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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

Putin gave the Russian Orthodox Church the icon of Andrei Rublev “Trinity”

The Trinity icon painted by Andrey Rublev will be returned to the Russian Orthodox Church. This decision was taken by Russian President Vladimir Putin “in response to numerous requests from believers”, reported

May 15, 2023

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The RF Armed Forces ambushed the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Chasov Yar-Artemovsk (Bakhmut) road and destroyed them

According to the newspaper “Russian spring ”, the Russian military managed to destroy a special group of Ukrainian militants on the so-called “death road” near Artemovsk (Bakhmut). It is noted that the

May 15, 2023

News

Geneticist Krutovsky admitted that humanity has approached the end of evolution

Konstantin Krutovsky, a professor of genetics at the Siberian Federal University and the University of Göttingen, believes that humanity is one step away from the completion of biological evolution. If earlier a

May 15, 2023

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South Korea’s “unfriendly” “Choco Pie” and “Doshirak” increased their profits in Russia

South Korean food producers are expanding their presence in Russia, despite the imposition of Western sanctions and the withdrawal of some foreign companies from the country, writing Japanese newspaper Asia Nikkei. The

May 15, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Details of the use of artificial intelligence by the Pentagon against the Russian Federation in Ukraine became known

The United States is testing artificial intelligence to analyze military operations in the NVO on the side of Ukraine. This was told by the futurist Abishur Prakash to the publication “Analytics India

May 15, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

“Looks like another duck.” Peskov commented on the WP article that Prigozhin offered Kyiv to hand over the positions of Russian troops

Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov called the Washington Post publication “like a duck” that PMC Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin allegedly offered Ukraine to transfer information about Russian troop positions in exchange

May 15, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

A fire broke out at the crossroads in southern Moscow. The media reported the explosion

The fire broke out in the building of a shopping center located on Admiral Ushakov Boulevard, south of Moscow. According to a TASS source, a gas canister exploded in the Perekrestok store.

May 15, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Political scientist Ataev named three reasons that led to the second round of the presidential elections in Turkey

Why the current president of Turkey, Recep Erdogan, could not win in the first round of elections, explained the deputy director of the Double-headed Eagle Society for the Development of Russian Education,

May 15, 2023

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Russian Armed Forces conduct air operation to suppress Ukraine’s ability to attack

Russia launched an air operation to destroy ammunition depots and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to suppress the counteroffensive. This was stated by the staff of the American Institute

May 15, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Endocrinologist Shabelnikova informed the citizens of the Russian Federation about the causes of obesity

The incidence of obesity is growing in Russia and the Novosibirsk region – 1.5 times higher than the average, said endocrinologist Olesya Shabelnikova. “Obesity is not only a problem for residents of

May 15, 2023

Health·News

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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

Putin gave the Russian Orthodox Church the icon of Andrei Rublev “Trinity”

The RF Armed Forces ambushed the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Chasov Yar-Artemovsk (Bakhmut) road and destroyed them

Geneticist Krutovsky admitted that humanity has approached the end of evolution

South Korea’s “unfriendly” “Choco Pie” and “Doshirak” increased their profits in Russia

Details of the use of artificial intelligence by the Pentagon against the Russian Federation in Ukraine became known

“Looks like another duck.” Peskov commented on the WP article that Prigozhin offered Kyiv to hand over the positions of Russian troops

A fire broke out at the crossroads in southern Moscow. The media reported the explosion

Political scientist Ataev named three reasons that led to the second round of the presidential elections in Turkey

Russian Armed Forces conduct air operation to suppress Ukraine’s ability to attack

Endocrinologist Shabelnikova informed the citizens of the Russian Federation about the causes of obesity

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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