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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 damaged Patriot air defense system was repaired and returned to service

The Pentagon reported that the Patriot system damaged by the RF Armed Forces was repaired and now it is back in service. This is reported RIA News with reference to the US

May 19, 2023

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Named three factors that contribute to the development of type II diabetes

The journal Nature Medicine, citing scientists from Tufts University, told which foods contribute to the appearance of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes predicts that by 2025 the number of people with high blood

May 19, 2023

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US Considers Possibility of ‘Korean Scenario’ for Ukraine

The United States is considering the possibility that the conflict in Ukraine will be frozen for decades under the “Korean scenario”. On this subject writing Politico citing multiple sources. According to the

May 18, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Tank tractor BTS-2/4 with “hellish thresher” became a fire support vehicle

Soldiers of the Russian army in the NVO zone invented a fire support vehicle with high firepower. A photo of a tank tractor with a 57-mm AZP-57 rapid-fire gun of the S-60

May 18, 2023

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Security Council of Belarus says NATO forces in Europe can start military operations without mobilization

NATO forces in Europe are capable of starting hostilities before all assigned units are mobilized. This was stated by State Secretary of Belarus Alexander Volfovich, speaking at the Parliamentary Assembly of the

May 18, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

NATO is developing “secret plans” in the event of a possible conflict with Russia

The NATO summit in Vilnius in July will approve secret plans which, for the first time since the Cold War, will detail the alliance’s response to a possible conflict with Russia. On

May 18, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

the use of AI-92 gasoline in cars can damage engines

In conversation with Newspaper.Ru Aleksey Ruzanov, a car expert and technical director of Fit Service, an international network of car services, said that the use of AI-92 gasoline by modern cars can

May 18, 2023

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measures introduced in connection with the presence of bird flu in Moscow will not disrupt everyday life

By decree of the mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin, 10 districts of the city were subject to restrictions. The measures concern veterinary medicine and agriculture. Associate Professor of the Department of

May 18, 2023

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Doctors have identified six characteristics that they are associated with food addiction

Many seemingly harmless habits may indicate that a person has developed an addiction to food. Doctors interviewed by 74.RU journalists reveal 6 such habits: Reading labels, counting calories, and classifying foods as

May 18, 2023

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What do we know about the attempt on the life of a Russian journalist in Cyprus

Cypriot media reported that local police prevented an attempt on the life of a Russian journalist. His name is undisclosed – as well as the particular media with which he collaborated. The

May 18, 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 damaged Patriot air defense system was repaired and returned to service

Named three factors that contribute to the development of type II diabetes

US Considers Possibility of ‘Korean Scenario’ for Ukraine

Tank tractor BTS-2/4 with “hellish thresher” became a fire support vehicle

Security Council of Belarus says NATO forces in Europe can start military operations without mobilization

NATO is developing “secret plans” in the event of a possible conflict with Russia

the use of AI-92 gasoline in cars can damage engines

measures introduced in connection with the presence of bird flu in Moscow will not disrupt everyday life

Doctors have identified six characteristics that they are associated with food addiction

What do we know about the attempt on the life of a Russian journalist in Cyprus

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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