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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

Neurologists have recognized the benefits of group boxing for people with Parkinson’s disease

Boxing without an opponent can improve the quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease, researchers at Edith Cowan University say. Ten people with early-stage Parkinson’s disease took part in the study,

May 3, 2023

News

extroverts are happier than introverts

More sociable people turned out to be psychologically better than those who avoid social contacts. This was told to the journal Scientific Reports by researchers from Australia and the United States. Experts

May 3, 2023

News

The global automotive industry is booming again after COVID-19

Automakers continue to report higher sales and higher profits in the first quarter of this year. Thus, the income of the American Ford Motor Company grew by 20%, the German Porsche –

May 3, 2023

News

Instasamka flew to Dubai. Operations on his accounts are blocked by the Federal Tax Service

Russian blogger and singer Instasamka (Daria Zoteeva) left the country and flew to Dubai, which she herself announced in her Instagram Stories*. She did not pay taxes in the amount of 687.7

May 3, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

There was a video of smoke creeping over the Kremlin on the night of the assassination attempt on Putin

Rise published a video with smoke over the Kremlin on the night of an attempted attack on Putin’s residence In the Telegram channel “Climb ”A video appeared showing smoke rising from the

May 3, 2023

News

Scouts of the “Cascade” of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation informed about the two stages of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Scouts from the Russian volunteer unit “Cascade” told RIA News about the likely scenario of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the fighters, the concentration of forces of

May 3, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Biden is back for the presidency. What are his chances of winning and who are his opponents

US President Joe Biden has officially announced his candidacy for the 2024 elections. Who can compete with him and what can prevent Biden from being re-elected, in the material of Russian media.

May 3, 2023

Government and Politics·News

in the regions of the Russian Federation revealed the number of cases of measles

The authorities of the Russian regions spoke about the difficulties of the epidemiological situation due to measles, as well as the rate of vaccination and the number of patients. The situation with

May 3, 2023

News

Peskov said that at the time of the UAV attack on the Kremlin, Putin was not there

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Vladimir Putin was not at the Kremlin residence at the time of the Ukrainian UAV attack. This is reported RIA News . “Putin was not

May 3, 2023

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Moscow has banned the launch of drones

In Moscow, a ban on the launch of drones is introduced, declared Mayor of the city Sergey Sobyanin in his telegram channel. “We have decided to introduce a ban on the launch

May 3, 2023

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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

Neurologists have recognized the benefits of group boxing for people with Parkinson’s disease

extroverts are happier than introverts

The global automotive industry is booming again after COVID-19

Instasamka flew to Dubai. Operations on his accounts are blocked by the Federal Tax Service

There was a video of smoke creeping over the Kremlin on the night of the assassination attempt on Putin

Scouts of the “Cascade” of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation informed about the two stages of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Biden is back for the presidency. What are his chances of winning and who are his opponents

in the regions of the Russian Federation revealed the number of cases of measles

Peskov said that at the time of the UAV attack on the Kremlin, Putin was not there

Moscow has banned the launch of drones

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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