Category: 8. Opinion

The June 6 announcement by the infamous Wagner Group private military company, that it will end its three-and-a-half-years-long deployment in Mali is an important development in Russia’s evolving…

For decades, Armenia was one of Russia’s most reliable post-Soviet allies — a small but loyal partner nestled in the volatile South Caucasus. But that marriage of convenience is now rapidly…

The head of the Italian-Russian Chamber of Commerce dropped a startling statistic into a recent interview. More than three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, making Russia the…

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Moscow Times’ Regions Calling newsletter, where our reporters examine key trends and events shaping life and politics in Russia’s regions.

This week,…

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Moscow Times’ Regions Calling newsletter, where our reporters examine key trends and events shaping life and politics in Russia’s regions.

This week,…

Not so long ago, Russia was rolling out the red carpet for Western tech giants. Today, President Vladimir Putin is plotting how to “strangle them.” Once welcomed as symbols of innovation and global…

In his classic book “Catch-22,” Joseph Heller coined the maxim, “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.” The phrase acknowledges the difference, but also the occasional…