The Moscow Times
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๐ข Derk Sauer ๐
since 1992 ๐ Amsterdam
The Moscow Times (MT) is an Amsterdam-based independent English-language and Russian-language online newspaper. It was in print in Russia from 1992 until 2017 and was distributed free of charge at places frequented by English-speaking tourists and expatriates, such as hotels, cafรฉs, embassies, and airlines, and also by subscription. โ Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
โ๏ธ Center (AllSides) ยท ๐ not on Wikipedia's list
- ๐ถ๏ธ Worded to stir 22% of its headlines ยท median 32 ยท 69% of the median
- โ๏ธ Bad news 45% of its headlines ยท median 40 ยท 1.1ร the median
- โ๏ธ Rewrites 8.8 per 100 headlines ยท median 3.6 ยท 2.4ร the median
- ๐ก Wire copy 4% AP or Reuters headlines ยท median 0 ยท the median outlet has none
The bar is this outlet; the tick โ is the median of the 145 outlets on the outlets page, over 30 days.
๐ถ๏ธloaded
๐ง๏ธgrim news
๐ฑoften fear
๐ฐ 823 headlines in 30 days ยท 25 on its front page now
๐งฌ Its fingerprint
๐ฆ No fingerprint: it's in too few of our stories in the last weeks (we build stories from US and UK front pages), or it's an aggregator.
๐ญ The feelings in its headlines
๐ฑ more fear than most less hope ๐ค
Its headlines on its front page now against the average outlet's, ranked-choice style: to the right in orange, more of a feeling than the average outlet; to the left in teal, less; grey, within 2 points of it. The figure is in percentage points; hover or tap a row for both shares.
- ๐ฑ fear +12 pts
- ๐ญ sadness +7 pts
- ๐ฅ no strong feeling โ same
- ๐คฏ surprise -2 pts
- ๐ joy โ -2
- ๐คฎ disgust -3 pts
- ๐คฌ anger -5 pts
- ๐ค hope -8 pts
๐ฐ On its front page now
๐ With the pack
headlines in our stories, by the story's rank among the 73 we follow now (the most outlets first); the bar is how many outlets run the story, ๐ซ blue the left-rated share and ๐ red the right-rated
๐ฆ None of its headlines is in one of our stories right now.
๐ฆ Only here
headlines in none of the stories we follow: few or no other outlets ran them, as far as our matching can tell; numbered by their place on its front page
- ๐ฆ Abu Dhabi Talks End With Prisoner Exchange But No Peace Breakthrough Russia and Ukraine agreed to carry out a major exchange of prisoners in the coming days despite persistent differences in negotiation positions. 3 Min read
- ๐ฆ Russia's Ambassador to the United States Dies at 66 The Foreign Ministry did not disclose the cause of Alexander Darchiev's death at the age of 66. 1 Min read
- ๐ฆ FSB Arrests Alleged Polish Intelligence Agents in Kaliningrad Region The FSB claimed the two individuals were gathering information about military facilities in the western Kaliningrad region. 1 Min read
- ๐ฆ Russia's AI Ambitions Take a Hit With Ukrainian Data Center Strikes Russia's drive to develop "sovereign" AI was already struggling. Then came the drone strikes. 4 Min read
- ๐ฆ Russia, China and U.S. in Talks to Curb AI Use in Nuclear Arsenals, Report Says Leaders from the three countries are expected to hold a trilateral summit in Shenzhen next week. 1 Min read
- ๐ฆ opinion Olga Abramenko Russia Normalized Torture Long Before It Quit the European Treaty Meant to Prevent It Without external oversight, even ordinary detention sites have turned into black holes of torture. 5 Min read
- ๐ฆ Kremlin Denies Having Ties to American Soldier Arrested in U.K. for Spying British counterterrorism police arrested the 41-year-old senior U.S. soldier on Tuesday near the city of Gloucester in southwestern England following a... 1 Min read
- ๐ฆ Olga Abramenko Russia Normalized Torture Long Before It Quit the European Treaty Meant to Prevent It 5 Min read
- ๐ฆ Fiona O'Brien Novaya Gazeta Has Been 'Killed,' But Putin Must Not Be Given the Final Word 5 Min read
- ๐ฆ Nov. 11, 2026 CSTO Strips Armenia of Voting Rights
- ๐ฆ Nov. 11, 2026 Kremlin Denies Having Ties to American Soldier Arrested in U.K. for Spying
- ๐ฆ Nov. 11, 2026 Ex-Minister Mikhail Abyzov Jailed 14 Years Over U.S. Solar Investments
๐ฆ all 25 only here
- ๐ฆ Nov. 11, 2026 Russia's AI Ambitions Take a Hit With Ukrainian Data Center Strikes
- ๐ฆ Nov. 11, 2026 Spate of Deadly Bear Attacks in Russia Has Left 35 People Dead
- ๐ฆ Nov. 11, 2026 Moscow Court Jails 3 Former Rusnano Executives for Abuse of Power
- ๐ฆ Nov. 11, 2026 Russia's Ambassador to the United States Dies at 66
- ๐ฆ In Photos: Novaya Gazeta Bids Farewell to Legendary Office After Closure
- ๐ฆ Russians in Serbia Count the Cost of Alta Bank's Collapse The shutdown of a lender favored by Russian emigres has frozen savings and salaries as Vuฤiฤ-era networks unravel. 5 Min read
- ๐ฆ 1 FSB Arrests Alleged Polish Intelligence Agents in Kaliningrad Region
- ๐ฆ 2 Ukrainian Drones Kill 2 in Western Smolensk Region as Baltics and Finland Issue Air Alerts
- ๐ฆ 3 Abu Dhabi Talks End With Prisoner Exchange But No Peace Breakthrough
- ๐ฆ 4 Russia, China and U.S. in Talks to Curb AI Use in Nuclear Arsenals, Report Says
- ๐ฆ 5 Kremlin Denies Having Ties to American Soldier Arrested in U.K. for Spying
- ๐ฆ Feature Russians in Serbia Count the Cost of Alta Bank's Collapse The shutdown of a lender favored by Russian emigres has frozen savings and salaries as Vuฤiฤ-era networks unravel. 5 Min read
- ๐ฆ Moscow Court Jails 3 Former Rusnano Executives for Abuse of Power Russian authorities have opened criminal cases against at least 20 Rusnano executives, employees and business partners in recent years. 2 Min read
Headlines it rewrote
4 Russia, China and U.S. in Talks to Curb AI Use in Nuclear Arsenals, Report Says
2 Ukrainian Drones Kill 2 in Western Smolensk Region as Baltics and Finland Issue Air Alerts
1 FSB Arrests Alleged Polish Intelligence Agents in Kaliningrad Region
3 Abu Dhabi Talks End With Prisoner Exchange But No Peace Breakthrough
1 Russian Soldiers Detained in Armenia Over Alleged Assault of Ukrainian Man
5 Tour Companies Ask for Government Support After Largest Bank in Maldives Rejects Russian Payments
Novaya Gazeta Has Been 'Killed,' But Putin Must Not Be Given the Final Word opinion The legendary newspaper's fate shows why supporting Russian independent journalism is more important than ever before. 5 Min read
opinion Fiona OโBrien Novaya Gazeta Has Been 'Killed,' But Putin Must Not Be Given the Final Word The legendary newspaper's fate shows why supporting Russian independent journalism is more important than ever before. 5 Min read
Russia and Ukraine Hold New Round of U.S.-Mediated Peace Talks in Abu Dhabi The two-day negotiations mark a resumption of peace efforts that stalled earlier this year after Trump launched the war against Iran. 3 Min read
Russia and Ukraine Hold New Round of U.S.-Mediated Peace Talks in Abu Dhabi The two-day negotiations mark a resumption of peace efforts that stalled earlier this year after Trump launched the war against Iran. 4 Min read
4 Nearly 100 Communities in Dagestan Left Without Power After Storm
3 Kremlin Rejects European Role in Upcoming Abu Dhabi Talks
Russian Security Council Calls for Rapid Deployment of Starlink Rival Satellites A group of experts on the council warned that Elon Musk's satellite network could be used to destabilize countries throughout the world. 1 Min read
1 Trump Meets Privately With Putin Envoy After White House Event Marking Oleshky Ceasefire