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30 current headlines from The Moscow Times.

Russia Imposes Quarantine Near Moscow Over Lumpy Skin Disease in Cattle

Earlier this week, authorities in the Irkutsk region imposed a lumpy skin disease quarantine in two settlements and said infected animals would have to be culled.

11h ago

Drones Hit Russia's Gas Hinterland in Northern Siberia for the First Time

Novy Urengoy is Russia's unofficial gas capital, located in the Yamal-Nenets autonomous district in northwestern Siberia.

11h ago

Russia and Vietnam Sign Strategic Oil Reserve Deal

The two countries moved to deepen energy ties during President To Lam’s visit to Moscow.

14h ago

Prosecutors Seek 8-Year Prison Sentence for Culinary Historian Pavel Syutkin

Pavel Syutkin was arrested last October over Telegram posts about atrocities committed against civilians in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha.

14h ago

Leader of Yabloko’s Sverdlovsk Region Branch Left Russia, Reports Say

Maxim Petlin told Russian media that his lawyer advised him not to comment on reports of his departure “for the safety of my family and myself.”

15h ago

Russians Aboard Ship Seized by Norway Have Returned Home, Foreign Ministry Says

The 69 Russian passengers and crew members were stuck for several days after a Norwegian court ordered the seizure of the Professor Molchanov at the request of the Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz.

18h ago

Kabardino-Balkaria Avalanche Deathtoll Climbs to 13 as Rescue Efforts Continue

The avalanche swept down Mount Mizhirgi, one of the highest peaks in the North Caucasus, on Sunday, hitting a group of around 30 climbers.

20h ago

4 Killed in Ukrainian Attack on Novorossiysk

Russian officials said more than two dozen people were wounded during the overnight attack on the port city.

21h ago

Germany Says It Is Closing a Russian Cultural Center. That Might Not Be So Simple.

The Russian House has been the subject of fierce debate since at least the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

1d ago

Trump Presses Putin for Swift End to Ukraine War in ‘Confidential’ Call

Trump was said to have pitched an end to the war as a way to “immediately” restore U.S.-Russian trade and economic relations.

1d ago

Russian Postal Workers to Arm Themselves With Anti-Drone Weapons

The authorization for federal postal service employees to carry anti-drone weapons comes as Ukraine ramps up its attacks across the country.

1d ago

Georgy Matyukhin, Russia’s First Central Bank Chief, Dies at 91

Matyukhin headed the Central Bank during the turbulent period of economic and political transition after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

1d ago

Hungary Expels 10 Russian Diplomats for ‘Unacceptable Activities’

Russia's Foreign Ministry said it would issue a “harsh and painful” response to the expulsion of its diplomats in Budapest.

1d ago

Finland Completes Construction of Russian Border Fence

Helsinki said the fence addresses heightened security risks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and could be extended further.

1d ago

FSB Arrests Moldovan Suspected of Shooting Air Force General

The arrest comes days after pro-Kremlin media reported that Major General Nikolai Varpakhovich was shot and wounded in the Saratov region.

1d ago

4 Killed in Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Russian Regions and Crimea

Unverified reports also claimed that Ukraine targeted a Rosneft-operated oil refinery in the southern Saratov region.

1d ago

Russia Orders Closures of German Consulate and Cultural Centers in Tit-for-Tat Move

Moscow gave diplomats and employees at the German consulate in St. Petersburg until Sept. 18 to cease operations and leave Russia.

2d ago

Moscow Police General and Gas Station Executives Arrested in Fuel Theft Scheme

Major General Sergei Malkov, who managed logistics as deputy head of the Moscow region’s Interior Ministry branch, and several others are accused of stealing fuel designated for police vehicles.

2d ago

Communist Bondarenko Barred From Running in State Duma Elections

Nikolai Bondarenko, a former Saratov regional lawmaker and popular YouTuber with more than 2 million subscribers, was detained and fined last month over an old social media post featuring a photo of t…

2d ago

Russia and North Korea Open First Road Bridge Across Shared Border

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin presided over a ceremony via video link to mark the official launch of traffic along the bridge.

2d ago

6 Killed in Ukrainian Drone Strikes Across Russia and Crimea

Russia’s Defense Ministry said it intercepted 306 Ukrainian drones across Russia and annexed Crimea overnight.

2d ago

Avalanche in Kabardino-Balkaria Kills 11 Climbers

The avalanche swept down Mount Mizhirgi, one of the highest peaks in Russia's North Caucasus.

2d ago

U.S. Envoys Make First Kyiv Visit Amid Ukraine Peace Push

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff travelled from Moscow, where they held three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday.

3d ago

Moscow Not Ruling Out Trilateral Meeting of Russian, U.S. and Chinese Leaders, Agencies Report

Earlier this month, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov raised the possibility of Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meeting in Shenzhen in November.

3d ago

Russia’s Lavrov Calls Accusations of Moscow’s Involvement in Leipzig Drone Incident ‘Start of Real War'

The German government said last week that Russia was responsible for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport.

3d ago

Kremlin Says Ukraine Talks With U.S. Envoys Were 'Useful.' No Sign of Breakthrough.

U.S. envoys flew out of Moscow soon after the talks to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Sunday.

3d ago

Russian Figure Skater Valieva Has Neutral Status Revoked, Source Says

Valieva, 20, was 15 when she became the center of a global controversy at the 2022 Olympics, after failing a drug test two months prior.

4d ago

U.S. Envoys Witkoff, Kushner Arrive in Moscow for Peace Talks

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Friday that the U.S. had a fresh concrete proposal aimed at ending the war.

4d ago

Russia Strikes Ukrainian Airports, Infrastructure Ahead of U.S. Envoys' Visit

Ukraine's airspace has been closed since 2022, but Zelensky said that officials had discussed Witkoff and Kushner flying to Kyiv.

4d ago

Justice Ministry Designates Novaya Gazeta as ‘Foreign Agent’

Authorities claimed Novaya Gazeta opposed the invasion of Ukraine and spread “false information” about elections.

5d ago