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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

Bathyscaphe at the Titanic, swimming with sharks and walking on the wing of an airplane: the most dangerous excursions in the world

On June 19, the bathyscaphe Titan disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean, which made another expedition to the wreckage of the liner Titanic, which sank 111 years ago and lies at a depth

June 22, 2023

News

Prigozhin spoke about the difficult situation for Russia in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia directions. The soldiers do not agree with him.

Founder of Wagner PMC Evgeny Prigozhin June 21 declared on the successes of the offensive of the Ukrainian armed forces in the south. According to the businessman, the Ukrainian army took control

June 22, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The first center outside China to study Xi Jinping’s ideas has been established in Russia

A laboratory for studying Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ideas has opened in Russia, writing Xinhua News Agency. It was created on the basis of the Institute of China and Modern Asia of

June 22, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The bathyscaphe lost in the Atlantic lacks oxygen

Disappeared in the North Atlantic Ocean bathyscaphe “Titan”, which dived towards the wreck of the “Titanic”, lacked oxygen: this stems from calculations US Coast Guard, that the oxygen supply inside the underwater

June 22, 2023

News

Ilya Titov: In the next two years, no country will be able to overtake China in terms of car export share

China topped the global car export rankings in the first quarter of this year. This is reported by journalists from the publication Expert, with reference to data from the Association of Korean

June 22, 2023

News

Geneticists have discovered why astronauts in weightlessness are more likely to get sick

Scientists have found out why astronauts in orbit have a sharp decrease in immunity and health problems begin. The reason for everything is the work of leukocyte genes, which significantly alter their

June 22, 2023

News

“He brought a machine gun and a German head.” What kind of prisoners were sent to war

Both during the First World War and during the Great Patriotic War, prisoners of Russian and Soviet penitentiaries wrote petitions to send to the front. However, contrary to popular belief, they were

June 22, 2023

News

Media Council expands cooperation with Chinese universities

Chinese students again became participants in the SputnikPro educational project. This time, Dalian University of Foreign Studies joined the project. For more than 50 students of the Institute of Journalism and Communication,

June 22, 2023

News

Authorities of the Kherson region and Crimea reported damage to the bridge between the regions

The Ukrainian armed forces fired at bridges on the administrative border between the Kherson region and Crimea, using, according to preliminary data, Storm Shadow missiles, reported Acting Governor of Kherson region Volodymyr

June 22, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Biden’s statement on ‘dictator’ Xi Jinping surprised US officials

Senior US officials were caught off guard when US President Joe Biden called Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator. According to NBC News, officials have privately tried to clarify that the US

June 22, 2023

Government and Politics·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

Bathyscaphe at the Titanic, swimming with sharks and walking on the wing of an airplane: the most dangerous excursions in the world

Prigozhin spoke about the difficult situation for Russia in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia directions. The soldiers do not agree with him.

The first center outside China to study Xi Jinping’s ideas has been established in Russia

The bathyscaphe lost in the Atlantic lacks oxygen

Ilya Titov: In the next two years, no country will be able to overtake China in terms of car export share

Geneticists have discovered why astronauts in weightlessness are more likely to get sick

“He brought a machine gun and a German head.” What kind of prisoners were sent to war

Media Council expands cooperation with Chinese universities

Authorities of the Kherson region and Crimea reported damage to the bridge between the regions

Biden’s statement on ‘dictator’ Xi Jinping surprised US officials

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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