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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

Japan and the EU have opposed a total ban on exports to Russia, according to the Financial Times

Representatives of Japan and the European Union have spoken out against the American idea of a complete ban on the export of goods to Russia by the G7 countries. It is claimed

April 25, 2023

News

Pentagon: Abrams tanks in Germany are intended for training the Ukrainian armed forces

American Abrams tanks, which were transferred to Germany, will be used exclusively for training the Ukrainian army. US Department of Defense spokesman Patrick Ryder stressed that these vehicles will not be used

April 25, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Cavusoglu appreciated the UN’s offer to Turkish banks to help Russia sell agricultural products

Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkish Foreign Minister, commented on UN Secretary General António Guterres’ proposal for the mediation of Turkish banks to solve the problem of Russian agricultural products entering world markets. He noted

April 25, 2023

News

Russian Defense Ministry: Boats attacking Sevastopol and Crimea came from Odessa waters

The press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation published in Telegram statement which provides the results of an analysis of the route of movement of Ukrainian unmanned boats

April 25, 2023

News

Ramzan Kadyrov appointed his nephew adviser to the ruling bloc

Chechnya’s leader Ramzan Kadyrov has appointed 26-year-old nephew Khamzat Kadyrov as his assistant adviser in the ruling bloc. On this subject the head of the republic reported in your telegram channel. “I

April 25, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Peskov called an obstacle to maintaining the grain agreement

The implementation of the cereals agreement cannot continue if all the points of the agreement are not respected. This was announced on Monday April 24 by the head of state’s press secretary

April 25, 2023

News

An American general explained why the West wants to take over Crimea

General Hodges: West wants to seize Crimea to control shipping Former commander of NATO forces in Europe Ben Hodges said Ukraine and the West needed Crimea to control shipping in the Black

April 25, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

US Security Council Chairman Kirby predicted Russian offensive in multiple directions

The Russian military, as part of a special operation in Ukraine, can go on the offensive in several directions at once, as soon as the weather conditions improve. Such a statement, Monday,

April 24, 2023

Climate·Conflicts, Military and War·News

UN announces when India will overtake China in population

UN expects India to overtake China in population by end of April India will become the world leader in terms of population this week, according to the Associated Press. In his predictions,

April 24, 2023

News

A meteorite impact has made it possible to study the core of Mars for the first time

The American landing probe InSight has recorded for the first time the passage of seismic waves through the core of Mars. This made it possible to measure its dimensions, density and composition,

April 24, 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

Japan and the EU have opposed a total ban on exports to Russia, according to the Financial Times

Pentagon: Abrams tanks in Germany are intended for training the Ukrainian armed forces

Cavusoglu appreciated the UN’s offer to Turkish banks to help Russia sell agricultural products

Russian Defense Ministry: Boats attacking Sevastopol and Crimea came from Odessa waters

Ramzan Kadyrov appointed his nephew adviser to the ruling bloc

Peskov called an obstacle to maintaining the grain agreement

An American general explained why the West wants to take over Crimea

US Security Council Chairman Kirby predicted Russian offensive in multiple directions

UN announces when India will overtake China in population

A meteorite impact has made it possible to study the core of Mars for the first time

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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