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The Moscow Times (EN)

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The Moscow Times (EN)

15 Nov, 20:09

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Russia To Stop Delivering Gas to Austria – Energy Company

Russia is expected to stop delivering gas to Austria from Saturday, said a spokeswoman for OMV, the Alpine nation's energy company.

"We have been informed" by Russian energy giant Gazprom that it will no longer deliver Russian gas, the OMV spokeswoman told AFP on Friday.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

15 Nov, 19:05

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Ukraine Will Face Severe Hardship if Russia Targets Its Energy Grid This Winter, UN Warns

The United Nations warned Friday that renewed Russian strikes on Ukraine’s battered energy infrastructure could bring severe hardship and trigger further mass displacement.

“If they were to target the energy sector again, this could be a tipping point,” said Matthias Schmale, the UN’s humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine. Such attacks, he added, could “tip the scale for further mass movement, both inside the country and outside.”

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The Moscow Times (EN)

15 Nov, 18:04

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Russian Oil Refineries Risk Closure Amid Mounting Losses – Reuters

At least three Russian oil refineries could face closures next year as declining exports, high crude oil costs and soaring interest rates lead to mounting financial losses, Reuters reported Friday, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter.

The Tuapse refinery, a large but “relatively unsophisticated” facility owned by the state-backed oil giant Rosneft, has reportedly halted production multiple times this year. Smaller independent refineries, Ilsky in Krasnodar and Novoshakhtinsky in Rostov, have been operating at half capacity for months due to weak profit margins.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

15 Nov, 17:25

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Scholz Speaks With Putin for First Time in Nearly 2 Years, German Media Report

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke to President Vladimir Putin over the phone on Friday, the German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported.

The conversation comes just days after Sholz said he was interested in talking with the Kremlin leader about possible solutions to end the war in Ukraine, which is nearing the third-year mark.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

15 Nov, 16:48

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Ukraine Arrests Army Officer Accused of Spying for Russia

Ukrainian authorities announced Friday the arrest of an army officer accused of leaking classified information about military operations to Russia.

The SBU security service said the man, a lieutenant colonel, had been recruited by Russia before its 2022 invasion and was "activated" this year to disclose plans for Ukrainian Defense Forces' operations behind enemy lines.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

15 Nov, 16:31

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Russian Satellite Interference Disrupts TV Broadcasts Across Europe – Dutch Media

Russian interference with satellite systems in Europe has disrupted television broadcasting, including a children’s channel, several times since spring, Dutch media reported Friday, citing internal investigations by companies impacted by the disruptions.

Five satellites operated by French company Eutelsat and one by Luxembourg’s SES were briefly hijacked between mid-March and early November, according to a report by Nieuwsuur, a Dutch news program.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

15 Nov, 16:10

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U.K. Scrambles Jets to Monitor Russian Military Plane Over North Sea

British fighter jets were sent to intercept a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying close to U.K. airspace, the Defense Ministry said Friday.

Two Royal Air Force Typhoon jets from Lossiemouth, Scotland, shadowed the Russian Bear-F aircraft as it flew over the North Sea on Thursday, according to the ministry.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

15 Nov, 14:21

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Opposition Protesters Storm Parliament in Abkhazia

Protesters broke onto the premises of Abkhazia’s parliament building on Friday, opposing an investment agreement with Russia they claim threatens the breakaway region’s economic and security interests.

Scores of demonstrators gathered in Sukhumi as lawmakers gathered to consider ratifying the controversial Russian-Abkhazian investment agreement, with activists arguing the deal would enable Russians to buy newly built complexes in the region, effectively undermining local control.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

15 Nov, 12:49

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Moscow Calls for Release of Russians Held Hostage in Gaza

Russia’s Foreign Minister on Friday called on Palestinian militants to release two Russian-Israeli hostages after one of them appeared in a video earlier this week.

Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian militant group allied with Hamas, released a video on Wednesday of Alexander Trufanov, who was forcibly taken to Gaza amid the Hamas-led attack on Israel last October.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

14 Nov, 21:24

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Kremlin and FSB Order Gulag Museum’s Closure in Latest Crackdown on Historical Memory

High-ranking Kremlin officials and Russia’s security services were behind the decision to shutter Moscow’s award-winning Gulag History Museum, Moscow officials close to the matter have said.

Moscow authorities announced Wednesday that the museum, which chronicles one of the darkest chapters of the Soviet Union’s repressions, would temporarily close due to “fire safety violations” that “pose a threat to the safety and comfort of visitors.”

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The Moscow Times (EN)

14 Nov, 20:18

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Russian Sentenced to 24 Years for Army Office Arson Attempts


A Russian military court sentenced on Thursday a man to 24 years in prison for the attempted arson of a military recruitment office, state media reported.

Russia has seen a spate of arson attacks on draft offices since it sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

14 Nov, 19:17

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Opinion | Putin Pulls From Stalin’s Playbook in Sending North Koreans Disguised as Buryats to Ukraine
By Maria Vyushkova

As news of North Korean troops being sent to Russia to fight against Ukraine made global headlines, some sources claimed these troops were being trained at a military base in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, to be sent to the Ukraine front line “disguised as Buryats” (since both Koreans and Buryats are Asians and ostensibly hard to tell apart). 

The views expressed in opinion pieces do not necessarily reflect the position of The Moscow Times.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

14 Nov, 19:13

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Russia’s Elites, Family and Friends Travel Abroad on Diplomatic Passports – The Insider

Russia’s political and business elites, as well as their friends and family, have for years been able to travel abroad using diplomatic passports, the investigative news outlet The Insider reported Thursday, citing documents it obtained.

Russian law does not explicitly allow non-diplomats to obtain diplomatic passports, but they may still be issued to anyone “as decided by the President of Russia,” creating an exploitable loophole.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

14 Nov, 17:37

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Anti-War Theater Director Jailed 8 Years Over Social Posts Calling for Putin’s Death

A Russian military court has sentenced a theater director to eight years in prison for anti-war comments that include calls to kill President Vladimir Putin, the independent news website Mediazona reported Thursday.

Anastasia Berezhinskaya, 43, was accused of “discrediting” and spreading “false information” about the Russian military, as well as “justifying terrorism,” in a series of posts on the Russian social network Vkontakte.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

14 Nov, 16:48

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‘End This Cursed War’: Russian Border Village Residents Appeal to Putin Amid Displacement

Residents displaced by fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces in the Kursk region have grown increasingly vocal about government failures to ensure their safety and provide promised compensation for destroyed property, with a group of people from one village near the ongoing clashes calling on President Vladimir Putin to bring an end to the war in Ukraine.

“We ask you to end this cursed war, which has claimed the lives of many innocent people,” said an elderly man reading out a collective letter from residents of Olgovka addressed to Putin. “We’ve been left homeless… We’ve been living in hell over the past three months.”

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The Moscow Times (EN)

14 Nov, 16:18

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Russia Threatens Draft Dodgers With Travel Restrictions, Fines By Text Message

Moscow military enlistment offices have started issuing notifications to conscripts warning of potential travel restrictions and other penalties for failing to report for mandatory service, the investigative outlet iStories has reported.

Reports of messages warning Russian men about the consequences of evading conscription first circulated on social media and were later verified by Artyom Klyga, a lawyer from Russia’s Movement of Conscientious Objectors.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

14 Nov, 14:27

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Moscow’s Gulag History Museum Shutters Over Fire Safety Violations

Moscow’s Gulag History Museum announced its temporary closure on Thursday, citing fire safety violations amid what critics say is a broader attempt by the Russian authorities to downplay Soviet-era repression.

The museum said that the safety violations, flagged by the city’s construction inspection center, “pose a threat to the safety and comfort of visitors” and must be addressed before reopening.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

14 Nov, 13:30

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Italian Citizen Arrested After Trying to Bring Hashish Into Russia

Russian law enforcement officers arrested an Italian citizen at the border with Latvia after he tried to bring 170 grams (6 ounces) of hashish with him into the country, Russia’s customs service said Thursday.

Authorities said the 30-year-old Italian, who was not named, sought to enter the western Pskov region on his motorcycle.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

14 Nov, 12:49

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Russian Airports to Require Biometric Checks for Foreign Travelers Starting Next Month

Foreigners arriving in Russia through four Moscow airports and a land border checkpoint with Kazakhstan will be required to submit their photos and fingerprints starting next month, according to a Russian government decree.

The new rules take effect on Dec. 1 as part of a policy experiment and will last at least until June 30, 2026. Biometric requirements will be extended to all Russian border checkpoints starting June 30, 2025.

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The Moscow Times (EN)

13 Nov, 20:21

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Explainer: How Does Russia Loom Over Abkhazia’s Latest Protests?

Georgia’s breakaway Abkhazia region was rocked by protests this week after five activists opposing a controversial investment treaty with Russia were detained and held by security services. 

Though all detainees were released on Tuesday after nearly 24 hours of protests, tensions persist as the region’s parliament is set to vote on ratification of the divisive treaty on Friday. 

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