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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

Georgian Airways banned the country’s president from flying on the company’s planes

Georgian airline Georgian Airways has declared Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili persona non grata. The carrier will not allow him to board its planes in response to the boycott announcement, company director Tamaz

May 21, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The date of nuclear war has been named: the world elite is building an “island of salvation” for themselves

The United States will become the main initiator of a nuclear war to solve its own problems, suggests Tsargrad . US politicians have accumulated more than $31 trillion in public debt, with

May 21, 2023

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Zelenskyy has not confirmed the loss of Bakhmut

Serhiy Nikiforov, spokesman for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Western media reports that the Ukrainian leader had confirmed the loss of Bakhmut (Artemivsk) were false. This is reported by the publication “Strana”.

May 21, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Rudenko informed that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny was wounded and is in serious condition

War correspondent Alexander Rudenko in his Telegram channel wrote that Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny is currently in critical condition after being wounded. According to sources of the

May 21, 2023

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“Elon, come see for yourself!” How the authorities and military correspondents reacted to Prigozhin’s statement about the capture of Bakhmut

On May 20, the founder of the Private Military Company (PMC) “Wagner” Yevgeny Prigozhin said that the PMC detachments had taken Bakhmut (Artemovsk (Bakhmut)) under full control. The Ministry of Defense has

May 21, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Evgeny Prigozhin informed about the liberation of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) in the DPR

In the Telegram channel of the press service of the founder of PMC “Wagner” appeared video recording on which Yevgeny Prigozhin announces the liberation of Artemovsk (Bakhmut). Prigozhin said that today, May

May 20, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The fight against China’s “non-market policy” and the “rising cost” of Russian aid. What did the G7 leaders agree on at the Hiroshima summit?

G7 countries published joint declaration following the G7 summit in Hiroshima. In the document, the leaders of the states declare their intention to increase military support for Ukraine through all channels, as

May 20, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Nemtsov’s son does not intend to rise to power, but to focus on business in Dubai

Anton, a businessman and son of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, would prefer his father to leave politics at the time. About this he said Russian media in the program “Respirator from Babushkin”.

May 20, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine recorded a frightened video about the fall of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) in the DPR

In the Telegram channel RT A video of a soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was published, who, being in a state of panic, said that Artemivsk had fallen. In the

May 20, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Doctors of the Russian Federation informed which products contain heavy metals and how to protect themselves from them

Russian doctors told what products our fellow citizens should avoid, as they contain heavy metals. Heavy metals are often referred to as silent killers because they have no taste or smell. They

May 20, 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

Georgian Airways banned the country’s president from flying on the company’s planes

The date of nuclear war has been named: the world elite is building an “island of salvation” for themselves

Zelenskyy has not confirmed the loss of Bakhmut

Rudenko informed that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny was wounded and is in serious condition

“Elon, come see for yourself!” How the authorities and military correspondents reacted to Prigozhin’s statement about the capture of Bakhmut

Evgeny Prigozhin informed about the liberation of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) in the DPR

The fight against China’s “non-market policy” and the “rising cost” of Russian aid. What did the G7 leaders agree on at the Hiroshima summit?

Nemtsov’s son does not intend to rise to power, but to focus on business in Dubai

a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine recorded a frightened video about the fall of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) in the DPR

Doctors of the Russian Federation informed which products contain heavy metals and how to protect themselves from them

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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