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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

“A student, not a leader.” Scientists have recreated the appearance of the pharaoh Tutankhamun

A group of scientists from several countries was able to reconstruct the face of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, who reigned in Egypt in the 14th century BC, writing edition of the Greek Reporter. Scientists

May 31, 2023

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Severstal thinks the first AI disasters will occur in a year or two

The first disasters due to artificial intelligence (AI) will occur in a year or two. This opinion was expressed at the VIII annual conference “Digital Industry of Industrial Russia” (CIPR-2023) in Nizhny

May 31, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The beating of the paramedic in Belgorod, the fish plague in Udmurtia and the death of people from sulfuric acid in the Volgograd region. Regional News

In the Vavozhsky district of Udmurtia, the fish died en masse, in Bashkiria they decided to demolish the houses of Khrushchev and other old houses, and in the Volgograd region four men

May 31, 2023

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Elon Musk has arrived in China for the first time in three years. Why does he need this trip and how the Chinese met the businessman

On May 30, American businessman Elon Musk visited China for the first time in three years. He holds meetings with senior officials and representatives of major companies, discussing Tesla’s development prospects in

May 31, 2023

News

A bill to prohibit sex reassignment has been submitted to the State Duma. What will this change and how does this relate to mobilization

On May 30, a group of almost 400 deputies in the State Duma introduced a bill banning sex reassignment both medically and legally, that is, without surgery. Document published in the electronic

May 31, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

“So people don’t have to look back.” Electric scooters want to be banned from pedestrian streets

MPs from United Russia have sent an initiative to the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Interior to introduce new restrictions on electric scooters and other means of individual mobility (SIM).

May 31, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Leonid Tyagachev spoke about the skating level of Patriarch Kirill

Patriarch Kirill has been fond of skiing since childhood, he rides very well and even performs beautiful tricks. This was stated in a conversation with Russian media correspondent Alexei Sochnev by the

May 31, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

aspiring singer Svetlana Yaskevich performed in a duet with the conqueror of music charts Nodar Revia

Svetlana Yaskevich, an aspiring and bright singer, already at the beginning of her career, performed on stage in a duet with Nodar Revia, a finalist of the most popular TV shows “Voice”,

May 31, 2023

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Kadyrov announced the start of the offensive of Ahmad units in the DPR

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, announced the start of the offensive of the Ahmad units as part of the military operation that Russia is carrying out on Ukrainian territory. About this

May 31, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Does Putin risk being arrested if he comes to the BRICS summit in South Africa? What are the South African authorities saying?

The authorities of the Republic of South Africa have promised diplomatic immunity to the participants of the two BRICS meetings, which will be held in South Africa in June and August 2023.

May 31, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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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

“A student, not a leader.” Scientists have recreated the appearance of the pharaoh Tutankhamun

Severstal thinks the first AI disasters will occur in a year or two

The beating of the paramedic in Belgorod, the fish plague in Udmurtia and the death of people from sulfuric acid in the Volgograd region. Regional News

Elon Musk has arrived in China for the first time in three years. Why does he need this trip and how the Chinese met the businessman

A bill to prohibit sex reassignment has been submitted to the State Duma. What will this change and how does this relate to mobilization

“So people don’t have to look back.” Electric scooters want to be banned from pedestrian streets

Leonid Tyagachev spoke about the skating level of Patriarch Kirill

aspiring singer Svetlana Yaskevich performed in a duet with the conqueror of music charts Nodar Revia

Kadyrov announced the start of the offensive of Ahmad units in the DPR

Does Putin risk being arrested if he comes to the BRICS summit in South Africa? What are the South African authorities saying?

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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