Category: World

On Tuesday, Anton Alikhanov, Russia’s Minister of Industry and Trade, stated that both sanctions and market saturation are starting to slow the growth of trade with China, marking a shift from the rapid expansion seen since the onset of the Ukraine invasion. “We are observing a decline in our mutual trade… In the medium term, […]

American director Woody Allen is set to be the focal point of the film festival organized by the Moscow Mayor’s Office, which kicks off this weekend, according to event organizers. The 89-year-old filmmaker, who has won the Oscar four times, is announced as the principal guest of honor for the Moscow International Film Week, running […]

Hello and welcome to Regions Calling, the weekly newsletter from The Moscow Times that focuses on events outside of the Russian capital. Although Russia has toyed with the concept of a “sovereign internet,” when our editorial team decided to name this newsletter “Regions Calling,” we didn’t anticipate the developments that would follow. For over a […]

Japan is ready to engage in Western security assurances for Ukraine within a prospective peace agreement with Russia facilitated by the United States, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stated on Tuesday. “We will closely monitor the ongoing talks, and while carefully evaluating our potential actions — encompassing various legal and capability considerations — Japan aims […]

Russian healthcare facilities are set to receive new anti-drone security measures as part of a government decree aimed at updating counterterrorism protocols for hospitals and clinics. The new regulations categorize medical institutions according to the potential scale of harm in the event of an attack. Facilities classified as highly vulnerable, where an incident could result […]

Russian oil exports to Hungary and Slovakia were halted on Monday due to what Budapest described as the second Ukrainian strike on Russia’s Druzhba pipeline in a fortnight. “Ukraine has once again launched an attack on the oil pipeline supplying Hungary, interrupting deliveries. This latest assault on our energy security is outrageous and intolerable,” wrote […]

Russia and Ukraine have shared a list of 31 civilians detained by each party in a potential exchange, as stated by Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova on Monday. Moskalkova asserted that Ukraine is still holding 31 individuals from Russia’s Kursk region, which was under brief Ukrainian control during a cross-border operation last August. As […]

Russia’s newly established state-supported messaging application, Max, will be automatically included on all devices sold within the country beginning September 1, as announced by the government on Thursday. According to the official statement, “Max is anticipated to function as a versatile platform for information exchange, providing secure messaging along with user-friendly digital services from both […]

On Wednesday, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that its agents had killed and apprehended members of a Ukrainian sabotage group in the Bryansk region, claiming their involvement in terrorist activities within the country. The FSB reported on its website that “three saboteurs were killed and three additional suspects were detained during a security operation.” […]

Russia’s Far East is grappling with escalating gasoline shortages following a series of Ukrainian drone attacks that have significantly impaired the nation’s oil refining capabilities, resulting in long queues at gas stations and fuel rationing for drivers. Since early August, Russia has lost approximately 13% of its oil refining capacity due to at least seven […]