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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

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the Eurasian Economic Union summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, May 2026

Russia Moves on Two Fronts Against Armenia the Day After Its Election

With Pashinyan re-elected and Armenia absent from the room, Russia's foreign minister used a single press briefing in Kazan to set a deadline on EAEU membership and invoke a financial penalty clause

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Russian military aircraft and equipment at the Khmeimim air base in Latakia, Syria

Russia Is Quietly Rebuilding Its Grip on Syria — Two Bases at a Time

Moscow confirmed Wednesday that talks over a 'possible reformatting' of its military installations in Syria are underway — a signal that Russia's reconsolidation around Khmeimim and Tartus, the only two Russian bases

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

EU Operation IRINI naval vessels patrol the Mediterranean targeting Russia shadow fleet tankers

Moscow Warns EU’s IRINI Tanker Boardings Violate International Law as Mission’s Own Record Shows Ships Still Deliver Oil

Russia condemned the EU's expanded Operation IRINI mandate to board and seize oil tankers in the Mediterranean as a flagrant violation of international law — even as IRINI's own operational record reveals

June 10, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·News

Lavrov Says Moscow Will Meet E3 Ambassadors, but Don’t Expect Much

Russia's foreign minister confirmed Wednesday that the ambassadors of France, Britain and Germany have asked to meet with a Russian deputy foreign minister — then immediately questioned whether the envoys of governments

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Kazan June 2026

Lavrov Chairs CSTO Ministers Meeting in Kazan as Armenia’s Empty Chair Signals Alliance Crisis

Russia's foreign minister chaired a CSTO Council session in Kazan on Wednesday, calling NATO expansion into Ukraine a destabilizing act — but the summit's most pointed signal came from the country not

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Danish Economy Minister Morten Boedskov and Fire Point Denmark Director Viacheslav Bondarchuk at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ukrainian missile fuel plant in Vojens, Denmark, December 1, 2025

Russia Warns Denmark Over Ukrainian Missile Fuel Plant Set to Open Near F-35 Base

Russia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that Denmark's decision to host Ukrainian military production facilities constitutes a hostile step that blocks a diplomatic resolution to the conflict — a warning that lands

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Kremlin Vows to Restore Sevastopol Panorama Museum After Drone Strike — But the Original Roubaud Was Never There

Moscow pledged to rebuild the landmark Sevastopol panorama museum after a Ukrainian drone gutted its roof, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov calling the strike an act of deliberate cultural destruction. The museum

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the Kremlin in April 2026

Kremlin Puts Putin-Pashinyan Summit on Hold, Waits for Armenia’s Election Dispute to Clear

Moscow says no meeting date exists for Putin and Pashinyan, citing Armenia's vote recount and pending opposition protests — a posture that functions as much as leverage as it does patience.

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Ukraine Strikes the Same Russian Navigation Plant Twice in Five Weeks, Targeting the Guidance Chain Behind Kalibr and Shahed

Ukraine's FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile struck the VNIIR-Progress defense electronics plant in Cheboksary a second time in five weeks, with Zelensky confirming a hit on the facility that makes the navigation modules

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Dmitry Peskov Kremlin spokesman Russia India bilateral ties sensitive areas 2026

Kremlin Signals Depth of Russia-India Ties Ahead of Modi’s Expected Moscow Visit

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declared Wednesday that Russia and India are engaged in dialogue on the most sensitive areas of bilateral cooperation, a pointed signal from Moscow ahead of Prime Minister Narendra

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·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

Russia Moves on Two Fronts Against Armenia the Day After Its Election

Russia Is Quietly Rebuilding Its Grip on Syria — Two Bases at a Time

Moscow Warns EU’s IRINI Tanker Boardings Violate International Law as Mission’s Own Record Shows Ships Still Deliver Oil

Lavrov Says Moscow Will Meet E3 Ambassadors, but Don’t Expect Much

Lavrov Chairs CSTO Ministers Meeting in Kazan as Armenia’s Empty Chair Signals Alliance Crisis

Russia Warns Denmark Over Ukrainian Missile Fuel Plant Set to Open Near F-35 Base

Kremlin Vows to Restore Sevastopol Panorama Museum After Drone Strike — But the Original Roubaud Was Never There

Kremlin Puts Putin-Pashinyan Summit on Hold, Waits for Armenia’s Election Dispute to Clear

Ukraine Strikes the Same Russian Navigation Plant Twice in Five Weeks, Targeting the Guidance Chain Behind Kalibr and Shahed

Kremlin Signals Depth of Russia-India Ties Ahead of Modi’s Expected Moscow Visit

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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