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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 13/10/2026

The French navy intercepted an oil tanker linked to Russia’s shadow fleet in the Indian Ocean, President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday. The operation took place around 450 nautical miles south of Réunion Island, an overseas territory of France. Read more: www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/13/f...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 07/10/2026

Authorities in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi and the neighboring federal territory of Sirius closed beaches after a tanker caught fire offshore following a reported attack by naval drones. Read more: www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/07/s...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 05/10/2026

Russia plans to raise defense spending to a post-Soviet high next year while cutting civilian programs and increasing taxes, signaling that the Kremlin is bracing for a prolonged war in Ukraine despite saying it is ready for peace talks. Read more: www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/02/h...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 05/10/2026

Moscow police detained around 60 people on Sunday during a Communist Party rally commemorating the 1993 constitutional crisis, after the event spiraled into a protest against alleged fraud during last month’s parliamentary elections. Read more: www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/05/d...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 02/10/2026

A major fire swept through a 19th-century landmark in central St. Petersburg on Thursday evening, destroying large sections of a historic mansion. Read more: www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/02/f...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 11/09/2026

Today, amid Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and a litany of other disputes, ties between the U.S. and Russia have sunk to post-Cold War lows. As of May, 56% of Russians viewed the U.S. negatively, according to the independent Levada Center. Photo: I.T. / The Moscow Times, 2002.

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 11/09/2026

In the hours after the 9/11 terror attacks in New York City, President Vladimir Putin became the first foreign leader to call U.S. President George W. Bush to offer condolences. In this photo from MT's archive, a woman lays flowers at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow on Sept. 12, 2001.

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 10/09/2026

🔵 The Moscow Times is now on Substack. Subscribers get a curated selection of our journalists' best reporting on Russia, from Vladivostok to Kaliningrad. Subscribe for free today 👇

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 01/09/2026

One week left to see Artists Against the Kremlin III: Memory Remains in Amsterdam! 📍De Balie, Amsterdam 🗓 Open daily until Sept. 6, 12PM-7PM 🎟 Free admission Come before it’s gone. 👉 artists-against-the-kremlin.com

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 21/08/2026

⚡ At least five people were killed and 52 wounded on Friday when Russian drones attacked a shopping mall in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, local authorities said. Read more: www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/21/5...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 21/08/2026

Amsterdam: Join us for a guided tour of Artists Against the Kremlin III: Memory Remains. Curators will take you through 70+ artworks exploring what happens to collective memory when the state sets out to rewrite it. Places are limited. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/tickets-ar...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 20/08/2026

Join us for a guided tour of Artists Against the Kremlin III: Memory Remains at @debalie.bsky.social. You’ll hear from curators about 70+ works by artists exploring what happens to a country’s collective memory when the state sets out to rewrite it. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/tickets-ar...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 18/08/2026

In 2026, Russia said its HIV infection rates had reached a historic low. But experts say the official numbers conceal a public health crisis that was serious before the invasion of Ukraine — and has only worsened since then. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/05/r...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 14/08/2026

🔵 The Moscow Times is now on Substack! Subscribers get a curated selection of our journalists' best reporting on Russia, from Vladivostok to Kaliningrad. Subscribe for free today.

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 10/08/2026

Yabloko chairman Nikolai Rybakov said the party would appeal the ruling within the five-day deadline and that it would do everything possible to take part in the election. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/10/r...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 10/08/2026

Supporters gathered outside the court responded to the ruling with chants of “Shame! Shame!” as security forces prepared to disperse the crowd. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/10/e...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 02/08/2026

Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least two people in regions along Russia's Volga River overnight, hitting targets including a warehouse belonging to Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/02/u...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 30/07/2026

We don't know how long Russia's war on independent journalism will last. Monthly support helps us plan ahead, protect our newsroom, and continue delivering independent reporting. Our goal is to reach 100 monthly donors by July 31. Join us: undesirable.vercel.app

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 29/07/2026

Two years ago, Russian authorities banned The Moscow Times as an "undesirable" organization. Their claim was that our journalism "discredited" the Kremlin. We call that independent reporting. Help us keep going: undesirable.vercel.app

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 28/07/2026

The Moscow Times is now on Substack! Subscribers get a curated selection of our journalists' best reporting on Russia, from Vladivostok to Kaliningrad. Subscribe for free today (Link below👇)

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 28/07/2026

🔵 On the two-year anniversary of our "undesirable" designation in Russia, we are asking for your help. Our goal is to reach 100 monthly supporters by July 31. Each donation ensures The Moscow Times can keep reporting for many more years to come. undesirable.vercel.app

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 27/07/2026

Many of our readers inside Russia cannot donate to us without putting themselves at risk. That's why we're asking you to help keep independent reporting on Russia available to all. Our goal is to reach 100 new monthly supporters by July 31: undesirable.vercel.app

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 24/07/2026

Ukrainian drones struck warehouses belonging to online retailer Wildberries for the third time in less than a week, co-founder Tatyana Kim confirmed Friday morning, with the latest wave targeting a major logistics center in St. Petersburg. Read more: www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/24/u...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 17/07/2026

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 16/07/2026

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 15/07/2026

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 14/07/2026

We don't know how long Russia's war on independent journalism will last. Monthly support helps us plan ahead, protect our newsroom, and continue delivering independent reporting for as long as it's needed. Our goal is to reach 100 monthly donors by July 31. Join us: undesirable.vercel.app

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 13/07/2026

This is the kind of journalism your support helps make possible: our story on fuel shortages and blackouts in Crimea. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/30/i... Reporting like this is exactly what the Kremlin wants to silence. Help us keep doing it. Become a monthly supporter: undesirable.vercel.app

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 12/07/2026

Two years ago, The Moscow Times was banned in Russia as an "undesirable" organization. Founder Derk Sauer put it plainly: "Of course, we will continue with our work as usual: independent journalism. That's a crime in Putin's Russia." Help us keep going: undesirable.vercel.app

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 10/07/2026

Two years ago today, Russian authorities banned The Moscow Times as an "undesirable" organization. Their claim was that our journalism "discredited" the Kremlin. We call that independent reporting. Help us keep going: undesirable.vercel.app

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 06/07/2026

🔵 The Moscow Times is now on Substack! Subscribers get a curated selection of our journalists' best reporting on Russia, from Vladivostok to Kaliningrad. Subscribe for free today: substack.com/@themoscowti...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 02/07/2026

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 26/06/2026

Fuel shortages triggered by Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries and supply networks are transforming life across Russia’s regions. Some Russians fear the worst is still to come. Read more in this week's Regions Calling newsletter. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/25/r...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 23/06/2026

A tornado ripped through the city of Kushva in the Ural Mountains region of Sverdlovsk on Monday evening, knocking down power lines, destroying homes and injuring at least 16 people. Read more: www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/23/r...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 18/06/2026

⚡ Ukraine has launched its largest drone attack on Moscow in years, sparking fires in and around the capital and forcing evacuations at the country's largest airport, officials said. Read more: www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/18/u...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 17/06/2026

Putin made a rare public appearance among ordinary citizens during a visit to Kazan for the Russia-ASEAN summit, his first such encounter in nearly a year. Footage showed him accompanied by security personnel, including men in camouflage carrying special equipment.

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 21/05/2026

Members of Russia's Circassian community are marking the Circassian Day of Mourning in Nalchik, republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. Read more about this day, which remembers the victims of the Russo-Circassian War, and its inconvenient truth for the Kremlin: www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/05/28/h...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 19/05/2026

President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing for a two-day state visit, accompanied by an entourage of cabinet ministers and the chief executives of Russia’s largest state-owned and private corporations. Read more: www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/18/p...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 14/05/2026

⚡ Help us write the next chapter of resistance. MT and Prometheus are releasing Artists Against the Kremlin, Vol. 2, ft. 130 pieces by groundbreaking anti-war artists exhibited last summer. We've raised €8,300 of our €15,000 goal so far. Pre-order your copy here: www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 12/05/2026

Russia plans to deploy its new RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile later this year, the commander of Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces told President Vladimir Putin following a test launch on Tuesday morning. Read more: www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/12/r...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 09/05/2026

Widows and mothers of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine marched in a Victory Day parade in the Far East city of Chita, in what was described as a first for the annual celebrations marking the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Read more: www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/09/r...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 09/05/2026

In a first, troops from North Korea took part in the Victory Day parade. The parade commentator said North Korean troops had made a “significant contribution” during fighting against what he called “neo-Nazi invaders” in the Kursk region. Read more: www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/09/a...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 09/05/2026

⚡ Russia's Victory Day parade on Red Square has begun. The event will not feature military hardware for the first time since 2008. Follow along here: www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/09/m...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 23/04/2026

The Moscow Times is proud to present “Back to the USSR: When Russia Took a Wrong Turn,” an exhibition of photos from our archive that captures everyday life in Russia during the Yeltsin era and the early years of Putin’s rule. See more here: www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/20/b...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 21/04/2026

On this day 30 years ago, Chechen rebel leader Dzhokhar Dudayev was killed in a targeted strike as Moscow fought separatists in the North Caucasus republic. Shortly before his death, he told The Moscow Times he believed Boris Yeltsin ordered his killing. www.themoscowtimes.com/archive/the-...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 20/04/2026

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 20/04/2026

Russian law enforcement authorities have launched a criminal investigation after a circus tiger leaped into a panicked crowd of spectators in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. Read more: www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/20/c...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 20/04/2026

A Ukrainian drone attack on the Black Sea port of Tuapse killed at least one person and ignited multiple fires at a major export terminal on Monday, the second strike to damage the strategic energy hub in less than a week. Read more: www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/20/u...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 10/04/2026

The California-based private research institution is at least the 19th Western university, educational alliance or program to have been labeled “undesirable” over the past five years. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/10/r...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 10/04/2026

Popov’s arrest in August 2024 came amid a wider shake-up in the military that saw the dismissal of Sergei Shoigu as Defense Minister and criminal investigations against top brass. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/10/e...

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