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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

It became known the alleged direction of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

“Come and see”: the APU wants to surround the Russian forces near Orekhov The Ukrainian Armed Forces will launch a counterattack towards the village of Vesele, located 35 km northwest of Melitopol,

April 24, 2023

News

Poland conducted drills with a fake enemy from the west, SVR says

The SVR press office, in a statement issued today on behalf of the director of the service, Sergei Naryshkin, touched on the topic of relations between Warsaw and its western neighbors. The

April 24, 2023

News

Russia hands over lunar soil sample to China

The Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences said Russia gave China one and a half grams of lunar soil, which was brought to Earth by a Soviet station in

April 24, 2023

News

Former Kuchma adviser commented on Ukraine’s chances of entering NATO and the EU

Oleg Soskin: Zelenskyy replaces the country’s admission to NATO and the EU with “enchanting” shows Oleg Soskin, a former adviser to Leonid Kuchma, said in a video comment posted on his YouTube

April 24, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The head of the Ministry of Justice announced the ban on changing gender in the passport

The Ministry of Justice of Russia will prepare amendments to the legislation that will limit the possibility of changing the gender in documents. About this Minister of Justice Konstantin Chuichenko declared in

April 24, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Chinese Foreign Ministry says Beijing respects sovereignty of all former USSR countries

Chinese Foreign Ministry: Beijing respects the sovereignty of all countries that were once part of the USSR China respects the sovereignty of all countries that were once part of the Soviet Union.

April 24, 2023

News

Kirienko: everyone must contribute to victory

First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Sergei Kiriyenko in the knowledge marathon called the conflict with the West a civilizational challenge for Russia “A war is actually being waged against Russia,”

April 24, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

CEC: in presidential elections in Russia, DEG will only be where it has already been tested

Pamfilova said that the use of DEG in the presidential elections in Russia will be limited Ella Pamfilova, President of the CEC of the Russian Federation, said at a meeting with students

April 24, 2023

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The LPR reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were trying to cross the Seversky Donets River

Marochko: the Armed Forces of Ukraine equip pontoons crossing the Seversky Donets towards Krasnolimansky The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have started building new pontoons on the Seversky Donets River towards Krasnolymansk

April 24, 2023

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Japan’s prime minister says he won’t dissolve the country’s parliament

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida says he has no intention of dissolving parliament after successful by-elections Kyodo Agency reports that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in a conversation with reporters Monday after the

April 24, 2023

Government and Politics·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

It became known the alleged direction of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Poland conducted drills with a fake enemy from the west, SVR says

Russia hands over lunar soil sample to China

Former Kuchma adviser commented on Ukraine’s chances of entering NATO and the EU

The head of the Ministry of Justice announced the ban on changing gender in the passport

Chinese Foreign Ministry says Beijing respects sovereignty of all former USSR countries

Kirienko: everyone must contribute to victory

CEC: in presidential elections in Russia, DEG will only be where it has already been tested

The LPR reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were trying to cross the Seversky Donets River

Japan’s prime minister says he won’t dissolve the country’s parliament

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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