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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

A car with Zakhar Prilepin exploded near Nizhny Novgorod. Writer injured, his driver killed

Audi Q7 writer Zakhar Prilepin was blown up in the Nizhny Novgorod region. The driver was killed, the writer himself was injured. He is currently receiving medical treatment, emergency services are working

May 6, 2023

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Medvedev wrote about the formation of the Fourth Reich and the new Fuhrer in Germany

Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev in his telegram channel wrote a post on the formation of the Fourth Reich in Germany. The reason for the emergence of such intra-national

May 6, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The first branch of Sberbank opened in Crimea

A branch of Sberbank opened on Sovetskaya Square in Yalta, informed Interfax Agency. How transmits TASS correspondent of the opening ceremony, the bank also plans to open regional branches in Simferopol and

May 6, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The Ministry of Health is studying the implementation of a ban on the sale of strong alcohol from 8 p.m. to 11 a.m.

The Ministry of Health of Russia is considering the possibility of introducing new anti-alcohol measures. Among the measures under discussion are a ban on the sale of spirits between 8 p.m. and

May 6, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation proposes new anti-alcohol measures

The Ministry of Health proposes to tighten anti-alcohol measures throughout the country, reports RIA News . As the main measures aimed at combating alcoholism, it is proposed to increase the minimum age

May 6, 2023

News

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation revealed the minimum wages of the participants of the SVO

Russian Ministry of Defense in Telegram channel told what amount of monetary allowance the participants of the Special Military Operation receive. The minimum monthly wage for contractors involved in the SVO is

May 6, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The deceased director and music video director Mikhail Khleborodov

Director, videographer, screenwriter and producer Mikhail Khleborodov has died at the age of 57. This was announced by director and producer Grigory of Constantinople. “Misha Khleborodov is dead… My colleague. Outstanding clip

May 6, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The Ministry of Justice recognized Maria Pevchikh, Georgy Alburov and the publication Taiga.info* as foreign agents

On May 5, the Ministry of Justice added associates of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Maria Pevchikh* and Georgy Alburov* to the register of foreign agents. Information about it published on the department’s

May 6, 2023

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Court sends playwright Svetlana Petriychuk to jail for justifying terrorism

The Zamoskvoretsky court in Moscow detained for two months the playwright Svetlana Petriychuk, who was detained in the case of justifying terrorism (Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation)

May 6, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

“Information Warfare Tool”. What is known about the “theatrical business” of the play “Finist the Clear Falcon”

To detain the theater director Yevgenia Berkovich for two months – such a decision was made on May 5 by the Zamoskvoretsky court in Moscow. The director is charged under an article

May 5, 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

A car with Zakhar Prilepin exploded near Nizhny Novgorod. Writer injured, his driver killed

Medvedev wrote about the formation of the Fourth Reich and the new Fuhrer in Germany

The first branch of Sberbank opened in Crimea

The Ministry of Health is studying the implementation of a ban on the sale of strong alcohol from 8 p.m. to 11 a.m.

Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation proposes new anti-alcohol measures

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation revealed the minimum wages of the participants of the SVO

The deceased director and music video director Mikhail Khleborodov

The Ministry of Justice recognized Maria Pevchikh, Georgy Alburov and the publication Taiga.info* as foreign agents

Court sends playwright Svetlana Petriychuk to jail for justifying terrorism

“Information Warfare Tool”. What is known about the “theatrical business” of the play “Finist the Clear Falcon”

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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