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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 in diplomatic talks, Russia-ASEAN summit June 2026

Kremlin Confirms Putin to Hold Marathon Bilateral Meetings at Russia-ASEAN Summit in Kazan

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov disclosed Wednesday that Vladimir Putin faces a two-day marathon of bilateral meetings at the Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan next week, a schedule dense enough to signal that Moscow

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Workers inspect Ukraine's FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles at Fire Point's secret manufacturing facility in Ukraine

Russia Claims 455 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed by Vostok Forces as Flamingo Missiles Hit Cheboksary Defense Plant

Russia's Defense Ministry reported over 455 Ukrainian soldiers killed by the Vostok battlegroup in a single day, while separately claiming to have intercepted four Ukrainian Flamingo cruise missiles — the same weapon

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The scene of the car bomb explosion that killed a driver in Balashikha, east of Moscow

A Car Bomb Outside Moscow Reportedly Kills the General Who Armed Russia’s War

A BMW exploded at dawn in Balashikha, killing a driver Russian media identify as Damir Davydov, head of the Defense Ministry directorate that supplies the army's missiles and shells. Officials have not

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Emergency workers at the site of a strike in Kyiv, Ukraine

Wars Hit Highest Level Since 1945 as the Western Order Frays

The world recorded 65 armed conflicts in 2025 and the most wars between states since 1946, with battle deaths at their highest since the Rwandan genocide. New Uppsala data shows the bloodshed

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov speaking at press briefing on Ukraine mediation June 2026

Peskov Tells Europe It Cannot Mediate Ukraine War While Arming Kyiv

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed European mediation prospects on Tuesday, charging that the continent's leaders are more committed to sustaining the conflict than ending it — while keeping the American diplomatic channel

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev speaks to reporters at his party headquarters in Sofia after the April 2026 election

Bulgaria Halts Weapons to Ukraine as Radev Breaks With the West

Bulgaria's new government, led by Kremlin-friendly former president Rumen Radev, says it will send no more weapons to Ukraine. Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov argued Kyiv needs people, not arms, and called for

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian Strikes 3 dead in Chuhuiv as 166-Drone Night Attack Batters Kharkiv Region

A coordinated Russian assault on Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region overnight on June 9 killed three civilians in Chuhuiv, among them two pensioners and a pregnant woman, as Russian forces launched 166 drones

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian shadow fleet oil tanker intercepted as EU proposes new vessel listings in 21st sanctions package

EU Proposes Listing 30 More Shadow Fleet Ships, Entry Ban on Russian Soldiers in 21st Sanctions Package

The European Commission has proposed blacklisting 30 additional vessels from Russia's shadow oil fleet and barring entry to any person who served in Russian armed forces since the start of the conflict

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the European Parliament during Russia sanctions deliberations

EU Proposes Transaction Bans on 31 Russian Banks and 20 Third-Country Entities in 21st Sanctions Package

Von der Leyen announced at Tuesday's Brussels press conference that the EU's 21st sanctions package proposes transaction bans on 31 Russian banks and 20 third-country banks, crypto firms, and oil traders —

June 9, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·News

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas addresses reporters at the informal EU defence ministers meeting in Nicosia Cyprus June 2026

EU Set to Target 90 Russian Banks in Sweeping 21st Sanctions Package

The European Commission is preparing to propose the single largest financial-sector sweep in its Russia sanctions history, targeting 90 banks as part of a 170-entity package aimed at severing Moscow's access to

June 9, 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

Kremlin Confirms Putin to Hold Marathon Bilateral Meetings at Russia-ASEAN Summit in Kazan

Russia Claims 455 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed by Vostok Forces as Flamingo Missiles Hit Cheboksary Defense Plant

A Car Bomb Outside Moscow Reportedly Kills the General Who Armed Russia’s War

Wars Hit Highest Level Since 1945 as the Western Order Frays

Peskov Tells Europe It Cannot Mediate Ukraine War While Arming Kyiv

Bulgaria Halts Weapons to Ukraine as Radev Breaks With the West

Russian Strikes 3 dead in Chuhuiv as 166-Drone Night Attack Batters Kharkiv Region

EU Proposes Listing 30 More Shadow Fleet Ships, Entry Ban on Russian Soldiers in 21st Sanctions Package

EU Proposes Transaction Bans on 31 Russian Banks and 20 Third-Country Entities in 21st Sanctions Package

EU Set to Target 90 Russian Banks in Sweeping 21st Sanctions Package

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