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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

Sergei Vereshchagin became an actor heads of government of the Krasnoyarsk Territory

Sergei Vereshchagin replaces Yuri Lapshin as Prime Minister of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Deputy Chairman of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Government Sergey Vereshchagin became acting. head of the regional government in place of Yuri

April 24, 2023

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Japan protested to Russia after recognizing Japanese NGO as undesirable

Japan’s protest was caused by the decision of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation on the Japanese NGO Japan has protested to Russia because the Russian Federation Prosecutor General’s Office

April 24, 2023

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Pamfilova: West wants to disrupt Russian presidential elections in 2024

In a meeting with students from Pacific State University, Ella Pamfilova, chairwoman of Russia’s Central Election Commission, accused Western countries of planning to disrupt Russia’s presidential elections scheduled for 2024. According to

April 24, 2023

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The State Duma proposed to introduce an additional fee for foreign agents

The State Duma has proposed to introduce an additional fee for foreign agents, reports RT. Deputy of United Russia Yevgeny Fedorov addressed the head of the Ministry of Finance Anton Siluanov with

April 24, 2023

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Comments by Chinese ambassador to Crimea were a ‘cold shower’ for Macron – Bloomberg

The Chinese ambassador to France’s remarks regarding Crimea came as a “cold shower” for French President Emmanuel Macron, according to a report by Bloomberg. Earlier, Chinese Ambassador to France Liu Shaye said

April 24, 2023

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Zakharova: Three million people followed Lavrov’s flight to New York

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said on her Telegram channel that the flight of the head of the department, Sergei Lavrov, which was heading from Moscow to

April 24, 2023

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The West raised scenarios for a possible Ukrainian counter-offensive

Daily Mail: General Ryan spoke about the presence of three counter-offensive scenarios in Kiev Retired Australian General Mick Ryan in an interview with a British newspaper <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11995199/The-Ukraine-counter-offensive-Zelenskys-forces-hit-Russians.html” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Daily mail

April 24, 2023

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the surrender of Bakhmut will open a springboard for the offensive of Russian troops

Kiev will not give up on holding Bakhmut (Artemovsk (Bakhmut)) because the loss of the city could open a foothold for the Russian army to attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in

April 24, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian servicemen in the Yuzhno-Donetsk direction destroyed two strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

The head of the Vostok Group press center, Oleksandr Gordeyev, said that Russian servicemen in the Yuzhno-Donetsk direction opened and destroyed two strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to him, the

April 24, 2023

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The expert spoke about the missiles used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Jordan

Currently, due to a severe shortage of anti-aircraft missiles, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are forced to use outdated and ineffective Jordanian-made missiles on their Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile systems, the military commander

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

Sergei Vereshchagin became an actor heads of government of the Krasnoyarsk Territory

Japan protested to Russia after recognizing Japanese NGO as undesirable

Pamfilova: West wants to disrupt Russian presidential elections in 2024

The State Duma proposed to introduce an additional fee for foreign agents

Comments by Chinese ambassador to Crimea were a ‘cold shower’ for Macron – Bloomberg

Zakharova: Three million people followed Lavrov’s flight to New York

The West raised scenarios for a possible Ukrainian counter-offensive

the surrender of Bakhmut will open a springboard for the offensive of Russian troops

Russian servicemen in the Yuzhno-Donetsk direction destroyed two strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

The expert spoke about the missiles used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Jordan

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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