Mordashov, owner of steel giant Severstal whose net worth Forbes places at $28.6 billion, acquired the 142-meter yacht Nord in 2020.
Until now, the developer of the Telegram messaging app had taken minimal steps to comply with Russian localization laws.
Ukraine has been pressing for additional Patriots to defend against record Russian missile and drone attacks.
Vladimir Shesterov had served as deputy head of the Defense Ministry’s Main Department for Innovative Development before his arrest last August.
Russian applications for U.S. visas rose 20% from January through June compared to the same period of 2024.
The discussions are said to have become “more urgent throughout the banking industry” as the growing volume of bad loans sparks fears that some of the banks’ books may be weaker than publicly reported.
Russian authorities said they would no longer acknowledge complaints from European governments whose satellites serve both civilian and military purposes.
The updated draft law allows Putin to establish the conditions under which foreign firms can be barred from repurchasing their former businesses.
Javid Rzaev, who is serving a two-year corrective labor sentence, said he was informed of the decision by an FSB security officer in the southern Saratov region.
Six vessels have suffered explosions after docking at Russian or nearby ports since early 2025.
The digital campaign, called Give Me a Choice, calls on doctors to take action against growing abortion restrictions inside the country.
President Vladimir Putin claimed earlier this year that NATO could turn the vast Arctic island into a “springboard for possible conflicts.”
Kremlin adviser and chief peace negotiator Vladimir Medinsky announced the exchange, saying Russia received 19 of its fallen soldiers.
RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan and Safe Internet League head Yekaterina Mizulina are among those who have criticized the bill.
Russia's military said it downed 126 drones across multiple regions, with most of the aircraft reported over the Bryansk and Kursk regions.
Held annually since 2015, the Army forum serves as the Defense Ministry’s flagship platform for presenting new weapons and technologies.
A Russian airstrike on a central square in the frontline town of Dobropillia killed one person and wounded more than 20.
Interactive maps of newly available Wi-Fi access points have been published in many major cities and regions.
Critics warn that the proposal to ease logging restrictions risks devastating Baikal’s fragile ecosystem, potentially enabling widespread clear-cutting under the guise of sanitary logging.
The cocaine was packed in briquettes marked with the logo of a French luxury fashion brand and concealed in a “hidden cavity” under the fruit.
If you’re thinking about making the trip, The Moscow Times has put together a list of things you should know before you go.
Slovakia withheld its support, seeking specific guarantees on the EU’s proposal to end imports of Russian gas by Jan. 1, 2028.
A second victim of the attack was hospitalized in the Volokonovsky district and later discharged for outpatient treatment, authorities said.
Russian authorities accuse businessman Normunds Bomis, who holds a 50% stake in Rizhsky Khleb, of helping finance Ukraine’s Azov Brigade.
If the law is passed, authorities will be able to classify an organization as extremist based solely on a single criminal conviction of one of its members.
Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry said water levels rose in three rivers, flooding the village of Oymyakon and three nearby settlements.
As Moscow and Kyiv have held several rounds of prisoner swaps, reports have surfaced of exchanged Russian soldiers being redeployed to the front.
The two-year program at Moscow’s Higher School of Economics (HSE) is described as the first of its kind in Russia.
Latvian authorities had stripped Dozhd of its license in December 2022, accusing it of depicting annexed Crimea as part of Russia and airing content that allegedly supported Russian troops.
The helicopter went missing on Monday while returning from repairs in the village of Chumikan to its base in Magadan via Okhotsk.
Officers who refuse bribes will now be compensated in full as a reward for their integrity, essentially receiving the money anyway.
Lawmakers had removed more than 30 microfinance organizations from the list of 47 authorized mortgage lenders in May 2024 to limit lending outside the Central Bank’s oversight.
Xi said both nations must implement the "key agreements" reached during his recent talks with President Vladimir Putin.
Russia experienced 655 mobile internet shutdowns in June alone, more than double the total number of shutdowns worldwide during all of 2024.
Maestro Valery Gergiev is scheduled to conduct a concert on July 27 at the Reggia di Caserta, a former royal palace near the southern city of Naples.
Authorities said parts of the city received a month’s worth of rain in under two hours.
Originally from New York, Daniel Martindale previously said he had done “everything to save the lives of Russian soldiers” fighting in eastern Ukraine.
Officials and state media appeared dismissive of Trump’s threat to impose major economic sanctions unless Moscow ends its war in Ukraine in 50 days.
As of 10 a.m. Moscow time Tuesday, the MOEX Index was up 1.18% to 2,746 points, while the dollar-denominated RTS Index climbed 1.2% to 1,104.
Regional authorities said a teenager was among those wounded in the early morning attack, while a man was hospitalized in a coma.
The initiative would see the opening of a so-called “Russian House” in Abu Dhabi by 2026 or 2027.
Trump threatened Moscow with massive new economic sanctions if it fails to end the war and laid out plans for new infusions of weaponry for Kyiv.
The incident came amid heavy rainstorms that swept through central Russia after a heat wave over the weekend.
The nurse-turned-Indigenous-activist discusses activism in exile, xenophobia against people from the Caucasus in Russia and Dagestan’s future.
Security systems will start using technology developed by Ntechlab, a leading Russian facial recognition company under Western sanctions.
The popular writer was found guilty of justifying terrorism, facilitating terrorist activity and violating Russia’s “foreign agent” laws.
The floating mechanism aims to respond more effectively to market fluctuations and to undercut Russia’s oil revenues.
Authorities allege that Dmitry Artyakov laundered millions of euros through real estate transactions in Spain.
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service claimed that the Western military alliance was turning Moldova into a “forward base” on its eastern flank.
Satellite imagery reveals an increase in defensive construction at airfields including Khalino in the Kursk region and the Saki airbase in annexed Crimea.
