4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (263+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump urged Russia’s Vladimir Putin during an hour-long phone call to end the war against Ukraine in order to open up “impressive” U.S.-Russian trade prospects, the Kremlin said Tuesday. “Donald Trump clearly conveyed the idea that…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (254+ words) President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia's budget deficit, which grew by 40% in the first half of this year to reach 2.8% of GDP, poses no "critical" risk for the economy and remains manageable. "Considering that we have one of the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (158+ words) Ukrainian drones damaged two apartment buildings and an industrial plant in the Moscow region and killed at least two people in the southwestern Belgorod region, officials said Thursday. Moscow region Governor Andrei Vorobyov said 56 Ukrainian drones were destroyed overnight. Independent…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (185+ words) The Kremlin said on Monday that measures were being taken to minimize the impact of Ukrainian strikes on Russia's grain exports as global wheat importers brace for tighter supplies amid attacks on Black Sea grain infrastructure. Tit-for-tat attacks by Russia…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (173+ words) Russian law enforcement authorities have arrested eight people accused of plotting an attack on a Moscow-region defense enterprise and separately detained a foreign national for scouting government buildings and strategic infrastructure, state media reported Friday. Russia's FSB security service claimed…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (909+ words) The Moscow Times Russia’s war against Ukraine is entering another dangerous phase with both sides relying heavily on long range strike systems, including Ukraine executing attacks at depths of over 2,000 kilometers from its borders. As the risk of further escalation…...

1+ mon, 54+ min ago   (524+ words) Russia’s economy returned to growth in the second quarter after contracting for the first time since 2023 at the start of the year, official data showed on Wednesday, outperforming government and Central Bank forecasts. Gross domestic product grew 1.3% in April-June despite…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (901+ words) As the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, Russia continues to maintain commercial ties with the European Union despite mounting pressure to close the remaining gaps in the bloc’s sanctions regime. Russia exported goods worth 7.7 billion euros ($9.0 billion) to…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (287+ words) In the first months of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia took pride in the high quality of its propaganda. Even its enemies and various analysts were forced to acknowledge that this was one of the few high-quality products the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (357+ words) European Union countries agreed Thursday to a watered-down 21st package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, freezing the Russian crude oil price cap following weeks of intense negotiations. European Council President António Costa announced the deal on social…...