Does anyone know a reliable Russian news site?

[RandySF]

I am trying to keep up with recent events.

[dchill]

1. Trick question?

[Eyeball_Kid]

2. Which one? Fox News or OAN?... OH...

There's always "Russia Today", but that sounds like fake news.

[moondust]

3. Maybe...

https://www.reuters.com/places/russia

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/

https://meduza.io/en

https://www.aljazeera.com/where/russia/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/russia

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. I would pick out the Moscow Times

While they're no longer based in Russia, that's because it's gotten near impossible to be an independent site there without Putin cracking down on you.

An analysis of them: https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/moscow-times/

[WhiskeyGrinder]

10. Not based in Russia? What on earth?

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. Sorry, I got that wrong - the ownership is no long based in Russia

In July 2017 the operation of the paper changed to Stichting 2 Oktober, a foundation based in the Netherlands.[13][14]

The Moscow Times currently belongs to a limited liability company which is 51% owned-by Vladimir Dzhao, the CEO of an airline catering company, 30% by Svetlana Korshunova, general director of the paper, and 19% by Derk Sauer, the original founder of the paper. Speaking to Kommersant, Derk Sauer explained that this is merely to comply with a Russian law which prohibits foreigners from controlling more than 20% of any Russia-based media company, since Mr. Sauer is a Dutch citizen. He further said that Vladimir Dzhao is an old friend of his, and "he does not control the publication, he is a partner".[1][15][16]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moscow_Times

It seems the day-to-day control still happens from Moscow.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

12. The paper has always been owned by people outside of Russia. It started as a western project.

[moondust]

15. The fact check doesn't look too bad.

With a "slight to moderate liberal bias."

Overall, we rate the Moscow Times Left-Center Biased based on an editorial bias that generally favors the left and rejects the authoritarian right. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record.

[Renew Deal]

4. Here's one

This guy is a Russia critic but posts lots of news.

https://twitter.com/noclador

[dutch777]

5. NSA and NRO

Sound and pictures but takes a bit to synchronize them. That is CIA.

[lagomorph777]

9. LOL!

Love it!

[DFW]

6. A good fried used to be Moscow chief for West German radio news

He’s back in Germany now but goes back frequently, and his Russian girlfriend still lives there. She speaks only Russian, so she has no interest in moving away from Russia.

He said that all major news outlets are by now firmly in Putin’s hands, or might as well be since they know that the slightest report that Putin might not like will get them shut down. The radio station, Эхо Москвы, or The Echo of Moscow, is the only station that dares to skirt the line, but never crosses it. I have no idea if they have an English language service. When I was visiting him in Russia, we listened only to the Russian local station.

[Demsrule86]

8. It is all propaganda.

[Klaralven]

13. Deutsche Welle and France 24 are pretty good.

They aren't influenced by the Russian government, they are close enough to Russia to be well informed, and they don't have the anti-Russian bias common to US and UK news outlets.

https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097

https://www.france24.com/en/

[moondust]

16. +1

[sarcasmo]

14. Young Russian kids on Tik-Tok.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

17. Moscow Times is good.

Not government owned or apologists for Putin.

Professional and English language.