http://ift.tt/wAP9qB The Moscow Times is a daily English-language newspaper featuring objective, reliable news on business, politics and culture in Russia and the former Soviet Union (CIS). en Thu, 30 Jun 2016 19:54:29 +0300 http://ift.tt/1O0Qxis 330 291 Crimea Government Moves Swiftly to Join Russia http://ift.tt/1om5mkr http://ift.tt/1om5mkr By Ivan Nechepurenko <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://ift.tt/1om5mkr Residents of Crimea remained divided Monday about the outcome of a weekend referendum in which voters chose overwhelmingly to split from Ukraine and join Russia, even as government agencies in the regional capital quickly moved to re-register themselves as organs of an independent state that will soon become subject to the authority of the Kremlin. Tue, 18 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0400 http://ift.tt/292Ztqb By Mikhail Fishman <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://ift.tt/292Ztqb For the last decade, regional governors in Russia are usually appointed apparatchiks, with faces unrecognizable outside their home territory. Wed, 29 Jun 2016 20:01:28 +0300 http://ift.tt/29aRN8C By Eva Hartog <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://ift.tt/29aRN8C "It looks like we've taken Russia." These are not the words of Napoleon. Thu, 30 Jun 2016 17:32:10 +0300 http://ift.tt/295AR0F The Moscow Times <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://ift.tt/295AR0F Nikita Belykh, the independent Kirov region governor imprisoned on corruption allegations, has began a hunger strike, the TASS news agency reported Wednesday. Thu, 30 Jun 2016 12:40:31 +0300 http://ift.tt/29cFZUE By Jamison Firestone <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://ift.tt/29cFZUE The Moscow International film festival on Tuesday screened "The Magnitsky Act - Behind the Scenes." Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:33:50 +0300 http://ift.tt/2973RpV The Moscow Times <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://ift.tt/2973RpV Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has instructed ministers to prepare measures for the removal of economic sanctions against Turkey. Thu, 30 Jun 2016 15:30:11 +0300 http://ift.tt/29tia7I The Moscow Times <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://ift.tt/29tia7I A Russian citizen was among the three suicide bombers who attacked Istanbul airport on Tuesday, the Reuters news agency reported, citing an unnamed Turkish government official. Thu, 30 Jun 2016 16:59:55 +0300 http://ift.tt/29pvBp0 The Moscow Times <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://ift.tt/29pvBp0 Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree banning imports of Western food products until the end of 2017. Wed, 29 Jun 2016 19:04:32 +0300 http://ift.tt/29b9jtM By Peter Hobson <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://ift.tt/29b9jtM Seven months ago, the country watched on television as a Russian fighter jet fell to earth in a stream of flame. Wed, 29 Jun 2016 20:02:59 +0300 http://ift.tt/294m0Vf By Hannah Berkman <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://ift.tt/294m0Vf The upper house of the Russian parliament, the Federation Council (FC), has passed a controversial anti-terrorism legislation package, the Interfax news agency reported Wednesday. Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:05:08 +0300 http://ift.tt/2959e75 By Ola Cichowlas <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://ift.tt/2959e75 It took over 1,000 years to gather the religious leaders of the many Eastern Orthodox churches in one place, and still, when it happened, not everyone was in attendance. Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:40:42 +0300 http://ift.tt/294FsSI By Daria Litvinova <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://ift.tt/294FsSI In the end, the State Duma went out with a bang, passing a dozen hard-line amendments on its last day. Wed, 29 Jun 2016 20:21:13 +0300 http://ift.tt/292So8j The Moscow Times <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://ift.tt/292So8j Russia's children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov has reportedly resigned, the RBC news agency claimed Thursday, citing unnamed sources. Thu, 30 Jun 2016 17:23:21 +0300 http://ift.tt/295vXQW The Moscow Times <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://ift.tt/295vXQW Russia's Foreign Ministry has claimed that reports of an American diplomat being assaulted by Russian law enforcement are "made up," the Meduza news website reported Thursday. Thu, 30 Jun 2016 19:53:34 +0300 http://ift.tt/29bN8VB The Moscow Times <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://ift.tt/29bN8VB Roust Trading Ltd., an import venture associated with the Russian Standard Bank and alcohol company, defaulted on its $37 million bonds, the RBC news website reported Wednesday. Thu, 30 Jun 2016 11:52:38 +0300 http://ift.tt/297qf2m The Moscow Times <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://ift.tt/297qf2m U.S. President Barack Obama has set out a possible new agreement on military cooperation between Russia and the U.S. in Syria, the Washington Post reported Thursday. Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:14:09 +0300
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