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The Eastern Herald’s Russia Desk covers Russia, the Russia-Ukraine war, Russian foreign policy, NATO-Russia relations, Eastern European security, the Baltic region and major geopolitical developments involving Moscow and its neighbors.

Lead photograph accompanying Al Jazeera's report on the Russian diesel agreement

Easing Diesel Export Ban Will Not Affect Russian Consumers, Novak Says

Russia's partial lifting of its diesel export ban will not affect domestic consumers, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said, as exports resume under the Putin-Trump deal.

October 10, 2026

by Russia Desk

German security forces at Leipzig Airport following the GRU drone incident in August 2026

Three European Spy Chiefs Warn Russia Could Test NATO Within Months, Citing Leipzig Airport Drone

Three European intelligence chiefs issued a rare joint warning Sunday that Russia could test NATO's collective defence in months, not years, citing the Leipzig Airport drone incident as a decisive shift in Moscow's hybrid warfare tactics. Their assessments diverged internally

September 21, 2026

by Russia Desk

Drone strike damage in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, September 2026

Russia Strikes Back at Ukraine’s Cities After Biggest Moscow Attack of the War

Russia launched 172 drones at Ukrainian cities overnight, killing two in Zaporizhzhia, where apartment blocks burned

Voters at a polling station in Russia during the 2026 State Duma election

United Russia Claims Duma Victory as Fraud Reports Mount

Russia's Duma election closed September 20 with United Russia leading exit polls at 53.5% as fraud

Russia closes Finnish Consulate General in St. Petersburg since October

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that in response to the confrontational actions of Helsinki, nine Finnish diplomats were expelled. In addition, from October 1, consent to the activities of the Consulate General

July 6, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian women under different names will play for Syria at the Pan Arab Games

Russian athletes will play for the Syrian national team at the Pan Arab Games with changed names and dates of birth, informed telegram channel “Naked Sport” owned by journalist Sergei Lisin. According

July 6, 2023

News·Sports

Kremlin slams publication that Xi warned Putin against nuclear strike as ‘fiction’

The Kremlin cannot confirm the Financial Times (FT) report that Chinese President Xi Jinping personally warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine. This was stated by Putin’s press

July 6, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

TNT has announced the reboot of the ‘Happy Together’ series under a different name

Ten years after the closure of the sitcom “Happy Together” will return to TNT. From now on, the series will be called “Bukiny”, and the family of shoe seller Gena and his

July 6, 2023

News

Foreign veterinary drug manufacturers have proposed delaying the introduction of GMP certification for several years

The introduction of mandatory GMP certification when introducing veterinary drugs into civilian circulation should be postponed for 2-4 years. Such notice Express in an interview with Russian media, Semyon Zhavoronkov, executive director

July 6, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Americans are considering engineered cooling of the atmosphere to combat global warming

According to the latest Daily Mail reports, US scientists are discussing a new approach to combat global warming. Instead of traditional methods such as reducing carbon emissions, they are considering using geoengineering

July 4, 2023

Climate·News

Russia and China implement a project to provide the Celestial Empire with Russian-made technical rehabilitation equipment for people with disabilities

In Beijing, an official meeting took place between a member of the Russian-Chinese Council for the Disabled, the founder of the ORTOMODA group of companies, Galina Volkova, and the president of the

July 4, 2023

News

Kazan hosted “Chinese Sabantuy” for the first time

On June 25, the rowing sports center hosted the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. This event took place in Tatarstan for the first time and was attended by more than 15,000 people. Among

July 4, 2023

News·Sports

The last hours of the Titan crew passed under the music in total darkness.

In a recent article published by the staff of the publication “Moscow’s comsomolets”, details of the last hours of the life of the crew members of the Titan submarine were released. From

July 3, 2023

News

ticks use electricity to move

Scientists from Europe have found new amazing achievements in hunting and moving ticks. It has been found that these insects can use static electricity to move considerable distances towards their prey. The

July 3, 2023

News

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Easing Diesel Export Ban Will Not Affect Russian Consumers, Novak Says

Three European Spy Chiefs Warn Russia Could Test NATO Within Months, Citing Leipzig Airport Drone

Russia Strikes Back at Ukraine’s Cities After Biggest Moscow Attack of the War

United Russia Claims Duma Victory as Fraud Reports Mount

Russia closes Finnish Consulate General in St. Petersburg since October

Russian women under different names will play for Syria at the Pan Arab Games

Kremlin slams publication that Xi warned Putin against nuclear strike as ‘fiction’

TNT has announced the reboot of the ‘Happy Together’ series under a different name

Foreign veterinary drug manufacturers have proposed delaying the introduction of GMP certification for several years

Americans are considering engineered cooling of the atmosphere to combat global warming

Russia and China implement a project to provide the Celestial Empire with Russian-made technical rehabilitation equipment for people with disabilities

Kazan hosted “Chinese Sabantuy” for the first time

The last hours of the Titan crew passed under the music in total darkness.

ticks use electricity to move

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

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

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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