Day: January 14, 2020
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No Fat Cats in the Plane Cabin, Russia Says
Russia will not set uniform size and weight rules for flying pets after an overweight cat snuck into a plane’s cabin captured the nation’s heart, the Transportation Ministry has said in a letter cited by the pro-Kremlin Izvestia newspaper Tuesday. Russia’s union of passengers asked the ministry to set the rules after national flag carrier…
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Russia Readies Sweeping Amnesty Bill for 75th WWII Anniversary
Russia’s lower house of parliament has prepared a wide-reaching amnesty bill intended to mark the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. The end of the Great Patriotic War, as World War II is known in Russia, is still celebrated as the country’s most important public holiday every May…
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Brain Freeze: Russian Firm Offers Path to Immortality for a Fee
When Alexei Voronenkov’s 70-year-old mother passed away, he paid to have her brain frozen and stored in the hope breakthroughs in science will one day be able to bring her back to life. It is one of 71 brains and human cadavers — which Russian company KrioRus calls its “patients” — floating in liquid nitrogen…
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Russia Investigates World Cup Nigerian Prostitution Ring – TASS
Authorities in Russia are investigating a Nigerian criminal network that allegedly forced women into prostitution after they arrived visa-free during Russia’s football World Cup in 2018, the state-run TASS news agency reported Monday. Two Nigerians were arrested in October 2018 and charged with human trafficking after selling one victim to a police officer posing as…
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Khodorkovsky Was Denied Right to Fair Russian Trial, Court Says
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the Russian businessman who spent nearly a decade in prison in Russia on what he said were politically motivated charges by the Kremlin, won a second victory at Europe’s top human rights court. The Russian trial judge’s refusal to “allow the defense to examine prosecution and defense witnesses and to submit important expert…
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Belarussian Writer Alexievich Starts All-Women Publishing House
As the only remaining independent, English-language news source reporting from Russia, The Moscow Times plays a critical role in connecting Russia to the world. Editorial decisions are made entirely by journalists in our newsroom, who adhere to the highest ethical standards. We fearlessly cover issues that are often considered off-limits or taboo in Russia, from…
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Siberian Shaman Seeks Global Allies in Latest Quest to ‘Expel’ Putin
A Siberian shaman has called on supporters from around the world to join his third attempt to cast President Vladimir Putin out of power this spring. Alexander Gabyshev was detained twice last year while hiking toward Moscow to expel Putin from the Kremlin. Activists say authorities suspect Gabyshev of inciting extremism, a criminal charge that…
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Moscow’s Record Wave of Bomb Hoaxes Continues Into 2020
More than 50,000 Muscovites have been evacuated in 2020 so far in the latest wave of bomb threats after more than 1 million evacuations last year, Interfax reported Tuesday. The New Year’s holidays provided a brief respite from the bomb hoaxes which have intermittently plagued Russia since late 2017. A record 1.1 million have been…
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Russian Hackers Targeted Ukrainian Company at Center of Trump’s Impeachment Storm
Russian military hackers tried to steal emails from the Ukrainian energy firm where Hunter Biden, the son of Democratic U.S. presidential contender Joe Biden, had a seat on the board, an American cybersecurity firm said on Monday. Energy company Burisma Holdings was at the center of attempts by President Donald Trump last July to pressure…
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Criminal Case Opened Against Cops Who Arrested Russian Journalist Golunov
As the only remaining independent, English-language news source reporting from Russia, The Moscow Times plays a critical role in connecting Russia to the world. Editorial decisions are made entirely by journalists in our newsroom, who adhere to the highest ethical standards. We fearlessly cover issues that are often considered off-limits or taboo in Russia, from…