 Min read

Russia Seeks to Ban Nonexistent ‘Anti-Russian Separatist Movement’

Observers speculated that the designation could lead to wider targeting of indigenous rights and decolonial activists in Russia.
1 Min read

How Delayed U.S. Aid Expanded the War in Ukraine’s Skies

News Analysis As Congress held up vital aid for half a year, Russia exploited Ukraine’s dwindling supplies to bombard the country from the air to deadly effect.
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wobbling currency

Russia Holds Rates After Putin Urges Caution

Speaking to business leaders on Thursday, Putin had stressed the need to be "careful" over when to start cutting rates.
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interview

Armenia’s Envoy to the EU: ‘It Hurts to See How Moscow-Led Security Bloc Has Screwed Us’

Armenia, unhappy with Russia's waning role as a security guarantor, is seeking to strengthen its partnerships with the EU and the U.S.
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speech crackdown

Russia Arrests Reporter Over Bucha Posts

Sergei Mingazov's Telegram channel, which has around 430 followers, features several reposts from April 2022 that allege Russian troops killed civilians...
2 Min read
elista airport

Russia to Reopen First Airport Shuttered Since Ukraine Invasion

All flights to and from 11 airports in southern and central parts of the country have been grounded since the invasion over two years ago.
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deadly shooting

Russian Soldiers Accused of Drunken Killing Spree in Occupied Ukraine – Reports

Russian state media reported seven victims, including the Moscow-installed head of a village.
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News Analysis

What Next for Chechnya After Kadyrov Reported Seriously Ill? Experts Weigh In

Analysts were divided on the reported succession plan for Kadyrov — and whether the region would be plunged into turmoil following his death.
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opinion
Boris Bondarev

The West Is Stronger than Russia. It Must Prove that to Win Ukraine More Allies

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Jeremy Morris

How Ukraine War Is Stretching Russian Workers to Their Limits

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Zarina Akhmatova

How the Shocking Killing of an Ex-Minister’s Wife Is Forcing Change in Kazakhstan

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Ada Wordsworth

Kharkiv’s Resilient But Exhausted Villagers Need Our Protection

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Valeria Bezrukova

My Hometown Belgorod Is Under Near-Daily Attack. But Russia Has Forgotten Us

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competing powers

Defense Official’s Bribery Arrest Signals Shoigu’s Waning Influence in the Kremlin

The high-profile arrest reflects the struggle for resources and influence within Russia's elite as Putin’s new term begins.
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Feature

10 Years Later, Russian Volunteer Fighters Recall Fueling the War in Donbas

Thousands of Russian citizens joined the armed insurgency in eastern Ukraine that marked the initial phase of Russia's covert invasion.
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Feature

'Devastating to See': Russia’s Orenburg Region Battles Historic Flood

Experts say the floods, which have caught the authorities off-guard and left many to fend for themselves, are just a preview of what is yet to come.
7 Min read

Editor's Pick

interview

‘There Will Be No Beautiful Russia of the Future Unless We Take Responsibility’: Activist Anastasia Shevchenko

The exiled civil activist sees it as her mission to speak to Russians across the political spectrum and win over as many minds as she can.
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Feature

She Photographed Russian Political Prisoners. Now She's Charged With 'Extremism.'

Antonina Favorskaya and her colleagues consider the charges against her to be revenge for her journalism and political views.
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News Analysis

War Escalation, Xenophobia, Death Penalty Talks: What’s Next for Russia After Moscow Concert Massacre?

Experts told The Moscow Times that the attack risks exacerbating already existing tensions.
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Ukraine War

In Photos: Ukraine's Mariupol After 2 Years of Russian Occupation

under water

In Photos: Orenburg Flooding Peaks as 'Colossal' Waters Rise in Neighboring Regions

hybrid invasion

In Photos: 10 Years Ago, the War in Donbas Began

Features
controversial development

Moscow's Plans to Build Atop Radioactive Waste Pipes Spark Alarm from Experts, Industry

Thirty-eight years after Chernobyl, careless urban development risks unleashing another radioactive hazard beneath Muscovites’ feet.
5 Min read
challenging outlook

Russia's Epic Floods Expose Lack of Preparedness for Climate Crisis

Without the resources or political will to pursue a policy of climate adaptation, experts warn that this spring's disaster will become the new norm.
7 Min read
longread

10 Years Later, Russian Volunteer Fighters Recall Fueling the War in Donbas

Thousands of Russian citizens joined the armed insurgency in eastern Ukraine that marked the initial phase of Russia's covert invasion.
8 Min read
black lungs

'Dirty as Hell': Coal Dust Chokes Murmansk as Moscow Ramps Up Asia Exports

As the dust fuels public grievances and concerns for human health, the Murmansk Commercial Seaport is busy expanding its operations.
6 Min read
'irrepressible' journalist

She Photographed Russian Political Prisoners. Now She's Charged With 'Extremism.'

Antonina Favorskaya and her colleagues consider the charges against her to be revenge for her journalism and political views.
4 Min read
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climate
Feature

Russia's Epic Floods Expose Lack of Preparedness for Climate Crisis

Without the resources or political will to pursue a policy of climate adaptation, experts warn that this spring's disaster will become the new norm.
7 Min read
perfect storm

What's Causing Russia's Record Floods?

Above-average snowfall followed by a rapid spring thaw, a warmer planet and human influences have all played a role in the current crisis.
3 Min read
melting ice

Kamchatka's Glaciers Have Shrunk by 36% Since 1950 – Russian Scientists

The rate of retreat of the ice caps in the northern Sredinny Range from 2002 to 2017 was 4.3 times higher than from 1950 to 2002.
1 Min read
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Business
wobbling currency

Russia Holds Rates After Putin Urges Caution

Speaking to business leaders on Thursday, Putin had stressed the need to be "careful" over when to start cutting rates.
2 Min read
Feature

'Dirty as Hell': Coal Dust Chokes Murmansk as Moscow Ramps Up Asia Exports

As the dust fuels public grievances and concerns for human health, the Murmansk Commercial Seaport is busy expanding its operations.
6 Min read
improved outlook

IMF Raises Russia’s Growth Forecast for 2024

Russia’s economy is expected to grow 3.2% this year, up from the previous forecast of 2.6% issued in January. 
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arts and life
literary advisory

Russia Creates Book Censorship Body – Vedomosti

A major publisher has already stopped selling books by U.S. authors James Baldwin and Michael Cunningham, as well as Russian writer Vladimir Sorokin, for...
1 Min read
weekend kitchen

Carpe Diem: A Spicy Carp for Fish Friday

Spices are a way of adding flavor and nutrients to Lenten dishes.
5 Min read
Art Deco icon

The Year of Art Deco Artist Tamara de Lempicka

The painter known for her stylized portraits has a Broadway musical and a huge retrospective this year.
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the new diaspora
'blatantly provocative'

Russia Denies Plans to Ban Passport Renewals Abroad

Novaya Gazeta said earlier Thursday that it had obtained a copy of a draft decree suspending passport renewals and other consular services for Russians...
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'hot pursuit'

Russia's Emigre Tech Workers Eye Jobs at Western Firms as Moscow Clamps Down on Working Abroad

Western companies are actively targeting the hundreds of thousands of Russian tech workers who moved abroad after the invasion of Ukraine.
5 Min read
podcast

Russian Comedians Look for Laughter in Exile

Comedians Ilya Ovechkin and Denis Chuzhoy join us to discuss how they've adapted to life in exile, both personally and in their comedy.
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