The number of new foreign car models introduced in Russia has plummeted in 2025, reflecting a sharp downturn in consumer demand and a broader slump in the country’s auto market, according to the analytical agency Avtostat.

Only about 20 new foreign models were launched in the first half of the year compared to more than 100 during the same period

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A postgraduate student in St. Petersburg who was jailed for vandalizing a military enlistment office in protest of the war in Ukraine has been released from prison, independent media reported Wednesday.

Vladimir Mironov, 27, was arrested in February 2023 after he smashed windows and spray-painted anti-war slogans on the walls of an army recruitment

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Russian authorities are exploring the introduction of a new industrial levy aimed at shielding local manufacturers from foreign competition while helping to fill widening gaps in the federal budget, Industry and Trade Minister Anton Alikhanov said.

The proposal comes amid the sharpest contraction in manufacturing activity since the early months of

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French President Emmanuel Macron advised Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to concur a ceasefire in Ukraine as quickly as possible as the 2 held their very first known phone talks in over 2.5 years, the Elysee said.The Kremlin confirmed the conversation, saying that Putin blamed the West for the conflict and said any peace deal should be
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A court in the city of Yekaterinburg on Wednesday placed six ethnic Azerbaijani guys in pre-trial detention over a decades-old murder case, days after the deaths of two Azerbaijani detainees in Russian custody stimulated a bitter diplomatic row between Moscow and Baku.Law enforcement authorities initiallyarrested more than 50 people on Friday in
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A Taliban diplomat will on Tuesday assume the function as Afghanistan's ambassador to Russia, the Islamist group's very first leading envoy to Moscow given that taking power in 2021, Russian state media reported.Gul Hassan, a previous consul in Pakistan, arrived in the capital earlier on Tuesday and will soon take up his duties, the state-run TASS news agency said.A Taliban diplomat will on Tuesday assume the function as Afghanistan's ambassador to Russia, the Islamist group's very first leading envoy to Moscow considering that seizing power in 2021, Russian state media reported.Gul Hassan, a previous consul in Pakistan, showed up in the capital previously on Tuesday and will soon use up his responsibilities, the state-run TASS news company said.An official at the Afghan embassy told AFP that Hassan was due to arrive today. Moscow has expanded its financial and diplomatic ties with the Islamist group since it went back to power in Afghanistan following a 20-year insurgency against the U.S.-backed federal government in Kabul.Several other countries including China and the United Arab Emirates have actually likewise accepted a Taliban-appointed envoy, though no state has yet formally acknowledged them as Afghanistan's legal government.The Taliban seized power after American forces supporting the nation's internationally acknowledged government pulled out in 2021. Moscow has taken steps to stabilize relations with the Taliban authorities ever since, removing their designation as a terrorist company in April and welcoming them to main events.Russia had actually currently accepted a Taliban-appointed charge d'affaires in 2022. Russia was the very first nation to open a company representative workplace in Kabul after the Taliban takeover, and has revealed strategies to use Afghanistan as a transit hub for gas heading to Southeast Asia.In July 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the Taliban allies in the battle versus terrorism. A Message from The Moscow Times: Dear readers, We are dealing with extraordinary obstacles. Russia's Prosecutor General's Office has actually designated The Moscow Times as an undesirable organization, criminalizing our work and putting our staff at threat of prosecution. This follows our earlier unfair labeling as a foreign representative. These actions are direct efforts to silence independent journalism in Russia. The authorities claim our work rejects the choices of the Russian management. We see things in a different way: we aim to supply accurate, objective reporting on Russia.We, the reporters of The Moscow Times, decline to be silenced. But to continue our work, we require your help.Your support, no matter how small, makes a world of difference. If you can, please support us monthly beginning with just $2. It's fast to establish, and every contribution makes a considerable impact.By supporting The Moscow Times, you're safeguarding open, independent journalism in the face of repression. Thank you for standing with us.Continue Not all set to support today? Advise me later.Remind me next monthThank you! Your pointer is set.We will send you one tip email a month from now. For information on the individual information we collect and how it is used, please see our Privacy Policy.
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