The Moscow Times

Banks are increasingly exposed as high interest rates and slowing growth make it harder for companies and households to repay their debts.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that both countries have now “resolved all issues” connected to the downing of an Azerbaijani passenger jet in late 2024.

“Russia has never interfered in the domestic affairs of other countries,” top spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Women have taken to social media to criticize State Duma lawmaker Nina Ostanina's claim that a domestic violence law would discourage men from marrying.

The conviction means Nadezhdin is now banned from collecting signatures to appear on the ballot for State Duma elections this September.

In March, Ilya Remeslo shocked both supporters and critics when he publicly denounced President Vladimir Putin in a scathing manifesto.

Ahead of the anniversary of MH17, Maarten de Schutter reflected on turning his family archives into cinema and confronting grief through filmmaking.

Putin issued a directive last month ordering a strict fuel delivery schedule for farms to counter the impact of Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries.

Boris Nadezhdin, who gained prominence during a failed 2024 presidential bid on a pro-peace platform, was designated as a “foreign agent” last week.

Pro-Kremlin military bloggers called Mykhailo Fedorov “far too smart and effective an enemy.”

Gazprom’s stock tumbled more than 5% to a low of 83.98 rubles per share around noon Moscow time, breaking past its previous record low of 84 rubles per share set during the 2008 global financial crisis. 

Ukraine received 501 bodies of its soldiers while handing Russia the remains of 31 soldiers, Shamsail Saraliyev, a State Duma lawmaker, told RBC.

HSE said tuition-free spots would also be offered to applicants who fail to meet the university’s entrance exam requirements if they enlist in the army.

RuStore was created as a domestic Android alternative, stepping in after Apple and Google limited access for Russian users.

Russian authorities said a Ukrainian drone had struck a service car between the plant's site and the town of Enerhodar, killing the engineer, Alexander Yakovlev, and the driver.

The Defense Ministry said it intercepted 375 Ukrainian drones across Russia and Crimea between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

The Kremlin said it “regrets” the latest escalation in the Middle East, which it said is preventing Washington from focusing on its role as mediator in stalled Ukraine peace negotiations.

Timur Ivanov, who was sentenced to 13 years in prison on corruption charges, had sought to sign a military contract — a common path for Russian convicts to secure an early release in exchange for combat duty.

The sixth-century church and UNESCO site lost its museum status in 2020 and was reconverted to a mosque.

Ukraine's top drone commander said Wednesday that Kyiv hit 20 Russian vessels in the Black Sea overnight.