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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 Finnish Foreign Ministry announced the freezing of the accounts of the representative office in Russia and St. Petersburg

Russia has frozen the accounts of Finnish diplomatic missions in Moscow and St. Petersburg. On this subject writing Helsingin Sanomat newspaper with reference to the Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Finnish

May 17, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

A creature in a test tube appeared when scientists try to simulate evolution

Georgia scientists tried to recreate evolution in the laboratory, resulting in a whole being. Specialists of the Institute of Technology took the unicellular yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as the basis for the experiment.

May 17, 2023

News

“Displaying the flag of Ukraine is not illegal.” Is it possible to wear a yellow jacket and blue jeans and not end up in the police?

In Russia, according to the complaints of citizens of initiative, they withdraw the blue-yellow benches and fences. Going out in clothes with such color combinations is simply dangerous. Blue-green ribbons woven into

May 17, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Cardiologist Shlyakhto informed Russians with hypertension about the need for constant medication

Cardiologist Yevgeny Shlyakhto warned Russian heart patients and hypertensive patients about the importance of regular intake of medicines prescribed by the attending physician. Medical practice shows that neglect of one’s health can

May 17, 2023

News

anti-vaxxers have caused an increase in the incidence of measles in Russia

Doctors agreed that the anti-vaccination boom among some Russians was the reason for the increase in cases of measles. Anti-vaxxers are found among young people, especially mothers, as well as among the

May 17, 2023

News

Nutritionist Kruglova told the citizens of the Russian Federation about the advantages of intuitive eating

Nutrition specialist Natalya Kruglova explained to the Russians the benefits of the popular principle of intuitive eating. Such methods are guided by adherents of a healthy lifestyle, as well as just those

May 17, 2023

News

Dietitian Muzychenko listed 7 antidepressant products for Russian citizens

Nutritionist Antonina Muzychenko announced to the Russians a list of seven foods that have a positive effect on the emotional state. You can fight depression with certain foods. You can dilute your

May 17, 2023

News

What will happen to the Russian economy. infographics

In 2022, Russian GDP contracted by 2.1% in real terms, as high oil and gas prices cushioned the fall. In 2023, the economy will not recover and will contract by 1.5%, should

May 17, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

An impressive column of Western military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is moving into the NMD zone

Telegram channel “Operation Z: Military commissars of the Russian Spring” published a video showing the transfer of a huge column of Western military equipment to the NVO zone. The published footage shows

May 17, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Chechen militant Dzhambetov, who fought on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, shot several servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Fighter Khusain Dzhambetov from Chechnya, fighting on the side of Ukraine, confessed to the execution of several servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the Chechen militant, in this way

May 17, 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

The Finnish Foreign Ministry announced the freezing of the accounts of the representative office in Russia and St. Petersburg

A creature in a test tube appeared when scientists try to simulate evolution

“Displaying the flag of Ukraine is not illegal.” Is it possible to wear a yellow jacket and blue jeans and not end up in the police?

Cardiologist Shlyakhto informed Russians with hypertension about the need for constant medication

anti-vaxxers have caused an increase in the incidence of measles in Russia

Nutritionist Kruglova told the citizens of the Russian Federation about the advantages of intuitive eating

Dietitian Muzychenko listed 7 antidepressant products for Russian citizens

What will happen to the Russian economy. infographics

An impressive column of Western military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is moving into the NMD zone

Chechen militant Dzhambetov, who fought on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, shot several servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

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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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