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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

Medvedev predicted the creation of the Fourth Reich on the basis of Germany and its war with France

Security Council Vice President Dmitry Medvedev in the knowledge marathon said that there is still a high probability of further redistribution in Europe. The hypothesis of a seizure of Ukraine by Poland,

April 25, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Putin revealed Russia’s main national idea

Putin called the main national idea of Russia the increase of its people In his welcome message to the organizers, participants and guests of the conference Demographic Policy of Modern Russia: How

April 25, 2023

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The Ambassador of Moldova was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry

Moldova’s Ambassador to Moscow Darius summoned to Foreign Ministry in response to Chisinau actions Moldova’s Ambassador to Moscow Lilian Darii, previously summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry, arrived at the Russian diplomatic

April 25, 2023

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Three crashed quadrocopters with cameras found in Moscow region

Three crashed quadrocopters with unmarked cameras were found in the Moscow region. One of them collapsed near the crash site of a drone with explosives in the Bogorodsk district. About this TASS

April 25, 2023

News

London has called for a new referendum on Scottish independence

Scottish Prime Minister Yousaf has sought permission from Sunak for a referendum on the country’s independence The Daily Telegraph reports that Scottish First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP)

April 25, 2023

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A Ukrainian journalist predicted the rise of pacifism in Ukraine

Ukrainian journalist Kotsaba: the number of pacifists is increasing every day in the country Every day in Ukraine there will be more and more pacifists, and over time they will become the

April 25, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The head of the Crimean parliament called the transfer of the peninsula to the Ukrainian SSR illegitimate

The head of the Crimean parliament, Konstantinov, called the transfer of the peninsula to the Ukrainian SSR in 1954 illegitimate. The head of the Crimean parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov, deemed the decision to

April 25, 2023

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Czech President calls prolonged conflict in Ukraine beneficial for China

Czech President: China not interested in quick resolution of Ukraine conflict Czech President Petr Pavel <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.politico.eu/article/trust-china-ukraine-czech-republic-petr-pavel-nato-defense/” rel=”nofollow noopener”>believesthat it is advantageous for China to prolong the conflict in Ukraine, and

April 25, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The Armed Forces of Ukraine suffer non-combat losses due to clashes between units

Retired Lt. Col. of the Luhansk People’s Republic Andrei Marochko said that the Ukrainian army suffered non-combat losses in the direction of Donetsk due to clashes between units. According to him, a

April 25, 2023

News

A resident of Yekaterinburg was arrested for insulting a child wearing a hat with the letter Z

Yekaterinburg police arrested a man who insulted a child wearing a hat with the letter Z Yekaterinburg police arrested a man who insulted a child wearing a hat with the letter Z,

April 25, 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

Medvedev predicted the creation of the Fourth Reich on the basis of Germany and its war with France

Putin revealed Russia’s main national idea

The Ambassador of Moldova was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry

Three crashed quadrocopters with cameras found in Moscow region

London has called for a new referendum on Scottish independence

A Ukrainian journalist predicted the rise of pacifism in Ukraine

The head of the Crimean parliament called the transfer of the peninsula to the Ukrainian SSR illegitimate

Czech President calls prolonged conflict in Ukraine beneficial for China

The Armed Forces of Ukraine suffer non-combat losses due to clashes between units

A resident of Yekaterinburg was arrested for insulting a child wearing a hat with the letter Z

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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