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The bronze mask is part of a sale featuring more than 200 works of Russian and Eastern European art dating to the 19th century.

Soviet Legend Vysotsky’s Death Mask Cast to Be Sold at Auction - The Moscow Times

A bronze cast of a death mask of Soviet singer-songwriter and actor Vladimir Vysotsky will go up for auction in Monaco next week, according to the international auction house Hermitage Fine Art.

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 15h

Sixteen-year-old Muslim Murdiev’s imprisonment for a 2023 street brawl brought him sympathizers ranging from Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov to the strongman’s fiercest critics in exile.

Why did his case strike such a nerve?

A Teenage Boy’s Jailing Unites Chechens and Tests Kadyrov’s Influence - The Moscow Times

When a Moscow court sentenced a 16-year-old boy from the republic of Chechnya to nearly two years in a penal colony last month, it did so in defiance of Chechens across the political spectrum.

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Four people were arrested in connection with the alleged bomb plot, including three Russian citizens and a Central Asian national.

FSB Accuses Ukraine of Plotting Bomb Attack With ISIS Against Senior Officer - The Moscow Times

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said Monday that it thwarted a planned bomb attack on a senior military officer that was allegedly organized by Ukrainian special services in coordination with ...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 16h

#OpEd The region no longer needs to distance itself from Russia or commit to democratic reforms to court American investment, writes Temur Umarov.

Why Is Central Asia Buying Trump’s Attention? - The Moscow Times

Opinion | For a region located far from the current major global crises, Central Asia has attracted an unusual amount of attention from the great powers in recent years.

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 17h

“The supply of these missiles could end badly for everyone. First and foremost for Trump,” Medvedev wrote in a post on social media.

‘Could End Badly’: Medvedev Threatens Trump Over Tomahawks for Ukraine - The Moscow Times

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev on Monday warned U.S.

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 18h

French media had reported that the diesel-electric attack submarine Novorossiysk may have experienced a fuel leak in the Strait of Gibraltar.

Russian Navy Denies Technical Malfunction Forced Submarine to Surface Near France - The Moscow Times

Russia’s Navy on Monday denied claims that one of its submarines was forced to surface off the coast of France last week after reportedly encountering technical problems.

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 19h

Vladimir Kara-Murza had been serving a 25-year prison sentence for treason and other charges when he was released last summer as part of the largest prisoner swap between Russia and the West since the Cold War.

Russian Police Issue Arrest Warrant for Exiled Dissident Kara-Murza - The Moscow Times

Russia’s Interior Ministry has issued an arrest warrant for prominent Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza, the exiled news website Mediazona reported on Monday, though the exact charges against him rem...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 20h

Local authorities said air defense systems downed more than 20 drones as they attacked a fuel base in the port city of Feodosia.

Ukrainian Drone Strike Sets Fire at Crimean Oil Depot - The Moscow Times

An overnight Ukrainian drone attack on annexed Crimea caused a fire to erupt at a major oil depot, Kremlin-installed authorities said early Monday.

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The Kremlin meanwhile warned that it could treat any launches of long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles as though they were carrying nuclear warheads.

Zelensky Warns Russia Exploiting Lack of 'Attention' on War - The Moscow Times

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lobbied his allies for more air defences on Sunday, warning that Russia was "taking advantage" of attention shifting away from the Ukraine war to intensify its b...

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The coordination is part of a broader effort to weaken Russia’s economy and pressure Putin into peace talks, FT's sources said.

U.S. Intelligence Helps Ukraine Strike Russian Energy Infrastructure – FT - The Moscow Times

The United States has been providing Ukraine with intelligence to help plan long-range drone strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, including oil refineries, since this summer, the Financial Times ...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 1d

A Ukrainian initiative that encourages enemy combatants to surrender said it had data on more than 1,000 Cubans recruited by Russia since 2023.

Cuba Denies Participating in Ukraine War - The Moscow Times

Cuba on Saturday denied U.S. assertions that it is involved in the military conflict in Ukraine or had sent soldiers there.

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 2d

"If a war can be stopped in one region, then surely other wars can be stopped as well — including the Russian war," Zelensky wrote in a post on Facebook.

Zelensky Urges Trump to Broker Ukraine Peace - The Moscow Times

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine, as he did in the Middle East, during a phone call on Saturday, the Ukrainian leader said.

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Saturday's outages come a day after a large-scale Russian strike cut electricity to large parts of the capital Kyiv and nine other regions.

Russian Attack Cuts Power to Parts of Ukraine’s Odesa Region - The Moscow Times

An overnight Russian attack left parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa region without power early Saturday, the latest strike to target Ukraine's energy system ahead of winter, authorities said.

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 3d

Eight children had been reunited with their families in the past 24 hours following negotiations between her team and Putin's, the first lady said.

Melania Trump Says Has 'Open Channel' With Putin on Ukrainian Kids - The Moscow Times

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Major regional powers like Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates did not confirm their participation, according to sources cited by Bloomberg.

Moscow Postpones Arab Summit Amid Reports of Low Interest - The Moscow Times

The Kremlin announced Thursday that it had postponed the planned Russia-Arab summit in Moscow after President Vladimir Putin and his Iraqi counterpart agreed that many Arab leaders would be unable to ...

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Systematic Russian FPV strikes are putting Kherson’s only reliable connection with the rest of Ukraine under threat.

Russian Low-Cost Drones Are Changing the Face of Its War in Ukraine - The Moscow Times

KHERSON REGION, Ukraine — At 11:00 in the morning, our car pulls onto the M-14 highway linking Mykolaiv and Kherson. “We’re lucky today,” says my guide, local journalist Svitlana Horevaya, pointing a...

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The Russian president accused the Nobel Committee of awarding its annual peace prize to “people who did nothing for peace.”

Putin Praises Trump’s ‘Real Efforts’ Toward Peace, Blasts Nobel Committee - The Moscow Times

President Vladimir Putin on Friday praised U.S.

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Maxim Kruglov was arrested and placed in pre-trial detention earlier this month after he was accused of spreading false information about the Russian military.

Moscow Court Orders Seizure of Yabloko Deputy Head’s Assets Pending ‘Army Fakes’ Trial - The Moscow Times

A Moscow court on Friday ordered the seizure of assets belonging to the arrested deputy chairman of the liberal Yabloko party as part of a criminal case against him for spreading “fakes” about the mil...

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A group of fraudsters allegedly posed as middlemen with connections in military enlistment offices and promised to help the recruits secure contracts in exchange for a fee.

St. Petersburg Police Uncover Major Military Recruitment Scam - The Moscow Times

Russian police arrested four men accused of defrauding soldiers out of their military salaries and bonuses meant for deployment in Ukraine, the Interior Ministry said Friday.

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Overnight missile and drone strikes disrupted power supplies in nine regions across Ukraine and plunged entire districts of Kyiv into darkness.

Russian Air Attacks Batter Ukraine’s Energy Grid - The Moscow Times

Russian drones and missiles pummelled Ukraine's struggling energy infrastructure early Friday, cutting power to thousands across the country and killing a seven-year-old boy.

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Dmitry Kiselyov, who oversees Sputnik’s parent organization, later clarified that the editor-in-chief of Sputnik Azerbaijan had been moved to house arrest.

Azerbaijan Frees Sputnik Editor After Putin Blames Deadly Plane Crash on Russian Missiles - The Moscow Times

Azerbaijan released the local bureau chief of Russia’s state-owned news outlet Sputnik following high-level negotiations with Moscow, the Kommersant business newspaper reported on Thursday, citing Kre...

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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 4d

Ukraine announced it was ordering the evacuation of children and their guardians from towns and villages in and around the frontline city of Kramatorsk, citing an uptick in Russian drone attacks.

Ukraine Orders Evacuation of Children Around Frontline City of Kramatorsk - The Moscow Times

Ukraine announced on Thursday it was ordering the evacuation of children and their guardians from towns and villages in and around the frontline city of Kramatorsk, citing an uptick in Russian drone a...

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Yuri Ushakov said it was “completely incorrect” to suggest that ongoing discussions with U.S. officials about finding a path toward peace in Ukraine had reached an impasse.

Kremlin Adviser Says U.S.-Russia Peace Talks Still Alive, Contradicting Deputy Foreign Minister - The Moscow Times

Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yury Ushakov said Thursday that efforts by Russia and the United States to reach a peace deal in Ukraine were still alive, directly contradicting comments from a top For...

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Artyom Kozlyuk, who heads Roskomsvoboda, said the organization had been inactive since early September, noting that the reason was a lack of “human resources.”

Digital Rights NGO Roskomsvoboda Shuts Down - The Moscow Times

The independent digital rights group Roskomsvoboda said on Thursday that it would shut down after 13 years of advocating against and monitoring government restrictions on the internet.

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Rostransnadzor will audit 51 of Russia’s regional airlines following a growing number of fatal aviation accidents in recent years.

Government Launches Airline Safety Inspections After Aviation Accidents Double - The Moscow Times

Russian authorities will launch thorough inspections of regional airlines amid a growing number of aviation accidents and fatalities in recent years, the pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia reported on Thu...

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