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Moscow’s Chief Architect Kuznetsov Steps Down After Nearly 14 Years
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (202+ words) Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Friday signed a decree relieving the city's chief architect Sergei Kuznetsov of his duties after nearly 14 years overseeing urban development. Kuznetsov had been credited with modernizing Moscow's streetscapes, opening the Moscow River embankment to bike…...
As Kremlin Cuts Off the Internet, VPNs Become a Way of Life
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (1244+ words) When Russian authorities blocked popular gaming platform Roblox last year for what they said "justifies terrorism and LGBTQ content," young people quickly found a workaround. "Everyone at school has a VPN," one teenager told The Moscow Times, speaking on condition…...
Regions Calling: Spring Floods Catch Russian Officials Off-Guard
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (1245+ words) Hello and welcome to Regions Calling, your guide to news beyond the Russian capital from The Moscow Times." This week, we zoom in on the North Caucasus, where two republics are grappling with catastrophic floods after experiencing their heaviest rainfall…...
Armenia Cannot Be in Both EU and Moscow-Led Customs Bloc, Putin says
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (216+ words) Armenia cannot be both a member of the European Union and the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union, President Vladimir Putin told Armenia's Prime Minister on Wednesday. Armenia has shifted its foreign policy away from Russia in recent years, in part because…...
Elon Musk’s Father Says He Held ‘Memorable’ Meeting With Vladimir Putin
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (265+ words) The father of Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk'said Thursday that he had a "brief but memorable" meeting with President Vladimir Putin.' "Although it was short, I remember it well," the 79-year-old Errol Musk'told the state-run news agency RIA Novosti,…...
Elon Musk’s Father Says He Had ‘Memorable’ Meeting With Vladimir Putin
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (265+ words) The father of Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk'said Thursday that he had a "brief but memorable" meeting with President Vladimir Putin.' "Although it was short, I remember it well," the 79-year-old Errol Musk'told the state-run news agency RIA Novosti,…...
Wildberries & Russ Buys 3 Ride-Hailing and Delivery Companies in Direct Challenge to Yandex
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (223+ words) Russian online retailer Wildberries & Russ (RWB) has acquired three companies that provide ride-hailing and delivery services as it tries to muscle its way into the'highly concentrated market. The deals, first reported by the RBC news outlet on Thursday, involve the…...
Grocery Giant Magnit Swings to First Net Loss in Over 20 Years
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (362+ words) Russia's largest food retailer by store count posted a net loss in 2025, its first in more than two decades, as higher borrowing costs and weakening consumer demand squeezed profitability, the RBC news website reported, citing company filings. Magnit's loss underscores…...
Armenia Cannot Be in Both EU and Russian-Led Customs Bloc, Putin says
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (216+ words) Armenia cannot be both a member of the European Union and the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union, President Vladimir Putin told Armenia's Prime Minister on Wednesday. Armenia has shifted its foreign policy away from Russia in recent years, in part because…...
First Russian Translation of Khamenei Memoir to Hit Bookstores in April
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (169+ words) The first Russian-language translation of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's autobiography will go on sale in Russia this month, its publisher AST told Russian media on Wednesday. Originally published in Arabic in 2019 and then later in Persian,…...