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The Russia Desk leads The Eastern Herald's coverage of Russia, the war in Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank, and the post-Soviet space. The desk has reported continuously on the Russia-Ukraine conflict since its full-scale expansion in February 2022 and verifies through Kremlin statements, NATO briefings.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova speaking at a briefing on the Iran conflict June 2026

Russia Warns NATO’s Plans to Arm Ukraine Are ‘Recklessly Aggressive’

Russia's foreign ministry called NATO's plans to develop advanced weapons for Ukraine 'recklessly aggressive,' with spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warning that the enterprises building them could draw heavier Russian fire. The warning comes

June 30, 2026

by Russia Desk

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a press conference amid controversy over Politico Europe's refusal to publish his article

Lavrov Says Russia Will Work With Allies to Blunt Western Pressure

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia and like-minded nations would keep countering Western sanctions and pressure he described as violations of the UN Charter, in remarks to a Moscow legal forum.

June 29, 2026

by Russia Desk

Nakhimov Square in Sevastopol, Crimea, the city at the centre of Ukraine's 40-day drone pressure campaign and now under a state of emergency

Russia Downs 660 Drones as Zelensky Launches Formal 40-Day Crimea Campaign

Ukraine launched 660 drones overnight in the heaviest barrage of the war as Zelensky formally approved

Ukrainian drone strikes have targeted Russian energy infrastructure, including the Moscow Oil Refinery

Ukraine Strikes the Moscow Refinery Again, and Russia Promises a Heavier Reply

Ukraine struck the Moscow Oil Refinery for the second time in a week, part of a

Geologists have estimated the likelihood of Africa breaking apart

Geologists from the Geological Society of London have studied the famous East African Rift, assessing the likelihood of Africa splitting apart. The huge fault is a network of valleys that stretch for

June 21, 2023

News

France will support Ukraine’s NATO membership to speed up peace talks

The French authorities will support Ukraine’s entry into NATO in order to bring peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow closer. Paris takes this position in confidential discussions with members of the alliance,

June 21, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Biden’s son admits tax evasion in Justice Department deal

The US President’s son, Hunter Biden, has reached a settlement with Justice Department officials, agreeing to plead guilty to two counts of tax offenses, informed New York Times (NYT). In exchange, according

June 21, 2023

Government and Politics·News

Does scent affect the perception of food? Chef Renat Agzamov responds

Sushi Kanesaka, a Japanese restaurant in central London, has urged customers not to wear perfume before visiting because perfumes can affect customers’ tastes. This policy was explained to customers by the fact

June 20, 2023

News

Which films have won awards at the Beat Film Festival

The Beat Film Festival, a documentary film festival on modern culture, ended on June 18; the winners of the national competition were awarded at the House of Culture GES-2 in Moscow. Some

June 20, 2023

News

“Unfinished scythes”. Budanov appeared on TV and said that “everything is fine” with him

The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Kirill Budanov, for the first time after reports from the Russian media and telegram channels about his serious injury

June 20, 2023

News

Andrei Kravtsov honored with one million rubles for destroying ukrainian leopard tank

Private Russian Armed Forces member Andrei Kravtsov, renowned for single-handedly destroying a Ukrainian Leopard tank, was awarded one million rubles. The Department of Defense reported this on June 20. The Foundation of

March 1, 2024

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Trained AI can predict future music hits

The biggest music labels are already dealing with the challenges posed by the application of artificial intelligence technologies. But this is just the beginning, because scientists from Claremont-Gradwaite University (USA) have taken

June 20, 2023

News

The mayor of New York explained how many Ukrainian refugees are trying to obtain a residence permit in the United States

About 250,000 Ukrainian refugees are trying to settle in the United States, 13% of them in New York. These data in an interview with Russian media were given by the mayor of

June 20, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

New York mayor told how many mentally ill and homeless people have been ‘pulled’ from the subway

New York authorities have dropped plans to increase the number of police working on subways as they solved the safety problem by ‘removing’ more than four thousand mentally ill and homeless people

June 20, 2023

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Russia Warns NATO’s Plans to Arm Ukraine Are ‘Recklessly Aggressive’

Lavrov Says Russia Will Work With Allies to Blunt Western Pressure

Russia Downs 660 Drones as Zelensky Launches Formal 40-Day Crimea Campaign

Ukraine Strikes the Moscow Refinery Again, and Russia Promises a Heavier Reply

Geologists have estimated the likelihood of Africa breaking apart

France will support Ukraine’s NATO membership to speed up peace talks

Biden’s son admits tax evasion in Justice Department deal

Does scent affect the perception of food? Chef Renat Agzamov responds

Which films have won awards at the Beat Film Festival

“Unfinished scythes”. Budanov appeared on TV and said that “everything is fine” with him

Andrei Kravtsov honored with one million rubles for destroying ukrainian leopard tank

Trained AI can predict future music hits

The mayor of New York explained how many Ukrainian refugees are trying to obtain a residence permit in the United States

New York mayor told how many mentally ill and homeless people have been ‘pulled’ from the subway

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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