Ukraine crisis worsens amid intense fighting and warnings of civil war
Casualties on both sides as Kiev attempts to regain control of east and Russia insists that rebels be included in talks on equal termsA day after intense fighting in eastern Ukraine, the region...
View ArticleUkraine: deadly clashes in Mariupol as Vladimir Putin visits annexed Crimea
Russian president greeted with patriotic fervour at second world war commemoration, while at least five are killed in southern cityVladimir Putin made a triumphant first visit to Crimea on Friday, as...
View ArticleUkraine: pro-Russia separatists set for victory in eastern region referendum
Kiev defends military's 'anti-terrorist operations' as rebels say 90% of vote is in favour of 'people's republics' in Donetsk and LuhanskThere were no international observers, no up-to-date electoral...
View ArticleMaidan Square activists urged to fight for Ukraine in the east
Chief of rally's fighting wing aims to co-opt Kiev protesters into battalions opposing pro-Russian rebelsAndrei Vlasov admitted that it used to be more exciting. Since November the 33-year-old has been...
View ArticleUkraine civil war fears mount as volunteer units take up arms
As Kiev struggles to wrest back control of east from pro-Russia fighters, irregular units of 'Ukrainian patriots' are stepping inThe men, dressed in irregular fatigues and with balaclavas pulled over...
View ArticleAnti-Putin activist found dead in Moscow home
Friend says actor Alexei Devotchenko was murdered but investigators say there was no sign of violenceAlexei Devotchenko, an actor and outspoken critic of the president Vladimir Putin, was found dead in...
View ArticleUS ‘launches money-laundering investigation’ into member of Putin’s circle
Prosecutors reportedly examining whether billionaire Russian gas trader transferred allegedly corrupt funds through USUS prosecutors are reported to have launched a money-laundering investigation into...
View ArticleRouble crashes as Russian economy teeters on brink of recession
Currency instability is reviving memories among Russians who suffered after the country’s default in the 1990sRussia’s economic difficulties intensified on Friday as the beleaguered rouble crashed...
View ArticleUkrainian troops and pro-Russia rebels scramble for ground after ceasefire
Kiev claims Russia is building up military hardware as it tries to regain control of border following Minsk ceasefire agreementUkrainian government troops and Russia-backed rebels scrambled for...
View ArticleWhen Tsipras meets Putin: an opportunity for fruit diplomacy?
As Greek and Russian leaders prepare for talks today, The Moscow Times weighs up their relationship – and the prospects of a meaningful dealThe Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, will meet Vladimir...
View Article'There was heroism and cruelty on both sides': the truth behind one of...
A year on from rioting and a fire in Odessa that left 48 pro-Russia activists dead, there are claims of complicity between police and activists across the divideThe emergency calls became increasingly...
View ArticleUkraine fears spread of separatist conflict amid hostility towards Kiev
Attacks in Odessa and Kharkiv suggest instability is extending across the country, fuelled by rising inflation and rocketing utility prices On a bright Sunday morning in February, Ihor Rassokha was at...
View ArticleChechen leader to star in two films – one Hollywood, one human rights exposé
Ramzan Kadyrov announces role in action thriller on Instagram – as foundation releases documentary portraying him as corrupt dictator. The Moscow Times reportsChechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is starring...
View ArticleRussian publisher prints books about Putin under names of western authors
Writers consider legal action against Moscow publishing house after discovering series about president circulated in their names. The Moscow Times reportsA Russian publishing house has printed a series...
View Article'It's easier to hack an election than eBay': confessions of a Belarusian hacker
Sergei Pavlovich, known as Policedog, sheds light on the community accused of aggressive activity on behalf of the KremlinAccording to Sergei Pavlovich, one of the Russian-speaking world’s most...
View ArticleAngry protests as Russian court puts theatre director under house arrest
Kirill Serebrennikov is accused of embezzling £900,000, but supporters say he is victim of crackdown on dissentHundreds of people gathered in central Moscow to protest outside a courtroom as a...
View ArticlePutin 'holiday mansion' revealed by Russian opposition leader
Alexei Navalny publishes footage showing hidden island home he claims is one of president’s ‘standard corruption schemes’The Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has published aerial footage of a...
View ArticlePussy Riot's Mariya Alyokhina: 'Politics is not something that exists in one...
In 2012 the Russian activist and artist was jailed for two years and sent to a penal colony. But it hasn’t put her off campaigning, she says – for a better Russia, and for better conditions throughout...
View ArticleRussian women win partial victory in Aeroflot gender discrimination case
Court in Moscow awards two flight attendants lost wages after finding that national carrier’s rules regarding employees’ ‘physical dimensions’ are at faultTwo Russian flight attendants have won a...
View ArticleIs Russia killing stray dogs ahead of the World Cup?
After the mass culls before the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, animal rights activists in the World Cup cities of Sochi and Yekaterinburg fear history could be repeating itselfEarlier this year, Russia’s...
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