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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

Biologists discover insects can be trained to use tools

Researchers at Macquarie University in Australia have identified a species of beetle that uses tools to catch its prey. GLAS.RU . Beetles of the genus Gorareduvius often sit on the stems of

May 4, 2023

News

Zelenskyy called for the creation of an international tribunal on Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for the creation of an international tribunal against Russia. He made such an appeal to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague during his official

May 4, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian chemists have found that microplastics in the ocean are even more dangerous for fish and humans

Russian scientists have discovered the ability of plastic to accumulate heavy metals. This can have an even more negative impact on marine flora and fauna. Specialists from the Galimov Carbon Geochemistry Laboratory

May 4, 2023

News

Petrosyan’s wife spoke about the state of the comedian

Tatyana Brukhunova, the wife of a comedian, People’s Artist of the RSFSR Yevgeny Petrosyan, spoke about her condition in an interview with Zvezda. She said she had no news regarding his well-being.

May 4, 2023

News

Named the most extreme places in which people live

RuNews24 presented a selection of the most climatically dangerous places in the world where people still continue to live, despite the heat, drought and much more. The first place on the list

May 4, 2023

Climate·News

The White House said that the United States was not involved in the drone attack on the Kremlin

The White House said the United States had nothing to do with the two drone attacks on the Kremlin. This is reported RIA News . “The United States is not involved in

May 4, 2023

News

the priest made an exception from the canon, funeral Zaitsev in a red suit

At the final part of the farewell to fashion designer Vyacheslav Zaitsev, the priest made an exception and brought the ceremony to an end, despite the fact that the deceased was in

May 4, 2023

News

The Federation Council has proposed banning electric scooters on city streets. What other restrictions do the authorities want to introduce?

The Russian parliament has proposed removing electric scooters from city streets, leaving them only in parks and private villages. This initiative was taken by the head of the Federation Council Committee on

May 4, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Analyst Leonkov told how Russia should answer for the UAV attack on the Kremlin

Military analyst of the Arsenal of the Fatherland magazine Alekse Leonkov told “MK” how Moscow should answer for the drone strike on the Kremlin. According to the expert, this is a complex

May 4, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Yevgeny Prigozhin informed about the impossibility of delivering a nuclear strike on Ukraine after the attack on the Kremlin

Press service of the founder of PMC “Wagner” Yevgeny Prigozhin Telegram channel published its text, which explains why, after the attack on the Kremlin, Moscow will not dare to launch a nuclear

May 4, 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

Biologists discover insects can be trained to use tools

Zelenskyy called for the creation of an international tribunal on Russia

Russian chemists have found that microplastics in the ocean are even more dangerous for fish and humans

Petrosyan’s wife spoke about the state of the comedian

Named the most extreme places in which people live

The White House said that the United States was not involved in the drone attack on the Kremlin

the priest made an exception from the canon, funeral Zaitsev in a red suit

The Federation Council has proposed banning electric scooters on city streets. What other restrictions do the authorities want to introduce?

Analyst Leonkov told how Russia should answer for the UAV attack on the Kremlin

Yevgeny Prigozhin informed about the impossibility of delivering a nuclear strike on Ukraine after the attack on the Kremlin

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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