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"I think you can organize your work plans in a way that minimizes gasoline and diesel consumption. So starting tomorrow, please leave the cars behind," Stavropol Governor Vladimir Vladimirov told regional officials. themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/14/swi…

The rebound marks a reversal from 2025, when bilateral trade fell for the first time in five years. themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/14/rus…

#OpEd A controversial interview with Andrey Melnichenko in The Ecnonomist unwittingly illustrates why Russia's super-rich won't abandon Putin, writes @IlyaMatveev_. themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/14/rus…

The latest wave of heavy rainfall and thunderstorms struck the Ural Mountains region last Friday, knocking out electricity for more than 10,000 people across 25 towns and villages. themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/14/sta…

The New York Times reported that thanks to "weak espionage laws," Moscow was using Japan as a hub for intelligence gathering and procurement of dual-use technology needed for its war in Ukraine. themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/14/jap…

Yaroslav Kostrov, who leads a group campaigning to preserve St. Petersburg’s historic architecture, is now barred from seeking elected office for one year due to his conviction. themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/14/st-…

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Shipping in the Sea of Azov remained restricted on Tuesday, according to Reuters sources, marking the biggest disruption to the Black Sea grain trade since the start of the war in Ukraine. themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/14/rus…

Ukrainian rapper Kyivstoner denied the Russian allegations in a series of posts on Instagram. themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/14/fsb…

Ukraine has struck most of Russia’s oil refineries in recent months, leading to acute fuel shortages in some parts of the country. themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/14/ukr…

Tensions between the authorities and civil society are rising in the republic of Kabardino-Balkaria after the regional parliament agreed to consider constitutional amendments that critics say would erode the republic's autonomy. themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/13/in-…

Prominent civil society actors in Kabardino-Balkaria and members of the Circassian diaspora believe the changes would further erode the republic’s autonomy and set the region on a sure path to demise. themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/13/in-…

The purchases mark an 18% increase compared to the same period in 2025 and comes despite the EU’s plan to completely phase out all imports of Russian LNG by the end of the year. themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/13/eur…

An occult healer whose worldview is a dizzying mix of Russian nationalism, Soviet nostalgia, conspiracy theories and paganism, Svetlana Lada-Rus is easy for skeptics to write off. She is also a rare exiled figure who can mobilize people inside Russia. themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/04/thi…

A person close to Nadezhdin, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Moscow Times that “the reason for the arrest is still unclear.” themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/13/pol…

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Brussels accused VK of providing “technical support for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition” in Russia. themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/13/eu-…

Not even the republic of Bashkortostan, Russia’s leading producer of diesel and gasoline, has been immune to the country’s fuel supply crisis in recent weeks. Read more in the latest edition of Regions Calling: themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/09/reg…

Russia's government has allocated more than $56.3 million from its reserve fund to support the tourism sector in the annexed Crimean peninsula and the city of Sevastopol, saying thousands of businesses have been hit by the fallout from Ukrainian attacks. themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/13/rus…

The move follows the International Olympic Committee’s decision last week to provisionally lift its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee. themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/13/wor…