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            3     <channel>
            4         <title>The Moscow Times - Independent News From Russia</title>
            5         <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/news</link>
            6         <description>The Moscow Times offers everything you need to know about Russia: Breaking news, top stories, business, analysis, opinion, multimedia, upcoming cultural events</description>
            7         <atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.themoscowtimes.com/rss/news"></atom:link>
            8         <language>en-us</language>
            9         <lastBuildDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 12:16:16 +0100</lastBuildDate>
           10         <ttl>600</ttl>
           11                                         <item>
           12                                 <title>Moscow Hotel Bookings Surpass European Cities Facing Virus Restrictions </title>
           13                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/03/moscow-hotel-bookings-surpass-european-cities-facing-virus-restrictions-a73129</link>
           14                                 <description>Russia has meanwhile denied that it plans to open up for vaccine tourism.</description>
           15                                 <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 11:32:00 +0100</pubDate>
           16                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/03/moscow-hotel-bookings-surpass-european-cities-facing-virus-restrictions-a73129</guid>
           17                         </item>
           18                                         <item>
           19                                 <title>Chechen Leader Kadyrov Taps Cousin for Grozny Mayor</title>
           20                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/03/chechen-leader-kadyrov-taps-cousin-for-grozny-mayor-a73131</link>
           21                                 <description>BBC Russian previously found that nearly one in three Chechen officials were Kadyrov’s relatives.</description>
           22                                 <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 10:19:40 +0100</pubDate>
           23                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/03/chechen-leader-kadyrov-taps-cousin-for-grozny-mayor-a73131</guid>
           24                         </item>
           25                                         <item>
           26                                 <title>Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | March 3</title>
           27                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/03/coronavirus-in-russia-the-latest-news-march-3-a69117</link>
           28                                 <description>Deaths approach 90,000. Mass vaccination.</description>
           29                                 <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
           30                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/03/coronavirus-in-russia-the-latest-news-march-3-a69117</guid>
           31                         </item>
           32                                         <item>
           33                                 <title>Moscow Metro to Implement 'FacePay' Fare Payment System</title>
           34                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/03/moscow-metro-to-implement-facepay-fare-payment-system-a73125</link>
           35                                 <description>The system will be able to recognize passengers even if they're wearing face masks.</description>
           36                                 <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
           37                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/03/moscow-metro-to-implement-facepay-fare-payment-system-a73125</guid>
           38                         </item>
           39                                         <item>
           40                                 <title>Navalny Aide Urges Sanctions on Russian Oligarchs</title>
           41                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/03/navalny-aide-urges-sanctions-on-russian-oligarchs-a73130</link>
           42                                 <description>Leonid Volkov said the latest EU sanctions are a &quot;good step forward&quot; but &quot;not enough.&quot;</description>
           43                                 <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 08:32:37 +0100</pubDate>
           44                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/03/navalny-aide-urges-sanctions-on-russian-oligarchs-a73130</guid>
           45                         </item>
           46                                         <item>
           47                                 <title>‘Don’t Play With Fire,’ Russia Warns After U.S. Navalny Sanctions</title>
           48                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/03/dont-play-with-fire-russia-warns-after-us-navalny-sanctions-a73128</link>
           49                                 <description>Russia promised a “reciprocal but not necessarily symmetrical” response to President Biden’s first major action against Moscow.</description>
           50                                 <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 08:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
           51                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/03/dont-play-with-fire-russia-warns-after-us-navalny-sanctions-a73128</guid>
           52                         </item>
           53                                         <item>
           54                                 <title>EU Says Bloc Will Not Lift Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine</title>
           55                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/02/eu-says-bloc-will-not-lift-sanctions-on-russia-over-ukraine-a73127</link>
           56                                 <description>European Council chief Charles Michel is on a two-day visit to Ukraine.</description>
           57                                 <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2021 18:50:14 +0100</pubDate>
           58                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/02/eu-says-bloc-will-not-lift-sanctions-on-russia-over-ukraine-a73127</guid>
           59                         </item>
           60                                         <item>
           61                                 <title>Russia Says Radio Equipment Stolen From Baikonur Launch Site </title>
           62                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/02/russia-says-radio-equipment-stolen-from-baikonur-launch-site-a73122</link>
           63                                 <description>The reported theft from Baikonur comes months after radio equipment was stolen from Russia’s “Doomsday plane.”</description>
           64                                 <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:53:20 +0100</pubDate>
           65                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/02/russia-says-radio-equipment-stolen-from-baikonur-launch-site-a73122</guid>
           66                         </item>
           67                                         <item>
           68                                 <title>U.S., EU Sanction Russia Over Navalny Poisoning</title>
           69                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/02/us-eu-sanction-russia-over-navalny-poisoning-a73119</link>
           70                                 <description>The U.S. said it is publicly assessing &quot;with high confidence&quot; that FSB officers poisoned Navalny using the Soviet-designed nerve agent Novichok.</description>
           71                                 <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:12:00 +0100</pubDate>
           72                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/02/us-eu-sanction-russia-over-navalny-poisoning-a73119</guid>
           73                         </item>
           74                                         <item>
           75                                 <title>Non-Renewable Energy Saved Texas' Frozen Wind Turbines, Putin Says</title>
           76                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/02/non-renewable-energy-saved-texas-frozen-wind-turbines-putin-says-a73121</link>
           77                                 <description>“They had to use methods that are a far cry from environmental protection to warm the windmills up,” the longtime green energy critic said.</description>
           78                                 <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:20:48 +0100</pubDate>
           79                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/02/non-renewable-energy-saved-texas-frozen-wind-turbines-putin-says-a73121</guid>
           80                         </item>
           81                                         <item>
           82                                 <title>Has Russia Beaten Boom and Bust?</title>
           83                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/02/has-russia-beaten-boom-and-bust-a73126</link>
           84                                 <description>Russia has won plaudits for its macroeconomic handling of the coronavirus. Can other countries learn from its success?</description>
           85                                 <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:39:00 +0100</pubDate>
           86                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/02/has-russia-beaten-boom-and-bust-a73126</guid>
           87                         </item>
           88                                         <item>
           89                                 <title>Explainer: What Is Russia’s Role in Recent Armenian Unrest?</title>
           90                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/02/explainer-what-is-russias-role-in-recent-armenian-unrest-a73084</link>
           91                                 <description>Armenia has faced days of political crisis after its prime minister made controversial remarks on a Russian missile system.</description>
           92                                 <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:35:07 +0100</pubDate>
           93                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/02/explainer-what-is-russias-role-in-recent-armenian-unrest-a73084</guid>
           94                         </item>
           95                                         <item>
           96                                 <title>Israeli Defense System Shot Down Russian Missile in Karabakh War – Reports</title>
           97                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/02/israeli-defense-system-shot-down-russian-missile-in-karabakh-war-reports-a73116</link>
           98                                 <description>An unnamed official said Yerevan launched a Russian Iskander missile “directly into the capital” of Azerbaijan days before its ceasefire with Baku.</description>
           99                                 <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2021 08:13:00 +0100</pubDate>
          100                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/02/israeli-defense-system-shot-down-russian-missile-in-karabakh-war-reports-a73116</guid>
          101                         </item>
          102                                         <item>
          103                                 <title>Slovakia Receives First Shipment of Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine</title>
          104                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/01/slovakia-receives-first-shipment-of-russias-sputnik-v-vaccine-a73115</link>
          105                                 <description>Shipment arrived Monday afternoon and the country's prime minister said he would sidestep EU approval rules to start using the vaccines.</description>
          106                                 <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 18:49:00 +0100</pubDate>
          107                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/01/slovakia-receives-first-shipment-of-russias-sputnik-v-vaccine-a73115</guid>
          108                         </item>
          109                                         <item>
          110                                 <title>Kremlin Rejects Research Showing Falling Incomes</title>
          111                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/01/kremlin-rejects-research-showing-falling-incomes-a73113</link>
          112                                 <description>Russians’ wallets have not been hit harder by the pandemic than those in other countries, the Kremlin claims.</description>
          113                                 <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:33:05 +0100</pubDate>
          114                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/01/kremlin-rejects-research-showing-falling-incomes-a73113</guid>
          115                         </item>
          116                                         <item>
          117                                 <title>UN Experts Urge Global Probe of Navalny Poisoning</title>
          118                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/01/un-experts-urge-global-probe-of-navalny-poisoning-a73114</link>
          119                                 <description>The experts also demanded Navalny's &quot;immediate release&quot; from a Russian penal colony.</description>
          120                                 <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
          121                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/01/un-experts-urge-global-probe-of-navalny-poisoning-a73114</guid>
          122                         </item>
          123                                         <item>
          124                                 <title>U.S., Russia Warships Dock in Strategic Sudan Port</title>
          125                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/01/us-russia-warships-dock-in-strategic-sudan-port-a73110</link>
          126                                 <description>Russia recently signed a 25-year agreement to build a naval base in Port Sudan, part of Moscow's latest geopolitical push into Africa.</description>
          127                                 <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
          128                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/01/us-russia-warships-dock-in-strategic-sudan-port-a73110</guid>
          129                         </item>
          130                                         <item>
          131                                 <title>Second Russian Officer Suspected of Leaking Navalny Poisoners’ Data – Kommersant</title>
          132                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/01/second-russian-officer-suspected-of-leaking-navalny-poisoners-data-kommersant-2-a73105</link>
          133                                 <description>The St. Petersburg police major faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty of abuse of office.</description>
          134                                 <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 11:50:05 +0100</pubDate>
          135                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/01/second-russian-officer-suspected-of-leaking-navalny-poisoners-data-kommersant-2-a73105</guid>
          136                         </item>
          137                                         <item>
          138                                 <title>What Did Japarov Get in Russia?</title>
          139                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/01/what-did-japarov-get-in-russia-a73108</link>
          140                                 <description>The Moscow visit marked Japarov's first foreign trip as President of the Kyrgyz Republic. </description>
          141                                 <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
          142                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/01/what-did-japarov-get-in-russia-a73108</guid>
          143                         </item>
          144                                         <item>
          145                                 <title>2 in 3 Russians Believe Coronavirus Is a Bioweapon – Poll</title>
          146                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/01/2-in-3-russians-believe-coronavirus-is-a-bioweapon-poll-a73101</link>
          147                                 <description>A World Health Organization (WHO) mission investigating the origins of Covid-19 has all but dismissed a theory that it came from a lab in China.</description>
          148                                 <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:01:00 +0100</pubDate>
          149                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/01/2-in-3-russians-believe-coronavirus-is-a-bioweapon-poll-a73101</guid>
          150                         </item>
          151                                         <item>
          152                                 <title>Twitter Maliciously Violates Russian Law, State Censor Says </title>
          153                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/01/twitter-maliciously-violates-russian-law-state-censor-says-a73103</link>
          154                                 <description>Roskomnadzor says Twitter failed to take down thousands of tweets containing banned information.</description>
          155                                 <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 09:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
          156                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/01/twitter-maliciously-violates-russian-law-state-censor-says-a73103</guid>
          157                         </item>
          158                                         <item>
          159                                 <title>In Russian Arctic, Miner Nornickel Exhibits Green Goal</title>
          160                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/01/in-russian-arctic-miner-nornickel-exhibits-green-goal-a73104</link>
          161                                 <description>Arctic's worst polluter aims to transform into an environmentally friendly company.</description>
          162                                 <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:37:00 +0100</pubDate>
          163                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/01/in-russian-arctic-miner-nornickel-exhibits-green-goal-a73104</guid>
          164                         </item>
          165                                         <item>
          166                                 <title>News From Russia: What You Missed Over the Weekend</title>
          167                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/01/news-from-russia-what-you-missed-over-the-weekend-102-a73100</link>
          168                                 <description>Nemtsov remembrance. Navalny's prison colony. Sputnik Light.</description>
          169                                 <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 07:58:10 +0100</pubDate>
          170                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/03/01/news-from-russia-what-you-missed-over-the-weekend-102-a73100</guid>
          171                         </item>
          172                                         <item>
          173                                 <title>‘They Will Break You’: Inside Navalny’s Notorious New Prison Home</title>
          174                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/28/they-will-break-you-inside-navalnys-notorious-new-prison-home-a73099</link>
          175                                 <description>In conversations with The Moscow Times, former inmates of the jail spoke of psychological isolation and harsh conditions.</description>
          176                                 <pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2021 17:43:23 +0100</pubDate>
          177                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/28/they-will-break-you-inside-navalnys-notorious-new-prison-home-a73099</guid>
          178                         </item>
          179                                         <item>
          180                                 <title>Struggling Czech Republic Turns to Russian Jabs After EU Delays</title>
          181                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/28/struggling-czech-republic-turns-to-russian-jabs-after-eu-delays-a73098</link>
          182                                 <description>President Milos Zeman said he personally requested a batch of Russia's Sputnik V vaccines in a letter to Vladimir Putin.</description>
          183                                 <pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2021 14:16:41 +0100</pubDate>
          184                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/28/struggling-czech-republic-turns-to-russian-jabs-after-eu-delays-a73098</guid>
          185                         </item>
          186                                         <item>
          187                                 <title>Russia Launches its First Arctic Monitoring Satellite</title>
          188                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/28/russia-launches-its-first-arctic-monitoring-satellite-a73097</link>
          189                                 <description>The 'Arktika' space system is designed to monitor the climate and environment in the Arctic region.</description>
          190                                 <pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2021 10:13:00 +0100</pubDate>
          191                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/28/russia-launches-its-first-arctic-monitoring-satellite-a73097</guid>
          192                         </item>
          193                                         <item>
          194                                 <title>Putin, Biden Should Aim for More Arms Curbs – Gorbachev</title>
          195                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/27/putin-biden-should-aim-for-more-arms-curbs-gorbachev-a73096</link>
          196                                 <description>&quot;Experience shows that it is necessary to meet and negotiate,&quot; the last Soviet leader said.</description>
          197                                 <pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2021 15:38:00 +0100</pubDate>
          198                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/27/putin-biden-should-aim-for-more-arms-curbs-gorbachev-a73096</guid>
          199                         </item>
          200                                         <item>
          201                                 <title>Russians, Western Envoys Mark Anniversary of Kremlin Critic Nemtsov's Murder</title>
          202                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/27/russians-western-envoys-mark-anniversary-of-kremlin-critic-nemtsovs-murder-a73095</link>
          203                                 <description>Boris Nemtsov was one of President Vladimir Putin's loudest critics until he was shot and killed on a Moscow bridge near the Kremlin. </description>
          204                                 <pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2021 14:58:00 +0100</pubDate>
          205                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/27/russians-western-envoys-mark-anniversary-of-kremlin-critic-nemtsovs-murder-a73095</guid>
          206                         </item>
          207                                         <item>
          208                                 <title>Moscow Mayor Scraps Vote on Soviet Secret Police Chief Statue</title>
          209                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/moscow-mayor-scraps-vote-on-soviet-secret-police-chief-statue-a73093</link>
          210                                 <description>Sergei Sobyanin said the statue election was &quot;increasingly turning into a confrontation between people holding different views.&quot;</description>
          211                                 <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:14:48 +0100</pubDate>
          212                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/moscow-mayor-scraps-vote-on-soviet-secret-police-chief-statue-a73093</guid>
          213                         </item>
          214                                         <item>
          215                                 <title>FBI Adds ‘Putin’s Chef’ to Wanted List, Offers $250K Reward</title>
          216                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/fbi-adds-putins-chef-to-wanted-list-offers-250k-reward-a73090</link>
          217                                 <description>The FBI accuses Prigozhin of “conspiracy to defraud the United States.”</description>
          218                                 <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 15:52:00 +0100</pubDate>
          219                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/fbi-adds-putins-chef-to-wanted-list-offers-250k-reward-a73090</guid>
          220                         </item>
          221                                         <item>
          222                                 <title>Biden Says U.S. Will 'Never' Accept 'Aggressive' Russia's Crimea Annexation</title>
          223                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/biden-says-us-will-never-accept-aggressive-russias-crimea-annexation-a73092</link>
          224                                 <description>Biden's statement marked the seventh anniversary of the Russian invasion of the peninsula.</description>
          225                                 <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 15:39:00 +0100</pubDate>
          226                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/biden-says-us-will-never-accept-aggressive-russias-crimea-annexation-a73092</guid>
          227                         </item>
          228                                         <item>
          229                                 <title>Melting Arctic Forces Polar Bears to Adapt to Land-Based Diet – Russian Scientists</title>
          230                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/melting-arctic-forces-polar-bears-to-adapt-to-land-based-diet-russian-scientists-a73089</link>
          231                                 <description>Russian researchers say they are seeing fewer malnourished polar bears despite shrinking Arctic ice pushing the animals further south.</description>
          232                                 <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 15:15:11 +0100</pubDate>
          233                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/melting-arctic-forces-polar-bears-to-adapt-to-land-based-diet-russian-scientists-a73089</guid>
          234                         </item>
          235                                         <item>
          236                                 <title>Russia’s Booming Intensive Animal Farming ‘A Ticking Time Bomb’ for Future Viruses </title>
          237                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/russias-booming-intensive-animal-farming-a-ticking-time-bomb-for-future-viruses-a73085</link>
          238                                 <description>Following the discovery of the first case of H5N8 bird flu in humans, virologists fear  farms will become virus “petri dishes.”</description>
          239                                 <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:55:00 +0100</pubDate>
          240                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/russias-booming-intensive-animal-farming-a-ticking-time-bomb-for-future-viruses-a73085</guid>
          241                         </item>
          242                                         <item>
          243                                 <title>Opposition to Putin’s Re-Election Hits Post-Crimea High – Poll</title>
          244                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/opposition-to-putins-re-election-hits-post-crimea-high-poll-a73087</link>
          245                                 <description>The results come months after Russians voted in favor of controversial constitutional reforms that allow Putin to run for two more terms.</description>
          246                                 <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:44:21 +0100</pubDate>
          247                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/opposition-to-putins-re-election-hits-post-crimea-high-poll-a73087</guid>
          248                         </item>
          249                                         <item>
          250                                 <title>Russian Prisons Chief Confirms Navalny in Penal Colony</title>
          251                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/russian-prisons-chief-confirms-navalny-in-penal-colony-a73088</link>
          252                                 <description>&quot;I guarantee that there exists no threat to his life and health,&quot; the head of the Federal Prison Service noted. </description>
          253                                 <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:54:00 +0100</pubDate>
          254                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/russian-prisons-chief-confirms-navalny-in-penal-colony-a73088</guid>
          255                         </item>
          256                                         <item>
          257                                 <title>Popular Political Sports Website Bought by Aspiring Russian Lawmaker</title>
          258                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/popular-political-sports-website-bought-by-aspiring-russian-lawmaker-a73083</link>
          259                                 <description>Readers expressed fears that Sports.ru's editorial independence could be curbed under its new ownership.</description>
          260                                 <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
          261                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/popular-political-sports-website-bought-by-aspiring-russian-lawmaker-a73083</guid>
          262                         </item>
          263                                         <item>
          264                                 <title>Russia Slams ‘Outrageous’ U.S. Airstrikes in Syria</title>
          265                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/russia-slams-outrageous-us-airstrikes-in-syria-a73082</link>
          266                                 <description>Russian officials accused Washington of violating international law by striking at a sovereign country's territory.</description>
          267                                 <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:28:00 +0100</pubDate>
          268                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/russia-slams-outrageous-us-airstrikes-in-syria-a73082</guid>
          269                         </item>
          270                                         <item>
          271                                 <title>Russia’s Coronavirus Vaccine More Expensive for Africa Than Western Jabs – FT</title>
          272                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/russias-coronavirus-vaccine-more-expensive-for-africa-than-western-jabs-ft-a73080</link>
          273                                 <description>The Russian Direct Investment Fund maintains that Sputnik V's  $9.75 price tag “is the same for all markets.”</description>
          274                                 <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 10:10:49 +0100</pubDate>
          275                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/russias-coronavirus-vaccine-more-expensive-for-africa-than-western-jabs-ft-a73080</guid>
          276                         </item>
          277                                         <item>
          278                                 <title>Russian Domestic Violence Victim’s Death Blamed on ‘Negligent’ Cops</title>
          279                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/russian-domestic-violence-victims-death-blamed-on-negligent-cops-a73075</link>
          280                                 <description>Police ignored repeated calls from neighbors as 23-year-old student Vera Pekhteleva’s ex-boyfriend beat her for 3.5 hours until she died.</description>
          281                                 <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:46:04 +0100</pubDate>
          282                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/russian-domestic-violence-victims-death-blamed-on-negligent-cops-a73075</guid>
          283                         </item>
          284                                         <item>
          285                                 <title>Boeing 777 With Engine Trouble Makes Emergency Landing in Moscow</title>
          286                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/boeing-777-with-engine-trouble-makes-emergency-landing-in-moscow-airline-a73081</link>
          287                                 <description>The emergency landing comes days after another model rained down engine debris over the United States.</description>
          288                                 <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 08:50:00 +0100</pubDate>
          289                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/boeing-777-with-engine-trouble-makes-emergency-landing-in-moscow-airline-a73081</guid>
          290                         </item>
          291                                         <item>
          292                                 <title>Russian Diplomats Push Railway Handcar Home from North Korea</title>
          293                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/russian-diplomats-push-railway-handcar-home-from-north-korea-a73079</link>
          294                                 <description>The diplomats and their families were forced to push the trolley for over a kilometer due to North Korea's coronavirus border closures.</description>
          295                                 <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 08:01:00 +0100</pubDate>
          296                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/26/russian-diplomats-push-railway-handcar-home-from-north-korea-a73079</guid>
          297                         </item>
          298                                         <item>
          299                                 <title>Thousands Rally in Armenia After PM Warns of 'Coup Attempt'</title>
          300                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/25/thousands-rally-in-armenia-after-pm-warns-of-coup-attempt-a73072</link>
          301                                 <description>Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to Prime Minister Pashinyan and &quot;called on all parties to show restraint.&quot;</description>
          302                                 <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 22:46:00 +0100</pubDate>
          303                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/25/thousands-rally-in-armenia-after-pm-warns-of-coup-attempt-a73072</guid>
          304                         </item>
          305                                         <item>
          306                                 <title>Russian Pranksters Trick Amnesty Heads in Navalny 'Prisoner of Conscience' Call</title>
          307                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/25/russian-pranksters-trick-amnesty-heads-in-navalny-prisoner-of-conscience-call-a73076</link>
          308                                 <description>&quot;We may have done more harm than good,&quot; an Amnesty International official says on the call.</description>
          309                                 <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 16:08:00 +0100</pubDate>
          310                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/25/russian-pranksters-trick-amnesty-heads-in-navalny-prisoner-of-conscience-call-a73076</guid>
          311                         </item>
          312                                         <item>
          313                                 <title>Moscow City Hall Develops App to ‘Replace’ Skype, Slack – RBC </title>
          314                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/25/moscow-city-hall-develops-app-to-replace-skype-slack-rbc-a73066</link>
          315                                 <description>The app disappeared from Google Play after RBC sent a request for comment to Moscow’s IT department.</description>
          316                                 <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:41:06 +0100</pubDate>
          317                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/25/moscow-city-hall-develops-app-to-replace-skype-slack-rbc-a73066</guid>
          318                         </item>
          319                                         <item>
          320                                 <title>Anti-Putin Shaman Charged With Sword Attack on Police</title>
          321                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/25/anti-putin-shaman-charged-with-sword-attack-on-police-a73069</link>
          322                                 <description>Alexander Gabyshev, who announced plans to restart his crusade to “exorcise” Putin this spring, is accused of violently resisting detention.</description>
          323                                 <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 12:42:24 +0100</pubDate>
          324                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/25/anti-putin-shaman-charged-with-sword-attack-on-police-a73069</guid>
          325                         </item>
          326                                         <item>
          327                                 <title>German Man Charged for Spying at Bundestag for Russians — Prosecutors</title>
          328                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/25/german-man-charged-for-spying-at-bundestag-for-russians-prosecutors-a73073</link>
          329                                 <description>A German man is facing espionage charges for passing PDF files with the floor plans of parliamentary properties to Russian secret services.</description>
          330                                 <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 11:17:00 +0100</pubDate>
          331                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/25/german-man-charged-for-spying-at-bundestag-for-russians-prosecutors-a73073</guid>
          332                         </item>
          333                                         <item>
          334                                 <title>Moscow To Expand Metro Facial Recognition Network</title>
          335                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/25/moscow-to-expand-metro-facial-recognition-network-a73074</link>
          336                                 <description>Cameras that recognize faces and track fast movements will be installed across the city's metro system. </description>
          337                                 <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:50:31 +0100</pubDate>
          338                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/25/moscow-to-expand-metro-facial-recognition-network-a73074</guid>
          339                         </item>
          340                                         <item>
          341                                 <title>A Vote on Restoring a Secret Police Chief’s Statue Opens Old Wounds in Russia </title>
          342                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/25/a-vote-on-restoring-a-secret-police-chiefs-statue-opens-old-wounds-in-russia-a73068</link>
          343                                 <description>Three decades after anti-communist protesters toppled the monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky outside the KGB’s headquarters, it could be set to return. </description>
          344                                 <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:26:36 +0100</pubDate>
          345                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/25/a-vote-on-restoring-a-secret-police-chiefs-statue-opens-old-wounds-in-russia-a73068</guid>
          346                         </item>
          347                                         <item>
          348                                 <title>Russian Imprisoned for Handing ‘State Secrets’ to China</title>
          349                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/25/russian-imprisoned-for-handing-state-secrets-to-china-a73063</link>
          350                                 <description>Vladimir Vasilyev is at least the third Russian citizen to be convicted of state treason this year.</description>
          351                                 <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:43:00 +0100</pubDate>
          352                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/25/russian-imprisoned-for-handing-state-secrets-to-china-a73063</guid>
          353                         </item>
          354                                         <item>
          355                                 <title>Rare Deer Mauled to Death by Stray Moscow Dogs</title>
          356                                 <link>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/25/rare-deer-mauled-to-death-by-stray-moscow-dogs-a73065</link>
          357                                 <description>Activists blamed Losiny Ostrov (Elk Island)'s new administration for making cuts to its ranger service, leaving the animals vulnerable.</description>
          358                                 <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
          359                                 <guid>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/02/25/rare-deer-mauled-to-death-by-stray-moscow-dogs-a73065</guid>
          360                         </item>
          361                         </channel>
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