Category: Moscow

Book Review: ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’: Welcome to Hotel Metropol and a Noble Soul

Author Amor Towles visited Moscow in 1998. At that point, the Metropol Hotel was nearly celebrating its 100th anniversary. Opening in 1905, it joined the ranks of other leading grand hotels of its era like the Waldorf Astoria in New York, Claridge’s in London, and the Ritz in Paris. All of these hotel siblings shared…


Book Review: ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’: Wecome to Hotel Metropol and a Noble Soul

Author Amor Towles visited Moscow in 1998. At that point, the Metropol Hotel was nearly celebrating its 100th anniversary. Opening in 1905, it joined the ranks of other leading grand hotels of its era like the Waldorf Astoria in New York, Claridge’s in London, and the Ritz in Paris. All of these hotel siblings shared…


Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade: Leaked Opinion; Russia Restarts Attacks on Azovstal Factory | NTD News Today

Russian forces are firing rockets at the Azovstal steel plant again. Moscow says it’s because Ukrainian soldiers took advantage of a ceasefire there to move into firing positions. Officials say about 200 civilians are still trapped in the factory, despite evacuations over the weekend. The closure of all 850 McDonald’s restaurants in Russia has cost…


17 Dead in Russian Military Research Facility Fire Last Week

MOSCOW—At least 17 people have died in last week’s fire at a Russian military research facility, authorities said Monday. The regional government in Tver, a city about 180 kilometers (112 miles) northwest of Moscow, said that so far only five of the victims had been identified. The blaze at the Central Research Institute for Air…


US Wants to See Russian Military ‘Weakened’

The United States wants to see the Russian military “weakened” amid the invasion of Ukraine, said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday as he and Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with officials in Europe. “We want to see Russia weakened to the degree that it can’t do the kinds of things that it has…


China’s Foreign Minister Speaks With Ukrainian Counterpart

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in a phone call on Apr. 4, their second reported conversation since the Russian invasion. Wang reiterated Beijing’s stance on the “Ukraine issue” was to promote peace talks, though he didn’t make any clear commitment toward mediating an end to the conflict, according…


Moscow Exchange to Resume Shares and Bond Trading in Normal Mode on Monday: Central Bank

The Russian central bank said on Saturday that the Moscow Exchange will resume trading on Monday, with shares and bonds in normal mode. It said the trading session will last from 9:50 a.m. until 1:50 p.m. Moscow time (0650–1050 GMT).


Russia Says It Will Decide on Future Use of Moscow’s Renault Plant Next Week

Russian authorities will decide how to use Renault’s plant in Moscow by the end of next week, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said on Thursday, after the carmaker announced it was suspending operations there. Renault, the biggest player in the Russian auto market, said on Wednesday it stopped production at the plant and would…


French Automaker Renault Halts Moscow Operations, Downgrades Financial Outlook

French automaker Renault Group has announced it is suspending operations in Moscow as of March 23 amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The company’s board of directors met earlier on March 23 and approved the decision to pull the plug on activities at its Russian manufacturing plant amid international pressure and the threat of a boycott. “Renault Group…


Navalny Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison by Russian Court

MOSCOW—Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was convicted of fraud and contempt of court and sentenced to nine years in a maximum-security prison on Tuesday, in a trial Kremlin critics see as an attempt to keep President Vladimir Putin’s most ardent foe in prison for as long as possible. A judge also ruled that Navalny would…