The Moscow Times media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The Moscow Times one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 45 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Moscow Times biased?
The rating organisations do not give The Moscow Times one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Moscow Times left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The Moscow Times one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is The Moscow Times reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Moscow Times are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Moscow Times has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Moscow Times’s own report linked underneath.
The US House of Representatives has passed a sanctions package aimed at Russia over its war in Ukraine. The bill includes warnings of 100% tariffs on nations buying Russian oil and targets the country's 'shadow fleet' of tankers. The Kremlin stated these measures will make peace talks harder.
The Moscow Times reported it asNew U.S. Sanctions Will Harm Ukraine Peace Talks and Bilateral Ties, Kremlin Says (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced he had spoken with Donald Trump and they agreed to meet in New York. Zelensky also thanked Trump for a visit by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Kyiv. The meeting is expected to occur during the UN General Assembly.
The Moscow Times reported it asRussian Election, Cast as Test of Support for Ukraine War, Enters Final Day (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated Russia launched over 2,000 attack drones, 1,700 guided aerial bombs, and 19 missiles against Ukraine in the past week. The attacks targeted civilian and critical infrastructure across multiple regions, including a drone strike on a monastery that killed a priest.
The Moscow Times reported it asRussian Election, Cast as Test of Support for Ukraine War, Enters Final Day (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
Marat Kambolov, a former Russian federal official, has been elected president of South Ossetia, a Russian-backed breakaway region of Georgia. Moscow welcomed the election results, viewing them as a sign of the region's desire for closer ties with Russia.
The Moscow Times reported it asFormer Russian Official Elected President of South Ossetia (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could allow President Donald Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil. India's Ministry of External Affairs stated the nation will take necessary steps to protect its trade and economic interests.
The Moscow Times reported it asU.S. Congress Passes ‘Sanctions From Hell’ Bill Against Russia (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver a televised address to the nation on September 16 at 6 p.m. Moscow time. The speech is in anticipation of the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled to take place from September 18 to 20. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced the president's speech.
The Moscow Times reported it asPutin Casts Parliamentary Election as Barometer of Support for War, Urges Russians to Vote (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
Russia has begun a three-day parliamentary election, the first since the start of the war in Ukraine. Polling stations opened in the Far East, with President Vladimir Putin's party widely expected to win the 450 seats in the State Duma. Voting is also taking place in occupied Ukrainian territories.
The Moscow Times reported it asPutin Casts Parliamentary Election as Barometer of Support for War, Urges Russians to Vote (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
A fire broke out at an oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl region following a Ukrainian drone attack. The fire was extinguished, and regional officials reported that 65 drones were shot down over the area.
The Moscow Times reported it asSyzran and Saratov Oil Refineries Halt Operations After Drone Attacks, Sources Say (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
Russia's Defense Ministry awarded a ship captain a medal for firing signal flares at a Danish military helicopter in the Baltic Sea. Moscow stated the action prevented a provocation, while Denmark reported the helicopter was on a routine mission and the ship made no attempt to communicate before firing.
The Moscow Times reported it asBelousov Awards Warship Captain for ‘Skillfully and Decisively’ Firing Flares at Danish Helicopter (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
Russian Major General Anton Grunis has been killed in Ukraine, according to Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces. Grunis commanded the 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade and had reported to Vladimir Putin about the alleged capture of Konstantinovka.
The Moscow Times reported it asRussian General Who Oversaw Capture of Ukraine’s Kostiantynivka Dies (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
Federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging five individuals linked to Russian intelligence services with plotting targeted killings in the United States and European nations supporting Ukraine. The FBI announced it disrupted the alleged plot.
The Moscow Times reported it asUnited States Charges 5 People in Alleged Russian-Backed Murder Plots (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
US envoy John Coale has arrived in Minsk to meet with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. The talks are focused on negotiating the release of political prisoners. Coale's visit follows a trip to Lithuania and a previous successful negotiation that led to the release of 250 prisoners.
The Moscow Times reported it asU.S. Seeks Release of Belarusian Funds as Trump Envoy Meets Lukashenko in Minsk (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries have significantly reduced the country's diesel production. Three of Russia's six largest diesel-producing refineries cut production or halted operations entirely in September due to damage from these strikes.
The Moscow Times reported it asUkraine Wants Specifics From Partners on Halting Strikes, Zelensky Says (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding in the Bahamas was funded by Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, who is close to Vladimir Putin. Kremlev paid for hundreds of thousands of dollars in expenses, including renting a private island. National security experts expressed alarm.
The Moscow Times reported it asKremlin-Linked Businessman Helped Pay for Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding – ProPublica (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
Russia will temporarily suspend natural gas supplies to Armenia from September 15 to September 25 due to planned maintenance on a key pipeline. Gazprom Armenia has stated that domestic reserves and Iranian imports will ensure uninterrupted supply to consumers.
The Moscow Times reported it asRussia Suspends Natural Gas Exports to Armenia for Repair Work (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
A fire broke out at an oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl region following a Ukrainian drone attack. The fire was extinguished, and regional officials reported that 65 drones were shot down over the area.
The Moscow Times reported it asTrump Tells Ukraine's Zelensky to Stop Hitting Russian Diesel (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in New Delhi, discussing ways to boost bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2030. They reviewed progress in defence, energy, and space, and Modi gifted Putin a Russian translation of the Thirukkural.
The Moscow Times reported it asPutin Meets Modi as India Hosts BRICS Summit (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin shared a car ride in Delhi on Friday. This was their fourth joint car journey, following previous instances in Bishkek and Tianjin. The leaders met at Bharat Mandapam before the BRICS summit.
The Moscow Times reported it asPutin Meets Modi as India Hosts BRICS Summit (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
The Bank of Russia has maintained its key interest rate at 14%, halting a series of cuts that began in April or June 2025. The decision comes amid concerns over rising inflation and price pressures, with annual inflation recorded at 6.3% in early September.
The Moscow Times reported it asRussian Central Bank Holds Key Rate at 14% (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced the detention of a Russian citizen who worked as a security guard at the British Embassy in Moscow. The FSB alleges the individual was recruited by Ukraine to gather information for a planned attack, intended to blame Russia and draw the UK into conflict.
The Moscow Times reported it asFSB Arrests Former British Embassy Guard Accused of Gathering Intel for Ukraine (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Demyan KudryavtsevBillionairedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Amsterdam, Government of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Official site
- themoscowtimes.com
- Seen publishing on
- themoscowtimes.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 45
- Reports listed
- 46
- We could read
- 7
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
39 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 7 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. The Moscow Times is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 45 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of The Moscow Times: its report arrived a median of 18 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 22 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 22 September 2026. Ratings pulled 7 September 2026.
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