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The Russia Desk leads The Eastern Herald's coverage of Russia, the war in Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank, and the post-Soviet space. The desk has reported continuously on the Russia-Ukraine conflict since its full-scale expansion in February 2022 and verifies through Kremlin statements, NATO briefings, and named primary sources, corroborating with Reuters, the BBC, and the Kyiv Independent.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at an award ceremony in the Netherlands, June 2026

Zelenskyy’s Open Letter to Putin Is a Trap Dressed as a Peace Offer

Volodymyr Zelenskyy's open letter to Vladimir Putin proposing direct talks is less a diplomatic olive branch than a carefully constructed trap — one the Kremlin may lack the political grammar to escape.

June 5, 2026

by Russia Desk

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

Putin Calls Su-57 the Best Fighter Jet in the World, Offers India Full Partnership

Vladimir Putin declared the Su-57 the finest combat aircraft flying today, using a meeting with global news agency heads at SPIEF to simultaneously pitch a full defence partnership with India — a country whose air force has been quietly negotiating

June 5, 2026

by Russia Desk

Uzatom head Azim Akhmedkhadjaev and Rosatom Director Alexey Likhachev at the Jizzakh nuclear power plant construction site in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Calls Start of Nuclear Power Plant Construction a Historic Day, Pledges More Projects

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, speaking alongside Vladimir Putin at St. Petersburg's Konstantinovsky Palace, hailed the formal

EU High Representative Kaja Kallas at Brussels foreign affairs council meeting on Russia dialogue

Putin Says EU Must Mature Into Dialogue With Russia as an Equal — It Is Already Happening

Vladimir Putin used a SPIEF session with global news agency chiefs to declare that the European

‘The feeling that we lost this match’: Ivic on FC Krasnodar’s victory over the ‘Wings of the Soviets’

Football club “Krasnodar” reached the final of the Way of Regions of the Cup of Russia. In a dramatic home game, the “bulls” defeated the “Wings of the Soviets” in a penalty

April 20, 2023

News

Vasily Anokhin met with volunteer activists from the Smolensk region

From the first days of the SVO, the people of Smolensk helped the fighters on the front line. Collect humanitarian cargo, pick up nominal parcels. Several organizations sew tactical summer suits, balaclavas

April 20, 2023

News

The NYT has found an explanation for the pro-Russian sentiments of the Ukrainian population

In its documents, the American newspaper New York Times admitted that part of the Ukrainian population had pro-Russian feelings, but explained them as “Russian propaganda”. The NYT material concerned Kiev-controlled Konstantinovka in

October 3, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

80% of bomb shelters in Nizhny Novgorod have fallen into disrepair and cannot receive citizens

The Nizhny Novgorod City Duma Urban Services Commission recognized 80% of Nizhny Novgorod’s bomb shelters as unusable and unable to accommodate more than one million citizens. Even after the repair, there will

April 20, 2023

News

On Thursday, forecasters promise rain in most parts of the Chelyabinsk region

On Thursday, April 20, the weather will be cloudy with clearing in the Chelyabinsk region, in most areas there will be light precipitation, mainly in the form of rain. The air temperature

April 20, 2023

Climate·News·Sports

Eyewitness: In Artemovsk (Bakhmut), the Ukrainian armed forces threw grenades into a basement with civilians

A resident of Artemivsk (Ukrainian name Bakhmut) told Russian journalists how Ukrainian armed forces threw grenades into the basement where residents were hiding. The man said the house he was living in

April 20, 2023

News

Cases of scarlet fever registered in Russia

In Russia, cases of scarlet fever are increasingly recorded. According RG.RU a total of 162 cases have been recorded, including three in adults. Most often, children under the age of 14 are

April 20, 2023

News

The prosecutor’s office revealed violations in the work of medical organizations of the Odoevsky district

Copyright Compliance: All rights to materials published on the tula.The Eastern Herald.ru site belong to the publishers and are protected in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation. The use of

April 20, 2023

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The Russian government has approved the sale of the Volkswagen plant in Kaluga

In accordance with the decision of the Russian government, the Volkswagen plant in Kaluga will be sold to the holding company of the car dealership Avilon. The Vedomosti newspaper published this information,

April 20, 2023

News

Lavrov: A twinning agreement between Nicaraguan Granada and Yalta is being prepared

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has announced the upcoming twinning agreement between the city of Granada in Nicaragua and Yalta. Such agreements are usually concluded by municipalities of different countries in order

April 20, 2023

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Zelenskyy’s Open Letter to Putin Is a Trap Dressed as a Peace Offer

Putin Calls Su-57 the Best Fighter Jet in the World, Offers India Full Partnership

Uzbekistan Calls Start of Nuclear Power Plant Construction a Historic Day, Pledges More Projects

Putin Says EU Must Mature Into Dialogue With Russia as an Equal — It Is Already Happening

‘The feeling that we lost this match’: Ivic on FC Krasnodar’s victory over the ‘Wings of the Soviets’

Vasily Anokhin met with volunteer activists from the Smolensk region

The NYT has found an explanation for the pro-Russian sentiments of the Ukrainian population

80% of bomb shelters in Nizhny Novgorod have fallen into disrepair and cannot receive citizens

On Thursday, forecasters promise rain in most parts of the Chelyabinsk region

Eyewitness: In Artemovsk (Bakhmut), the Ukrainian armed forces threw grenades into a basement with civilians

Cases of scarlet fever registered in Russia

The prosecutor’s office revealed violations in the work of medical organizations of the Odoevsky district

The Russian government has approved the sale of the Volkswagen plant in Kaluga

Lavrov: A twinning agreement between Nicaraguan Granada and Yalta is being prepared

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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