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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

Seven people were injured in the shelling of Valuyki, Belgorod region

Seven people were injured in the shelling by the Ukrainian armed forces of the Valuysky district of the Belgorod region, including a child. About it in the telegram channel reported Governor Vyacheslav

June 19, 2023

News

The Times UKreported on the preparation of hundreds of Belarusians in Poland to overthrow Lukashenko

Belarusian citizens who were forced to leave the country undergo combat training in Poland, according to The Times UK. According to the publication, several hundred people are preparing to overthrow the government.

June 23, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Concerts of Animal Jazz musicians began to be canceled in Russia

In Vladivostok and Khabarovsk, the concerts of the group Zero People, consisting of members of the St. Petersburg rock band Animal JaZ Alexander Krasovitsky and Alexander Zarankin, have been canceled. The day

June 18, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

more than 30,000 former prisoners have returned to Russia from the war zone in Ukraine

More than 30,000 former prisoners who, in the ranks of the private military company (PMC) Wagner, took part in the military operation in Ukraine, returned home when their contracts ended. This was

June 18, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Kirill Budanov alive, killed or wounded? What they write about the state of the head of the GUR of Ukraine

Moscow, Russia – Russian media and telegram channels continue to receive reports of the injury or death of the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense,

June 30, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Trotsky’s grandson dies at 97 in Mexico

Leon Trotsky’s grandson, Esteban Volkov, died in Mexico at the age of 97. How reported British Trotskyist politician Alan Woods, Volkov’s death marked the disappearance of the “last physical link” with the

June 18, 2023

News

Putin admitted that the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Zaluzhny was abroad

Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valery Zaluzhny is not in Ukraine, but abroad. The Head of State said so during the closed-door part

June 18, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has arrived in China. What to expect from a visit

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrives in Beijing informed Sunday June 18, Reuters. He became the most senior US official to visit China since 2018. Is it worth waiting for breakthroughs

June 18, 2023

Government and Politics·News

Charles III celebrated his official birthday for the first time. How was it

The Trooping The Color ceremony was held in London in honor of the official birthday of King Charles III of Great Britain. The mounted monarch accepted the parade with the participation of

June 17, 2023

Climate·News

In Novosibirsk canceled the performance with Rappoport and Serebryakov

In Novosibirsk canceled the play “Einstein and Margarita” with the participation of actors Alexei Serebryakov and Ksenia Rappoport, reported on the website of ticket operator Kassy.ru. Previously, performances of the production were

June 17, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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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

Seven people were injured in the shelling of Valuyki, Belgorod region

The Times UKreported on the preparation of hundreds of Belarusians in Poland to overthrow Lukashenko

Concerts of Animal Jazz musicians began to be canceled in Russia

more than 30,000 former prisoners have returned to Russia from the war zone in Ukraine

Kirill Budanov alive, killed or wounded? What they write about the state of the head of the GUR of Ukraine

Trotsky’s grandson dies at 97 in Mexico

Putin admitted that the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Zaluzhny was abroad

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has arrived in China. What to expect from a visit

Charles III celebrated his official birthday for the first time. How was it

In Novosibirsk canceled the performance with Rappoport and Serebryakov

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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