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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

WHO experts recognized the disadvantages of vaccination against the SARS-COV-2 virus after the end of the pandemic

WHO experts have identified and publicly acknowledged a number of side effects that occur after vaccination against COVID-19, which was made mandatory during the coronavirus pandemic. The negative impact has been identified

May 24, 2023

Health·News

“TurProm” informed the citizens of the Russian Federation about changes in prices for Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt

Experts in the field of tourism told the Russians about what is happening with the prices of holidays in Turkey, Egypt and the UAE. To date, all trips on favorable terms have

May 24, 2023

News

Yevgeny Prigozhin announced the losses of Wagner PMC during the assault on Artemovsk (Bakhmut)

Founder of Wagner PMC in an interview with media technologist Konstantin Dolgov told about the losses of the unit in the battles for Artemovsk (Bakhmut). According to Prigozhin, the PMC recruited 50,000

May 24, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

early in the morning, the Russian ship “Ivan Khurs” in the Black Sea was attacked by three marine UAVs

Telegram channel “Rybar” informed that today early in the southern part of the Black Sea, the Russian reconnaissance ship of project 18280 “Ivan Khurs” was attacked by three marine drones. According to

May 24, 2023

News

Aksyonov announced the closure of the Crimean Bridge due to the exercises. Traffic has already resumed

Traffic on the Crimean Bridge was closed due to exercises, informed with his telegram channel, the head of the Republic of Crimea Sergey Aksenov. Earlier, eyewitnesses released a video in which thick

May 24, 2023

News

The Governor of Belgorod announced a “not quite calm” night in the region

In the Belgorod region on the night of May 24 there were a large number of drone attacks, there is damage. On this subject writing the head of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov

May 24, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Tourist from Russia flew to Georgia and was amazed at the prices of eggs

Russian tourists, who have decided to relax in the now accessible Georgia, share their impressions of what has changed in the country four years after the closure of the destination. It turned

May 24, 2023

News

Heliobiologist RAS Breus warned about the consequences of a magnetic storm for the human body

RAS Researcher Tamara Breus in an interview Gazete.RU warned the Russians about the unpleasant consequences of the influence of magnetic storms on the human body. Previously, science could not know for sure

May 24, 2023

News

High prices in Turkey have reached their limit and threaten the tourism industry with collapse

Russian tourists who come to rest in Turkey complain about high prices. At some resorts, prices “surpassed the high British rates in Britain.” The dissatisfaction of our fellow citizens leads the publication

May 24, 2023

News

Endocrinologist RF Yang listed 3 sources of non-burning fat, from which the stomach grows both from alcohol and sugar

Endocrinologist Ekaterina Yang in her Telegram channel named three sources of non-burning fat, from which you can get fat like alcohol or sugar. According to the expert, in order not to gain

May 24, 2023

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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

WHO experts recognized the disadvantages of vaccination against the SARS-COV-2 virus after the end of the pandemic

“TurProm” informed the citizens of the Russian Federation about changes in prices for Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt

Yevgeny Prigozhin announced the losses of Wagner PMC during the assault on Artemovsk (Bakhmut)

early in the morning, the Russian ship “Ivan Khurs” in the Black Sea was attacked by three marine UAVs

Aksyonov announced the closure of the Crimean Bridge due to the exercises. Traffic has already resumed

The Governor of Belgorod announced a “not quite calm” night in the region

Tourist from Russia flew to Georgia and was amazed at the prices of eggs

Heliobiologist RAS Breus warned about the consequences of a magnetic storm for the human body

High prices in Turkey have reached their limit and threaten the tourism industry with collapse

Endocrinologist RF Yang listed 3 sources of non-burning fat, from which the stomach grows both from alcohol and sugar

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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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