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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

Russian summer residents were warned about what not to do on the site in 2023

Residents of Russia who own summer cottages were told what was forbidden to do from 2023. The ban on burning glass, metal, rubber and paint products remained the same. However, the rules

May 2, 2023

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Marcin Przydacz informed that Poland wants to achieve reparations from Germany, and then from Russia

Marcin Przydacz, head of the International Policy Bureau of the Office of the President of Poland, said in an interview with the Financial Times that Poland intends to obtain reparations from Germany,

May 2, 2023

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Hollywood writers have announced the biggest strike in 15 years. This will affect the release of new episodes of the series

The board of directors of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced on Twitter the start of a strike on May 2, which could be the largest since 2007. Screenwriters ask film

May 2, 2023

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Listed foods that provoke the development of type II diabetes

Doctors have found that in seven out of 10 cases, type 2 diabetes develops due to malnutrition. Let’s figure out which foods to avoid. This news will not please processed meat lovers,

May 2, 2023

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Therapist Khukhrev warned residents in the Russian Federation about the dangers of an excess of vitamin D for the elderly

Therapist Alexei Khukhrev in an interview Moscow 24 said that an excess of vitamin D harms the body of the elderly. According to the expert, uncontrolled intake of vitamin D can provoke

May 2, 2023

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Telegram-channel “RV” published footage of patrolling the streets of Artemivsk DNR

Telegram channel “Operation Z: Military commissars of the Russian Spring” published two videos showing how the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine patrol the streets of Artemivsk. Video footage shows Ukrainian

May 2, 2023

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The US State Department responded to UAV attacks on civilian targets in the Bryansk region and Crimea

Deputy State Department spokesman Vedant Patel reacted to Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian civilian targets by reminding Moscow of its responsibility. According to Patel, the Ukrainian UAV attacks are important, a reminder

May 2, 2023

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Cardiologist Bokeria listed three cheap products that do not grow cancer cells

Cardiologist Olga Bokeria in her Telegram channel named three cheap products that do not contribute to the growth of cancer cells. Proper nutrition is the key to good health and long life.

May 2, 2023

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Ukraine has no right to attack Russian territory with Western weapons

Western states supplying arms to Kyiv have drawn up rules that Ukraine cannot attack Russian territory. This was said by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, speaking in the town of Bendorf, Rhineland-Palatinate, NTV

May 2, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

how a demonstration in Moscow turned into a riot

May 1, 1993 on Gagarinskaya Square in Moscow arrived mass riots. That day, opposition representatives clashed with law enforcement after the capital’s mayor’s office failed to agree on the route of their

May 1, 2023

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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

Russian summer residents were warned about what not to do on the site in 2023

Marcin Przydacz informed that Poland wants to achieve reparations from Germany, and then from Russia

Hollywood writers have announced the biggest strike in 15 years. This will affect the release of new episodes of the series

Listed foods that provoke the development of type II diabetes

Therapist Khukhrev warned residents in the Russian Federation about the dangers of an excess of vitamin D for the elderly

Telegram-channel “RV” published footage of patrolling the streets of Artemivsk DNR

The US State Department responded to UAV attacks on civilian targets in the Bryansk region and Crimea

Cardiologist Bokeria listed three cheap products that do not grow cancer cells

Ukraine has no right to attack Russian territory with Western weapons

how a demonstration in Moscow turned into a riot

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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