What will be the consequences of Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses? One Russian paper today: “Russian enterprises will face a deterioration in financial performance due to rising logistics costs & damage to warehouse infrastructure.” #ReadingRussia
Russia's platform economy "threatened" by Ukrainian drone strikes, warns Russian paper.
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What are this morning’s Russian papers saying about Saturday’s restaurant bombing in Moscow? Almost nothing. #ReadingRussia
Russian newspapers barely mention the Moscow restaurant bombing
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I’m on leave away from Moscow. Just wanted to say thank you for watching, reading, listening to my posts and for all your comments. I look forward to meeting again here soon.
Corruption, coping with uncertainty, hugging trees: this week’s round-up of some of the lesser-known Russian newspapers. #ReadingRussia
Corruption, uncertainty, tree-hugging: a round-up of the more obscure Russian papers
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Today’s Russian papers call the Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow “a record attack”, but claim “Russian attacks do more damage to Ukraine than they do to us.” One paper wonders: “From Moscow’s perspective, what level of escalation is permissible, and what isn’t?” #ReadingRussia
How are Russian newspapers reacting to the Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow?
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From today’s Russian papers: “The number of Russian regions with restrictions on the sale of fuel is multiplying.” The reason given? “Unscheduled repairs at oil refineries.” #ReadingRussia
“Unscheduled repairs at oil refineries” causing "restrictions on fuel sales" in some Russian regions
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Today’s Russian papers publish Moscow’s threat to launch a new wave of “systematic strikes” on Kyiv. But one paper reports on a “split [inside Russia] between those in favour of continuing the special military operation and those who believe it’s time to end it…” #ReadingRussia
Russia: reports of a "split" on whether or not to end Russia's war on Ukraine
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Today’s Russian papers lead with the strike on the student dorm in Starobilsk. Also today, one newspaper suggests that through Russian history “major geopolitical losses were sometimes more useful than brilliant victories.” #ReadingRussia youtu.be/AQw7qeS3t5U
Today’s Russian papers: the student dorm attack & one article I didn’t expect
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In today’s Russian papers: “nuclear muscle-flexing,” carrots and cabbages, “two scenarios” for Russia’s future and what a Russian singer said after getting an award from Vladimir Putin. #ReadingRussia
"Russia and Belarus flex their nuclear muscles," reports Russian paper.
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One Russian paper says Russia's “on verge of recession” & warns of “a large-scale bank liquidity crisis.” After Putin & Xi failed to reach a deal on the 'Power of Siberia 2' pipeline, another paper writes: “Chinese media ignored the topic of the gas pipeline.” #ReadingRussia
No deal on gas pipeline at Putin-Xi meeting
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Romance, bromance and the realities of geo-politics. My take on Vladimir Putin's visit to China.
Putin enjoys Xi's Chinese welcome but heads home without pipeline deal
Russia and China showed they were shoulder-to-shoulder on the world stage, but it became clear there are limits, says the BBC's Russia Editor.
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Today one Russian newspaper reports “increased anxiety” in Russian society. Another paper: Russian-Belarusian nuclear drills “send a signal to Ukraine…EU & Nato’s eastern flank”. Plus, stinging criticism of Donald Trump over his social media posts. #ReadingRussia
"Increased anxiety" and nuclear drills: what's today's Russian papers are saying
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What the Russian papers are saying about the massive Ukrainian drone strike: one paper calls it “audacious”, another: “one of Ukraine’s largest aerial attacks.” “It’s increasingly difficult to cut the flow of weaponry to the Ukrainian army,” concedes another. #ReadingRussia
Russian papers react to massive Ukrainian drone attack
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In today’s Russian papers: new restrictions on reporting drone attacks, new rules for expelling foreigners, new local governors, new data shows financial situation worsens for ¾ of large Russian industrial companies. The joke at the end is about old lifts. #ReadingRussia
Russia: new restrictions on reporting drone attacks, new rules for expelling foreigners
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In today’s Russian papers: • “The world's most powerful missile”; • Russia downgrades economic growth forecast; • Russians turn to cash due to mobile internet shutdowns & “rumours” over bank deposits. #ReadingRussia
"Powerful missiles" & "Downgraded Growth Forecasts" in today's Russian papers
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On Saturday Vladimir Putin seemed to suggest the war in Ukraine was “coming to an end.” Today one Russia paper claims that “trying to interpret what he meant is like fortune-telling.” And will there, or won’t there, be talks with Europe? #ReadingRussia
Putin hints Ukraine war "is coming to an end." Do today's Russian papers agree?
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“Something rather unusual is happening right now inside Russia.” My dispatch for BBC Radio’s From Our Own Correspondent.
"Something rather unusual is happening in Russia." My BBC radio dispatch.
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“Our tanks are busy right now.” My report from Moscow on Russia preparing for a scaled-down Victory Day parade on Red Square. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Rosenberg: Russia's Victory Day parade with no tanks a sign Ukraine war not going to plan
For the first time in nearly two decades, there will be no military hardware, just soldiers during Saturday's parade in Moscow.
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In this morning’s Russian newspapers: Moscow warns Kyiv not to target the Red Square parade; problems with Russian bonds, with “almost 25% of the bond market at risk of default”; and what a newspaper joke section is saying about the state of the Russian economy. #ReadingRussia
Russian parade warning, economic worries: I read today's Russian papers
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Just got this text from my Moscow mobile operator: “During preparations for & the holding of holiday events May 5-9 temporary restrictions to mobile internet & text messaging are possible in Moscow & Moscow region. This may cause difficulties with cashless payments, use of ATMs & GPS services.”
Ukrainian drone strikes Moscow high-rise days before Red Square parade. Producer @bbcbentavener.bsky.social
Drone strikes Moscow high-rise
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Judging by what I read in Russian newspapers, jokes about economic problems & internet restrictions are permitted. Can’t see any jokes about the president.
What Russian newspapers do (and do not) joke about
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In today’s Russian papers: Victory Day parade on Red Square to be scaled-back. Plus, Russia’s Digital Development Minister pledges to “fulfil the task of reducing VPN use” in Russia. One option: “the introduction of civil liability for using a VPN.” #ReadingRussia
Russia steps up VPN crackdown
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In today’s Russian papers: Stalin rehabilitated, Soviet jeans remembered, Nato “fragmented” and Moscow wondering “will Nato’s foundation stone, the Article 5 principle of collective security, work?” #ReadingRussia
From Stalin to Soviet jeans: Russian newspapers remember the past.
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In today’s #ReadingRussia: how to interpret Vladimir Putin’s comment to lawmakers that “fixating on prohibitions…is counterproductive.” Plus, today’s Russian papers report “Investment crisis becoming difficult to mask” and “Big pessimism of small business.”
Vladimir Putin: Reading between the lines.
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The diary entry I didn't write on April 26 1986.
The diary entry I didn't write on April 26 1986
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Today a Russian paper criticises the authorities over internet restrictions and for poor communication with citizens: “[It] causes the population to feel we are not respected, that strange games are being played with us.” Plus, an interview with Lenin's “spirit.” #ReadingRussia
Russian press slams internet restrictions and decision to ban a street protest
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One Russian paper today claims “Life has become four times more joyous.” Another reports the country’s economic reserves are “largely exhausted.” Plus: “a new drop in the approval rating of the [Russian] authorities.” And who are the Kremlin’s friends in the West? #ReadingRussia
Who are the Kremlin's friends in the West?
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Today’s Russian papers on Russia’s economic problems: “Managed cooling has turned into accelerating decline”; “economic situation worse than forecast”; “in a few months the IT industry may be in ruins.” But Botox foot injections are booming. #ReadingRussia
In Russia, Botox booming. But economic situation "worse than forecast," Russian papers warn.
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