{"id":1342,"date":"2018-08-10T15:06:26","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T13:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/?page_id=1342"},"modified":"2021-02-21T13:38:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T12:38:56","slug":"the-moscow-times","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/?page_id=1342","title":{"rendered":"The Moscow Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"feedzy-b0fac8583e1bae10920221e57874b15d feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/news\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\">The Moscow Times - Independent News From Russia<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> The Moscow Times offers everything you need to know about Russia: Breaking news, top stories, business,\n\t\t\tanalysis, opinion, multimedia<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/07\/03\/as-long-as-theres-no-beer-shortage-russians-mock-fuel-crisis-in-memes-a93163\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">\u2018As Long as There\u2019s No Beer Shortage\u2019: Russians Mock Fuel Crisis in Memes<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 3 July 2026 at 16:13 <\/small><p>While the disruptions have sparked widespread public frustration, many Russians have turned to humor to cope with the crisis.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/07\/03\/5-killed-in-ukrainian-strike-on-market-in-occupied-zaporizhzhia-pro-kremlin-official-says-a93162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">5 Killed in Ukrainian Strike on Market in Occupied Zaporizhzhia, Pro-Kremlin Official Says<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 3 July 2026 at 15:02 <\/small><p>Another 18 people were said to have been wounded in the afternoon attack on an open-air market in the city of Tokmak.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/07\/03\/putins-job-approval-rating-sees-sharpest-weekly-drop-since-ukraine-invasion-vtsiom-a93161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Putin\u2019s Job Approval Rating Sees Sharpest Weekly Drop Since Ukraine Invasion \u2013 VTsIOM<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 3 July 2026 at 14:17 <\/small><p>The survey, conducted between June 22 and June 28, shows Putin\u2019s job approval rating dropping to 66.9%, down from 70.4% the prior week.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/07\/03\/moscow-woman-released-from-jail-after-orthodox-church-intervenes-in-easter-cake-hookah-case-a93160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Moscow Woman Released From Jail After Orthodox Church Intervenes in Easter Cake Hookah Case<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 3 July 2026 at 12:28 <\/small><p>In May, a judge\u00a0sentenced\u00a0Ksenia Belousova to three years and 25 days in prison after finding her guilty of offending the feelings of religious believers.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/07\/03\/former-rosaviatsia-chief-charged-with-fraud-reports-say-a93159\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Former Rosaviatsia Chief Charged With Fraud, Reports Say<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 3 July 2026 at 11:36 <\/small><p>Alexander Neradko led Rosaviatsia from 2009 until he was removed for undisclosed reasons in September 2023.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/07\/03\/kursk-region-officials-wounded-in-remotely-detonated-mine-blast-a93158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Kursk Region Officials Wounded in \u2018Remotely Detonated\u2019 Mine Blast<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 3 July 2026 at 09:48 <\/small><p>Two of those wounded and hospitalized were identified as Rylsk District head Vladimir Kovalchuk and Sergei Besedin, the director of a municipal maintenance department.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/07\/03\/russian-army-general-arrested-on-fraud-charges-rbc-a93157\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Russian Army General Arrested on Fraud Charges \u2013 RBC<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 3 July 2026 at 08:41 <\/small><p>Major General Alexander Dembitsky headed a recently created army corps within the Leningrad Military District, RBC reported.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/07\/03\/ukrainian-attacks-on-western-russia-kill-2-a93156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Ukrainian Attacks on Western Russia Kill 2<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 3 July 2026 at 07:42 <\/small><p>Authorities in the Belgorod and Bryansk border regions reported one death each during overnight air attacks.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/07\/03\/russia-defeats-us-in-moscow-ice-hockey-match-aimed-at-normalizing-ties-a93153\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Russia Defeats U.S. in Moscow Ice Hockey Match Aimed at Normalizing Ties<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 3 July 2026 at 07:24 <\/small><p>Putin first proposed holding hockey matches between Russian and American players during a phone call with Trump in March 2025.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/07\/02\/russian-born-playrix-billionaire-becomes-international-booker-prize-sponsor-a93154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Russian-Born Playrix Billionaire Becomes International Booker Prize Sponsor<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 2 July 2026 at 18:09 <\/small><p>The Booker Prize will be renamed the Bukhman International Booker Prize and the prize money for the winning author and translator will be doubled.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/07\/02\/russia-is-gearing-up-for-nationwide-elections-this-is-what-you-need-to-know-a93142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Russia Is Gearing Up for Nationwide Elections. This Is What You Need to Know.<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 2 July 2026 at 15:09 <\/small><p>Though United Russia is expected to dominate, the elections could offer insight into how the war in Ukraine has affected Russian politics.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/07\/02\/yabloko-member-detained-in-moscow-over-alleged-donations-to-banned-org-a93152\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Yabloko Member Detained in Moscow Over Alleged Donations to Banned Org<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 2 July 2026 at 14:55 <\/small><p>Elena Perepelitsa was detained in connection with donations she allegedly made to a banned organization, the party said.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/07\/02\/ukrainian-drone-attack-wounds-2-belarusian-bus-drivers-in-russias-bryansk-region-a93151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Ukrainian Drone Attack Wounds 2 Belarusian Bus Drivers in Russia\u2019s Bryansk Region<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 2 July 2026 at 14:10 <\/small><p>Belarusian state media reported that the bus was carrying 19 passengers and the two drivers when it was struck on the Russian side of the border at around noon local time.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/07\/02\/gasoline-prices-in-annexed-sevastopol-jump-30-in-one-week-a93150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Gasoline Prices in Annexed Sevastopol Jump 30% in One Week<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 2 July 2026 at 13:38 <\/small><p>The average price of gasoline in the Crimean port city reached the equivalent of $5.80 per gallon on June 29, according to new Rosstat data.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/07\/02\/medvedev-to-lead-russian-delegation-at-iranian-supreme-leaders-funeral-a93149\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Medvedev to Lead Russian Delegation at Iranian Supreme Leader\u2019s Funeral<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 2 July 2026 at 12:17 <\/small><p>Long-delayed funeral processions for Iran\u2019s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will begin on Saturday in Tehran and conclude on July 9.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/07\/02\/georgias-only-oil-refinery-to-stop-using-russian-crude-by-september-a93147\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Georgia\u2019s Only Oil Refinery to Stop Using Russian Crude by September<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 2 July 2026 at 10:32 <\/small><p>Earlier, the EU had threatened to include the Kulevi refinery in\u00a0its 20th sanctions package over Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/07\/02\/ukrainian-charged-in-germany-over-nord-stream-blasts-a93148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Ukrainian Charged in Germany Over Nord Stream Blasts<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 2 July 2026 at 09:42 <\/small><p>Serhii K. is accused of acting on behalf of Ukrainian government entities alongside other military personnel to sabotage the undersea pipelines in 2022.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/07\/02\/russian-embassy-in-sweden-says-it-was-attacked-by-drones-a93146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Russian Embassy in Sweden Says It Was \u2018Attacked\u2019 by Drones<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 2 July 2026 at 08:43 <\/small><p>The diplomatic mission said one of the drones was carrying a \u201cfake improvised explosive device\u201d when it fell onto its premises.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/07\/02\/russian-air-barrage-on-kyiv-kills-at-least-18-a93145\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Russian Air Barrage on Kyiv Kills At Least 18<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 2 July 2026 at 07:30 <\/small><p>Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry claimed it hit military and energy facilities in Ukraine in retaliation for recent attacks on its own infrastructure.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/07\/01\/bridge-linking-occupied-donetsk-with-mariupol-collapses-after-ukrainian-attack-a93143\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Bridge Linking Occupied Donetsk With Mariupol Collapses After Ukrainian Attack<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 1 July 2026 at 14:33 <\/small><p>The strike targeted a bridge crossing the Malyi Kalchyk river near the village of Hranitne, Kremlin-backed authorities said.<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{float:left;position:relative;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image span{display:inline-block;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-position:50%;background-size:cover}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{margin:.3em 1em 0 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