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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

The UK has imposed sanctions on companies associated with Rosatom, Rosbank and Tinkoff Bank

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced new sanctions against Russia, which include a ban on imports of Russian diamonds and metals, including copper, nickel and aluminum. On this subject said on the

May 19, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation informed that a “harmless” medicine for the treatment of gastritis and stomach ulcers can “plant” the kidneys

The Ministry of Health of Russia has made changes to the instructions for the use of popular drugs for the treatment and prevention of gastritis and stomach ulcers. It turned out that

May 19, 2023

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Oncologist Karasev informed with what diseases a particularly aggressive type of cancer begins

Oncologist Ivan Karasev in his Telegram channel told, because of what diseases in the body one of the most dangerous types of cancer can begin to develop. It’s about pancreatic cancer. With

May 19, 2023

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Zelenskyy will personally attend the G-7 summit in Hiroshima

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will personally attend the G Summit in Hiroshima, informed Kyodo Agency, citing sources within the governments of Japan and the United States. Earlier, the Japanese government announced that

May 19, 2023

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“Old friends”. Mikhail Lobanov spoke about the search of his apartment and the interrogation in the UK

Moscow, Russia – All the efforts of the security forces, which on May 18 carried out a search of the apartment of the former candidate for the State Duma, associate professor at

May 19, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

“I’m holding on.” Prigozhin explained why his conflict with the Ministry of Defense became public

Private Military Company (PMC) “Wagner” at a competitive level shows what the armed forces should look like and what results they should show. This was stated by the founder of the PMC,

May 19, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian nutritionist Kashitskaya informed about the benefits of giving up sugar

Dietitian Svetlana Kashitskaya explained the benefits for the body of the decision to give up sugar. Sugar cravings are a real addiction that can lead to diabetes. Therefore, you need to sweeten

May 19, 2023

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Scientists have named a tea that kills the human liver day after day

Scientists have published an article in the medical journal GastroHep, in which they talked about the harmful properties of many people’s favorite green tea. Despite the fact that green tea is widely

May 19, 2023

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KAIST programmers created the DarkBERT AI model to search for scientific information on the dark web

Scientists at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) created the DarkBERT AI model, which made it possible to search for valuable scientific information on the dark web. This was told

May 19, 2023

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The neurologist of the Russian Federation Demyanovskaya informed that a sudden change in the sphere of interests may signal dementia

Neurologist Ekaterina Demyanovskaya in an interview Gazete.RU said that an unexpected change of interests could be a sign of impending dementia. According to the specialist, the onset of dementia is usually not

May 19, 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

The UK has imposed sanctions on companies associated with Rosatom, Rosbank and Tinkoff Bank

The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation informed that a “harmless” medicine for the treatment of gastritis and stomach ulcers can “plant” the kidneys

Oncologist Karasev informed with what diseases a particularly aggressive type of cancer begins

Zelenskyy will personally attend the G-7 summit in Hiroshima

“Old friends”. Mikhail Lobanov spoke about the search of his apartment and the interrogation in the UK

“I’m holding on.” Prigozhin explained why his conflict with the Ministry of Defense became public

Russian nutritionist Kashitskaya informed about the benefits of giving up sugar

Scientists have named a tea that kills the human liver day after day

KAIST programmers created the DarkBERT AI model to search for scientific information on the dark web

The neurologist of the Russian Federation Demyanovskaya informed that a sudden change in the sphere of interests may signal dementia

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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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