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The Moscow Times is a daily English-language newspaper featuring objective, reliable news on business, politics and culture in Russia and the former Soviet Union (CIS).
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Russia Concerned by Reports, Germany Sees Kremlin as 'Threat'

Mon, 06/06/2016 - 16:05
The Kremlin is worried by claims that Germany now sees Russia has a rival rather than a partner, the Interfax news agency reported Monday.
Categories: Russia & CIS

Russia to Invest $1.5Bln in Kyrgyz Gas Pipelines

Mon, 06/06/2016 - 14:49
Russian gas giant Gazprom is set to invest 100 billion rubles ($1.5 billion) in Kyrgyzstan's gas pipelines by 2030, the Interfax news agency reported Monday.
Categories: Russia & CIS

Reports of Facebook and Yandex 'Partnership Negotiations'

Mon, 06/06/2016 - 13:02
U.S. social network Facebook and Russian Internet giant Yandex are in negotiations over a potential partnership deal, the Vedomosti newspaper reported Monday.
Categories: Russia & CIS

Kazakh Special Services Accuse Entrepreneur of Plotting Coup

Mon, 06/06/2016 - 11:33
Kazakhstan's special services said that they managed to thwart plans of local businessman Tokhtar Tuleshov's to stage a coup d'etat, the Interfax news agency reported Monday.
Categories: Russia & CIS

Moscow Roadworks Damaging Archaeological Remains, Activists Say

Mon, 06/06/2016 - 11:18
Several archaeological sites have been damaged during the reconstruction of the central Moscow street Tverskaya Ulitsa, an activist from Arkhnadzor said.
Categories: Russia & CIS

Red Terror Alert Declared After Attack in Kazakhstan

Mon, 06/06/2016 - 10:48
A red terror alert has been announced in Kazakhstan's western city of Aktobe after a deadly overnight attack by gunmen, the Interfax news agency reported Monday.
Categories: Russia & CIS

Is Russia's Flagship Superjet Airliner Finally Lifting Off?

Fri, 03/06/2016 - 19:36
On May 24, two shiny Russian Superjets stood nose to nose in an aircraft hangar in Venice, Italy, painted in the colors of CityJet, an Irish regional airline.
Categories: Russia & CIS

Russian Security Services Demand Pavlensky Pay $7,500 for Burned Door

Fri, 03/06/2016 - 17:08
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has filed a lawsuit against extreme performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky for damage he caused when setting fire to the door of the organization's headquarters.
Categories: Russia & CIS

Putin Abandons Plan to Help Endangered Sochi Leopards

Fri, 03/06/2016 - 16:26
Russia is backing out of a former pledge to help endangered leopards in Sochi, the Foreign Policy news outlet reported Friday.
Categories: Russia & CIS

Lavrov and Kerry Reach Out Over Ending Syrian Conflict

Fri, 03/06/2016 - 16:00
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has been in telephone talks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry this Friday to discuss ways to end the conflict in Syria.
Categories: Russia & CIS

Kremlin Endorses Book of Putin's Quotes

Fri, 03/06/2016 - 14:58
The Kremlin has endorsed a book of Russian President Vladimir Putin's quotes, which was presented at a book festival on Red Square on Friday, the Slon news website reported.
Categories: Russia & CIS

WADA Aware of Russian Doping Since 2010 but Took no Action

Fri, 03/06/2016 - 14:57
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) received the information on doping by Russian athletes six years ago but did not investigate the claim, the Washington Post newspaper reported Friday.
Categories: Russia & CIS

Putin's Friend Timchenko Most Successful Russian Billionaire of 2016 So Far

Fri, 03/06/2016 - 14:00
Gennady Timchenko, billionaire owner of the Volga Group company and one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest allies, has secured the title of most successful Russian billionaire in 2016 so far.
Categories: Russia & CIS

Russia Won't Need Meat, Dairy and Vegetable Imports By 2020 - Minister

Fri, 03/06/2016 - 13:10
Russia hopes to be completely self-reliant on domestically produced milk, meat and vegetables by 2020, Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev said Friday.
Categories: Russia & CIS

UN Accuses Both Sides in Ukrainian Conflict of Torture

Fri, 03/06/2016 - 12:25
Ukrainian security services and pro-Russian separatist groups are both guilty of using torture in the Donbass conflict, a United Nations official has told reporters.
Categories: Russia & CIS

Russian Owner of MIEL Real Estate Group Arrested in Latvia

Fri, 03/06/2016 - 11:59
Latvian law enforcement agencies have arrested the owner of the Miel real estate agency at the request of Russian prosecutors, the Vedomosti newspaper reported Friday.
Categories: Russia & CIS

Clinton Says Kremlin 'Will Celebrate' If Trump Becomes U.S. Leader

Fri, 03/06/2016 - 11:15
U.S. Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has claimed that Russia and China will celebrate if her opponent Donald Trump wins the upcoming U.S. elections.
Categories: Russia & CIS

Hands Off the Merchandise: Don't Be Chummy With Your Russian Honey

Fri, 03/06/2016 - 10:29
While I was walking in the park the other day, I saw a particularly attractive little dog, whose wiggling, tail wagging and walking toward me seemed like a clear indication of friendly intentions.
Categories: Russia & CIS

Egypt Receives First Mistral Warship Originally Intended For Russia

Thu, 02/06/2016 - 16:54
France has delivered the first of a series of Mistral warships to Egypt, the Egyptian news website Al Ahram reported Thursday.
Categories: Russia & CIS

Russia's New Politicization: How Putin Trumped Politics (Op-Ed)

Thu, 02/06/2016 - 16:24
A senior Kremlin official asked me the meaning of the word "de-politicization." I told him it is when the news bulletins cover whatever we cook up here in the Kremlin, and the public sets about discussing it.В 
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