The Moscow Times

Russia slashes environmental protections as war rages, economic crisis looms

Russia has quietly made it easier to build pipelines in nature reserves, scrapped regulations on automobile emissions and pushed back measures to reduce pollution as part of a broad rollback of environmental regulations that looks set to gather pace amid the war in Ukraine and a deep economic recession.

June 26, 2022

Russia classifies customs data as sanctions bite

Russian customs officials have classified export and import data to avoid “misinterpretations” ahead of an anticipated drop in trade amid heavy Western sanctions for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

April 22, 2022

Moscow Times' Russian service blocked over war coverage

Barents Observer's media partner in Russia is troubled by Roskomnadzor, Kremlin's media watchdog.

April 15, 2022

Novaya Gazeta launches European edition in bid to dodge Kremlin censorship

Journalists from Russia’s oldest independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, have launched a new, Europe-based media outlet in a bid to avoid an ongoing media clampdown amid their country’s war in Ukraine.

April 07, 2022