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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

University of Pennsylvania scientists: Sexual problems cause dementia

A study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania has shown a link between low levels of sexual satisfaction in middle age and premature cognitive decline. According to the results of the

June 8, 2023

News

“The cap is on fire on the thief.” Lukashenka spoke about the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station and the Ukrainian counteroffensive

The Ukrainian counteroffensive turned out to be a “serious defeat”, and the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station was necessary to divert attention from it. Such notice Express Belarusian President Alexander

June 8, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

“Fused Neurons”. Scientists explain brain dysfunction after ‘long covid’

The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and other similar viruses can cause brain cells to fuse, leading to chronic neurological symptoms. This is the conclusion reached by researchers from the University of Queensland, writing Scientific

June 8, 2023

News

The deputy director of the Samara headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was fired due to the theft of alcohol from the police warehouse for “Mr. Cider”

Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev fired the deputy head of the Main Directorate of the Interior Ministry of the Samara region, Major General of the Interior Service Yuri Safronov after checking the

June 8, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

China-SCO pilot economic zone in Qingdao invites Russian investors

Sarana Radnaeva, expert of the committee, general director of the consulting company Sinoruss, said this during a round table on the topic “Cooperation of the free economic zones of Russia and China”,

June 8, 2023

News

Global warming has led to a sharp increase in the number of air pockets

Over the past four decades, the turbulence faced by aircraft crews has increased dramatically in most parts of the world. The reason for this is global warming, due to which the number

June 8, 2023

Climate·Conflicts, Military and War·News

Central Phuket invites guests from Russia to Phuket for the grand sale of 2023

Warm climate, sights, magnificent nature and comfortable shopping have made Thailand a popular destination for tourists and travelers from Russia. To make travel even more enjoyable, the Central Phuket shopping mall, beloved

June 8, 2023

Climate·News

when will it end and who will win

After the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine, Russia became the country record in terms of the number of sanctions imposed on him – the president, members of the government, the Central

June 8, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russia: Dangerous cider in the Kama region, extermination of Rostov hares and 1.5 million for the improvement of coastal yards

The geography of cider poisoning continues to expand, in the Primorsky Territory they began to pay for the improvement of courses, in the Volzhsky Territory the police confiscated 40 buses from the

June 7, 2023

News

Crocodiles discovered for the first time the ability of “immaculate conception”

Scientists from the Virginia Institute of Technology in the United States have for the first time found evidence that crocodiles can lay eggs by facultative parthenogenesis, that is, without mating. Study published

June 7, 2023

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Russia Desk

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

University of Pennsylvania scientists: Sexual problems cause dementia

“The cap is on fire on the thief.” Lukashenka spoke about the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station and the Ukrainian counteroffensive

“Fused Neurons”. Scientists explain brain dysfunction after ‘long covid’

The deputy director of the Samara headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was fired due to the theft of alcohol from the police warehouse for “Mr. Cider”

China-SCO pilot economic zone in Qingdao invites Russian investors

Global warming has led to a sharp increase in the number of air pockets

Central Phuket invites guests from Russia to Phuket for the grand sale of 2023

when will it end and who will win

Russia: Dangerous cider in the Kama region, extermination of Rostov hares and 1.5 million for the improvement of coastal yards

Crocodiles discovered for the first time the ability of “immaculate conception”

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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