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U.S. Soldier Held in Russia Denies Threatening to Kill Girlfriend A U.S. soldier held in Russia denied threatening to kill his Russian girlfriend while also pleading "partially" guilty to theft charges in a court in the Far East city of Vladivostok on Monday. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black was arrested in early May in Vladivostok, where he was visiting a Russian woman he met and dated while stationed in South Korea. Read more | Subscribe to our channel

Kremlin Says Ukraine Peace Summit Produced 'Zero' Results The Kremlin said Monday that this past weekend's international peace summit on Ukraine produced "zero" results. Officials from more than 90 countries gathered in Switzerland between Saturday and Sunday, backing Ukraine's territorial integrity but leaving key questions about how to end the war unanswered. Read more | Subscribe to our channel

Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for IStories Head Editor Anin Russia’s Interior Ministry has issued an arrest warrant for the editor-in-chief of the investigative news outlet IStories, Mediazona reported Monday. Roman Anin, who used to work as a correspondent for the newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was listed in the law enforcement body’s online database of wanted persons but the listing does not indicate any charges against him. Read more | Subscribe to our channel

Artists Against the Kremlin — Anti-War Art Exhibition 📅 Dates: August 3 - September 3, 2024 📍 Location: De Balie, Amsterdam Join us to see over 100 works by Russian-speaking artists who oppose war and authoritarianism. Presented by The Moscow Times, All Rights Reversed gallery and De Balie art venue, “Artists Against the Kremlin” showcases artists from Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine, advocating for positive change through the medium of art. Featuring artists like Linor Goralik, Nadya Tolokonnikova, Philippenzo, Mikhail Ray, and more, this exhibition aims to address the experiences of living in exile versus under authoritarian regimes and to break down the walls that isolate Russia from the free world. Public talks, film screenings, and book launches will be held throughout the exhibition. Visit our landing page for more information: themoscowtimes.com/artistsagainstthekremlin

Putin Appoints Former ‘Bussines Tsar’ Titov as Special Representative President Vladimir Putin on Sunday appointed his former “business tsar” as his special representative to international organizations, a position previously held by veteran reformer Anatoly Chubais before he left Russia two years ago in opposition to the war. Boris Titov, who served as Russia’s business ombudsman from 2012, announced his resignation in the fall of 2022, citing the two-term limit and the demanding nature of the job. Read more | Subscribe to our channel

U.S. Reporter Gershkovich to Stand Trial in Russia on June 26 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will stand trial on espionage charges in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg on June 26, the court overseeing the process said on Monday, adding that the proceedings will take place behind closed doors. Gershkovich was arrested in March 2023 while on a reporting trip in Yekaterinburg and has been held in Moscow's notorious Lefortovo prison since. He is the first Western journalist since the Soviet era to be arrested in Russia on spying charges. Read more | Subscribe to our channel

Peace Summit Calls for Dialogue With Russia, Backs Ukraine's 'Territorial Integrity' Dozens of countries meeting for a landmark international summit on peace in Ukraine agreed Sunday that Kyiv should enter dialogue with Moscow on ending the war, while strongly supporting Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity. More than two years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion, leaders and top officials from more than 90 countries spent the weekend at a Swiss mountainside resort for a two-day summit dedicated to bringing an end to the war. Read more | Subscribe to our channel

Russian Journalist Killed in Ukrainian Drone Strike A Russian journalist was killed in a drone attack in eastern Ukraine, his employer announced Sunday, coming just days after a cameraman from the pro-government NTV channel was killed near the front line. "Our correspondent Nikita Tsitsagi was killed during an attack by Ukrainian army drones," NEWS.ru said in a statement on Telegram. Read more | Subscribe to our channel

Islamic State Inmates Take Prison Guards Hostage in Southern Russia Islamic State inmates have taken two prison officers hostage at a jail in the southern Russian city of Rostov, the prison services announced Sunday. "The inmates took two prison officers hostage" in Detention Center Number One of the Rostov region, prison authorities said in a statement. Read more | Subscribe to our channel

Arts and Life | ‘Of Caravan and the Dogs’: A Countdown to War from Inside the Newsroom By Pippa Crawford One hundred and thirty-eight days before his country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Dmitry Muratov of Novaya Gazeta was accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. In his speech, he quoted the proverb “The dogs bark but the caravan goes on,” usually understood to mean that the sound and fury of journalism have no real impact on the state. Muratov argued things were the other way round — that the “caravan" could not move at all if not for the barking of the “dogs.”  “We are the antidote to tyranny,” he declared. Read more | Subscribe to our channel