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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

“Everyone is polite, orderly and even gentle.” Evgenia Berkovich wrote a letter from the remand center

Director Evgenia Berkovich, who is in SIZO-6 “Pechatniki”, shared the details of life in the detention center. “Everyone is polite, careful and even kind to us,” Berkovich said in a letter, which

May 10, 2023

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The mime and actor Anatoly Elizarov died in Moscow at the age of 80. He was called the “Russian Marcel Marceau”

Honored artist of Russia, the master of pantomime Anatoly Elizarov was found dead in his apartment in Moscow. On this subject informed TASS in reference to emergency services. According to the interlocutor

May 10, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

without ammunition, the Bakhmut meat grinder will work in the opposite direction

There is a serious risk that the PMC Wagner in Bakhmut will be surrounded as a result of the collapse of the flanks, which are already “cracking and failing”, and in the

May 10, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

A Moscow court sentenced a participant in the readings of “anti-mobilization” poems to 4 years in prison

Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court sentenced Nikolay Daineko, a participant in Mayakovsky’s “anti-mobilization” readings in Moscow’s Triumph Square, to four years in a general-regime colony. This was reported to Russian media in the

May 10, 2023

News

The clairvoyant predicted that the world would be destroyed by a terrible catastrophe and called the day of the apocalypse

American Eno Alric predicts the end of the Earth for its inhabitants. According to him, he visited the future and saw what awaits us, writes VKPRESS . According to his prophecies, the

May 10, 2023

News

Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Malyar denies information about the death of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny in the NVO zone

Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar in her Telegram channel denied media reports about the possible death of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny. Malyar said

May 10, 2023

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The Armed Forces of Ukraine have changed the electronic stuffing of drones that attack Russia

According to military expert Yuri Knutov, it has become more difficult for Russian electronic warfare systems to hit Ukrainian drones. The hardware used in these drones has changed, making them less vulnerable.

May 10, 2023

News

the solid core of the moon was discovered only decades after the landing of the Apollos

Half a century after scientists analyzed data collected during the US Apollo missions, experts have discovered that the moon consists of a solid core surrounded by an outer, Earth-like liquid core. An

May 10, 2023

News

Rospotrebnadzor said May vegetables contain a large amount of vitamin C

According to Rospotrebnadzor, vegetables in May are rich in vitamin C and P, as well as fiber. The use of these products is especially beneficial for those who suffer from diabetes and

May 10, 2023

News

the head of Russian-language Wikipedia on the possibility of blocking the portal in Russia, the new design and neural networks

If Wikipedia is blocked in Russia, people are unlikely to stop reading it, but Russian users will no longer be able to edit pages. Stanislav Kozlovsky, executive director of the non-profit partnership

May 10, 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

“Everyone is polite, orderly and even gentle.” Evgenia Berkovich wrote a letter from the remand center

The mime and actor Anatoly Elizarov died in Moscow at the age of 80. He was called the “Russian Marcel Marceau”

without ammunition, the Bakhmut meat grinder will work in the opposite direction

A Moscow court sentenced a participant in the readings of “anti-mobilization” poems to 4 years in prison

The clairvoyant predicted that the world would be destroyed by a terrible catastrophe and called the day of the apocalypse

Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Malyar denies information about the death of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny in the NVO zone

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have changed the electronic stuffing of drones that attack Russia

the solid core of the moon was discovered only decades after the landing of the Apollos

Rospotrebnadzor said May vegetables contain a large amount of vitamin C

the head of Russian-language Wikipedia on the possibility of blocking the portal in Russia, the new design and neural networks

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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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