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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

Armenian voters cast ballots at a polling station during the June 7 2026 parliamentary elections in Yerevan

Moscow Says It Wants a Sovereign Armenia, Its Own Reaction to the Election Tells a Different Story

Russia's Foreign Ministry declared it has always wanted a strong, sovereign Armenia — hours after results showed Pashinyan's Civil Contract heading toward a parliamentary majority that Moscow spent months trying to prevent.

June 8, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Election officials counting ballots at a polling station in Yerevan after Armenia's June 2026 parliamentary elections

Russia Wants Strong, Sovereign Armenia, But Will Judge Yerevan by Its Actions, Zakharova Says

Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova welcomed Pashinyan's re-election with caveats, warning Moscow will measure the relationship against actual steps by Yerevan — not declarations. She also condemned what she called an

June 8, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

South Ossetian President Alan Gagloyev meets Marat Kambolov in Tskhinvali

South Ossetia’s Prime Minister Resigns as Kremlin’s Chosen Successor Waits in the Wings

South Ossetian Prime Minister Dzambolat Tadtaev resigned Monday at a government meeting, with President Alan Gagloyev immediately nominating Marat Kambolov — a veteran Russian federal official appointed as presidential adviser just days

June 8, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Ukrainian soldier from 148th Artillery Brigade walks along trench at Pokrovsk front-line position Donetsk Oblast January 2026 as Russia seizes Khimik DPR

Russia’s South Group Seizes Khimik in DPR as Putin’s SPIEF Claims Clash with Frontline Reality

Russia's Yug battlegroup has seized the settlement of Khimik in the Donetsk People's Republic, Moscow announced Monday, a small but pointed advance on the southern axis of the DPR front — coming

June 8, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk speaks at SPIEF 2026 on Armenia EAEU EU

Russia Admits Years of Private Lobbying on EU Failed as Armenia Votes

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk confirmed on Armenian election day that Moscow had spent years privately warning Yerevan about the EU's transformation into what he called a military-political alliance hostile to

June 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi at Vienna headquarters addressing Zaporizhzhia nuclear safety

IAEA Deploys Monitors to Demining Phase at ZNPP — A First in Six Ceasefires

For the first time across six IAEA-brokered ceasefires at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Director General Rafael Grossi has deployed agency experts to watch over the demining operation itself — a procedural

June 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov confirms Russia maintains open and secret channels with Kiev Ukraine 2026

Kremlin Confirms Both Open and Secret Channels With Kiev Remain Active, Ushakov Says

Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov confirmed Sunday that Russia maintains both open and covert lines of communication with Kiev — a disclosure that reframes weeks of apparent diplomatic deadlock following SPIEF. The admission

June 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Ukraine and Russia peace talks, June 3 2026

Kremlin Reads the Fault Lines in Trump’s Peace Team After Rubio Admits US Is Not a Neutral Broker

Moscow said it 'takes into account' Secretary of State Marco Rubio's congressional admission that the United States is 'clearly' on Ukraine's side — and signalled it has identified the more accommodating faction

June 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Vostok Leads All Russian Battlegroups Again as Kyiv Loses 450 Troops in a Day

Russia's Vostok battlegroup recorded the heaviest single-sector toll for the third consecutive reporting cycle, as Kyiv's leaders gathered in London to press allies for fresh military commitments. The Russian Defense Ministry's Sunday

June 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Smoke billowing over Kyiv skyline after Russian drone and missile strikes, June 2026

Russia Claims 500 Ukrainian Drones Downed in a Single Day as Aerial War Reaches Industrial Scale

Russia's Defense Ministry reported shooting down 500 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones and one HIMARS rocket in a single day, a figure that reflects how dramatically the aerial war has escalated — and how

June 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·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

Moscow Says It Wants a Sovereign Armenia, Its Own Reaction to the Election Tells a Different Story

Russia Wants Strong, Sovereign Armenia, But Will Judge Yerevan by Its Actions, Zakharova Says

South Ossetia’s Prime Minister Resigns as Kremlin’s Chosen Successor Waits in the Wings

Russia’s South Group Seizes Khimik in DPR as Putin’s SPIEF Claims Clash with Frontline Reality

Russia Admits Years of Private Lobbying on EU Failed as Armenia Votes

IAEA Deploys Monitors to Demining Phase at ZNPP — A First in Six Ceasefires

Kremlin Confirms Both Open and Secret Channels With Kiev Remain Active, Ushakov Says

Kremlin Reads the Fault Lines in Trump’s Peace Team After Rubio Admits US Is Not a Neutral Broker

Vostok Leads All Russian Battlegroups Again as Kyiv Loses 450 Troops in a Day

Russia Claims 500 Ukrainian Drones Downed in a Single Day as Aerial War Reaches Industrial Scale

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