Top spokesman Dmitry Peskov said information about reported drone shipments to Tehran was “fake.”

A judge in the Ural Mountains city upheld a request from the state prosecutor’s office to have the film removed from three online video platforms.

A Russian court has banned the Oscar-winning documentary "Mr. Nobody Against Putin" inside the country. In an interview with MT, co-director Pavel Talankin said he believes discussions around the film are already changing Russian society.

The Sierra Leone-flagged Altura had left Russia's port of Novorossiysk with around 1 ⁠million barrels of crude oil.

Authorities said that an industrial site was damaged in the Kirishky district, which is home to the Kirishinefteorgsintez oil refinery.

Authorities said that an industrial site was damaged in the Kirishky district, which is home to the Kirishinefteorgsintez oil refinery.

The Novosibirsk region has culled thousands of cows and other livestock, putting livelihoods at risk. Farmers in other regions worry they may be next. Read more in this bonus edition of Regions Calling:

Until recently, Alexei Dudarev was studying the health of people who live in Russia’s northernmost regions. Last month, reports started cropping up that left colleagues dumbfounded: he had been arrested for treason.

Exclusive: A previously unreported group of Russian federal officials plans to visit the U.S. Institute of Peace on Friday, a State Department spokesperson told The Moscow Times.

Russia has said it was "deeply outraged" by a reported strike on the grounds of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, which it partially constructed and helps operate.

#OpEd The harsh truth is that most Russian emigres are apolitical, at best. If we want to be taken seriously, we have to be more openly against the war, argues Andrei Pivovarov.

The Kremlin talks followed the signing this week of an agreement for Russia to help build a nuclear power plant in Vietnam.

A projectile landed inside the Bushehr nuclear power plant's compound late Tuesday but caused no damage, Iran's atomic energy organization said, accusing the United States and Israel of attacking the facility.

Until recently, Alexei Dudarev, 64, was studying the health of people who live in Russia’s northernmost regions. Last month, reports started cropping up that left colleagues dumbfounded: he had been arrested for treason.

John Coale also admitted to not knowing where Belarus is located when he was first approached for the role of special envoy.

“We are sending humanitarian aid. We are providing humanitarian support,” Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev told reporters.

A delegation of “four or five” Russian lawmakers is expected to arrive in Washington, D.C. sometime in the coming days.

But advertisers can still face fines for placing ads on Instagram and Facebook, which Russia banned in 2022 as “extremist” platforms.

Authorities said firefighters were battling the blaze at the Baltic Sea port, which can handle around 700,000 barrels of oil exports per day.

#OpEd Moscow keeps Cuba afloat in return for its mineral wealth and convenient location for intelligence gathering. It's unsurprising that Trump has turned his attention to the isolated island, writes Emanuel Pietrobon.

EU Commission energy spokeswoman Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said a new date to unveil the proposed ban has not yet been determined, but stressed that Brussels remains “committed to making this proposal.”

Ship tracking data showed that the Sierra Leone-flagged tanker, Sara Sky, reached the Limay anchorage in Manila Bay on Monday afternoon.

The export halt comes amid a global supply crunch following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which 24% of the world’s ammonia, ​an ingredient of ammonium nitrate, passes.

The new offense would broadly cover denying that a genocide of Soviet citizens took place during World War II.

Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the blast, but do not believe a gas leak was to blame.

Russia has increasingly turned to universities as a fresh source of recruits for its four-year war in Ukraine as enlistment numbers dwindle and war casualties soar.

The satellite internet constellation, known as Rassvet, is intended to provide broadband internet access across Russia and serve as a domestic alternative to Starlink.

A surge in global oil prices triggered by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has allowed Russia to delay planned changes to its budget rule, easing immediate pressure on state finances, Reuters reported.

Russia previously issued an arrest warrant for the exiled rapper after he was accused of repeatedly failing to include a prominent “foreign agent” disclaimer in posts he made on Telegram.

The Moldovan government said overnight Russian strikes on southern Ukraine caused damage to the Issacea-Vulcanesti power line.

Russia has increasingly turned to universities as a fresh source of recruits as enlistment numbers dwindle and war casualties soar.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh was visiting Russia as Vietnam seeks to shore up its fuel reserves at a time of disruption to energy supplies caused by the war in the Middle East.

#OpEd When you force a language out of public and into the home, the language risks disappearing as young people stop seeing it as useful enough to learn, argues Khandama Tudebei.

President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing private security companies to temporarily use firearms to protect critical infrastructure from drone attacks during the war in Ukraine.

The Washington Post reported this weekend that Szijjártó regularly called Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during breaks in EU meetings to give "direct reports on what was discussed" and suggest possible courses of action.

Around $100 million worth of assets belonging to Galitsky and “individuals connected to him” were also seized by the Russian government.

Powerful winter storms buried Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky under several feet of snow in January, much of which was never fully cleared.

Farmers across Siberia are protesting against a mysterious government cull of their livestock. Their plight has captured the attention of popular pro-Kremlin celebrities and bloggers and exiled opposition figures alike.

The surge in oil prices is generating as much as $150 million in additional revenue for Russia’s state budget each day, according to estimates by the Financial Times.

The number of foreigners acquiring Russian citizenship fell sharply in 2025, extending a multi-year decline that began after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Read more: www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/23/r...

Top spokesman Dmitry Peskov said negotiations between Iran and the United States should have begun “yesterday.”

Primorsk port is one of the country’s largest oil hubs and can export more than 1 million barrels of crude per day.

Speaking after the Academy Awards, Pavel Talankin said he believes the debate around the film is already changing Russian society.

Video on Sunday showed Russia launching the unmanned Progress MS-33 cargo ship to the ISS from Site 31 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/22/r...

Vietnam's prime minister left Sunday for an official visit to Russia during which the two nations will sign several agreements, including on oil and gas cooperation, Hanoi said. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/22/v...

The Russian army has been trying to establish a 'buffer zone' in the region for months, making small breakthroughs across the border. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/22/r...

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced on Saturday that it would collaborate with Italian group Eni to fetch the wrecked vessel. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/22/d...

U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators met in the United States on Saturday in a bid to revive stalled talks on ending the four-year Ukraine war launched by Russia, officials said. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/22/u...

Russia condemned reported strikes on Iran's Natanz nuclear facility — which is used for uranium enrichment — earlier Saturday, saying the strikes created a risk of “catastrophe” in the Middle East.

Ukraine launched more than 280 drones at Russia overnight, one of Kyiv's largest barrages since the start of the war, Russian state media reported Saturday, citing the Defense Ministry.