Russian Attack on Ukrainian City Kills 20, a Day After Trump Eases Diesel Sanctions on Moscow The Moscow Times 10 October 2026 at 18:26 The Ukrainian President offered some of his sharpest criticism of Donald Trump after this week's third mass-casualty Russian attack.
Germany Sticks to Russia Sanctions After Trump Diesel Announcement The Moscow Times 10 October 2026 at 12:26 Trump said on Friday that Russia had agreed to supply diesel to the global market to ease fuel prices. Kyiv's allies are not supportive.
Rosatom Says it Wins Tribunal Ruling in Finnish Nuclear Plant Dispute The Moscow Times 10 October 2026 at 10:45 Rosatom said the International Chamber of Commerce agreed that a Finnish firm wrongly terminated the contract for a new nuclear power plant.
Putin Downplayed Immediate Ukraine Talks Resumption in Phone Call With Trump, Kremlin Says The Moscow Times 9 October 2026 at 23:16 The Kremlin also said Putin and Trump discussed major economic initiatives during the phone call, including potential supplies of Russian fuel.
In Russian-Occupied Oleshky, Civilians Struggle to Survive as Hunger Deepens The Moscow Times 9 October 2026 at 16:54 With roads mined and supplies dwindling, civilians in the occupied Ukrainian town are risking their lives to find food or escape.
St. Petersburg Court Fines Yabloko Leader $12 for Writing Peace Slogans on Ballot The Moscow Times 9 October 2026 at 14:55 Rybakov had written four party slogans on his ballots: “For Peace,” “For Freedom,” “For a Life Without Fear” and “For a Ceasefire Agreement.”
Rosneft Recruits Anti-Aircraft Gun Crews to Defend Samara Refinery Against Ukrainian Drones – Vyorstka The Moscow Times 9 October 2026 at 14:09 The Kuibyshev refinery, on the Volga River, has been repeatedly targeted since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Montenegro Expels Founder of Russian Pro-War Blog Rybar for 'Security Reasons' The Moscow Times 9 October 2026 at 17:05 Mikhail Zvinchuk and four others had been detained earlier in an operation targeting suspected Russian influence activities.
Oil Slick Expands Near Sochi After Tanker Fire, Greenpeace Says The Moscow Times 9 October 2026 at 09:00 Authorities said tests found no oil contamination following a drone attack ignited a major blaze on an oil tanker.
Ukraine Drones Hit Second Yandex Data Center in Two Days The Moscow Times 9 October 2026 at 09:35 The Kaluga region governor said nine people were injured and infrastructure was damaged by Ukrainian drones.
Former German Chancellor Schroeder Celebrates Putin's Birthday at President's Home The Moscow Times 9 October 2026 at 09:20 Schroeder, who served as chancellor from 1998 to 2005, recently joined the supervisory board of Russian supermarket chain Hyperglobus.
Moscow Region Man Killed in Ukrainian Drone Attack The Moscow Times 8 October 2026 at 17:04 The incident occurred in the Klimovsk neighborhood of Podolsk, roughly 25 miles south of Moscow.
Russia Says Checks Following Siberian Plague Lab Death Are Complete The Moscow Times 8 October 2026 at 17:00 Despite the statement, authorities have yet to say definitively whether the death of lab worker Darya Shipilova could have been caused by plague.
Russian Liberal Politician Jailed for 4 Years Over Donation to Navalny Group The Moscow Times 8 October 2026 at 16:52 Elena Perepelitsa is the third Yabloko member to be jailed in less than four months.
Sochi Reopens Beaches After Drone Attack on Oil Tanker The Moscow Times 8 October 2026 at 16:06 Authorities said tests found no oil contamination following a drone attack ignited a major blaze on an oil tanker.
How ‘Digital Oblivion’ Is Helping Russia Rewrite the Past The Moscow Times 8 October 2026 at 15:49 The loss of online records — a process that researchers call “digital oblivion” — is contributing to public “amnesia” about key events that autocrats find unhelpful.
U.K. Expands Sanctions to Cover 90% of Russian Oil Output, Shadow Fleet and Finance Networks The Moscow Times 8 October 2026 at 14:07 The sanctions come on the heels of the EU approving another sanctions package Wednesday.
Lithuania Deploys Army to Kaliningrad Border After Belarus-Latvia Breach The Moscow Times 8 October 2026 at 12:34 Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas said around 100 soldiers would help guard the Lithuanian-Russian border over the next two weeks.
Regions Calling: In Irkutsk, Locals Ask 'What Plague?' The Moscow Times 8 October 2026 at 11:59 For residents of Irkutsk, news of the death of a lab worker at a plague research institute is just “background noise.”
EU Lifts Belarus-Related Sanctions on Russian Billionaire Gutseriev – RFE/RL The Moscow Times 8 October 2026 at 10:46 The billionaire remains subject to separate EU sanctions linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine.