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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

Media: counter-offensive for Ukraine is the only choice

WSJ: APU not ready for counterattack, but they have no choice At the moment, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are not ready for a full-scale counteroffensive, but they have no other

April 23, 2023

Climate·News

Chinese media called the advantage of S-400 air defense systems over Patriot air defense systems

Baijiahao: Russian S-400 air defense systems bypassed Patriot air defense systems in all respects Today, Russian airspace is reliably protected by S-400 anti-aircraft missile (SAM) systems. He took the title of the

April 23, 2023

News

Trump’s book release will be marked by a lawsuit over harassment allegations

No sooner had former US President Donald Trump announced the release of his new book, Letters to Trump, than a new attack “happened”. The trial will continue on the lawsuit brought by

April 23, 2023

Government and Politics·News

“Rains”: in Estonia they believe that only bad weather prevents the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Pevkur, Estonian Defense Minister: the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will begin “in about a month” Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur estimates that the Ukrainian Armed Forces offensive will begin “in

April 23, 2023

Climate·News

Zelenskyy baffled Ukraine with a large-scale name change: Will Odessans become Hadzhibeys

Names that ‘exalt, perpetuate and propagate’ Russia are banned Volodymyr Zelensyy decided to perfect all the crazy ideas of his predecessors. If the attacks on the UOC, launched under Petro Poroshenko, then

April 23, 2023

News

RF Armed Forces destroyed a workshop where drones were being repaired near Kharkiv

Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: Russian troops destroyed in the Kharkiv region the workshop where the Strizh drone was being repaired The Russian armed forces hit the workshops of an

April 23, 2023

News

Conclusion: the data on the alleged landing of the Ukrainian army on the left bank of the Dnieper are a lie

The balance called a lie the data on the alleged landing of the Ukrainian army on the left bank of the Dnieper The acting governor of the Kherson region, Volodymyr Saldo, said

April 23, 2023

News

The head of Taiwan’s foreign ministry has suggested how the military conflict on the island will transform for the global economy

Taiwan’s foreign minister says military conflict on the island will disrupt 40% of all world trade Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said a hypothetical war on the island would disrupt 40% of

April 23, 2023

News

Russian troops destroyed two strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction of Kupyansk

Russian Defense Ministry: The Russian army destroyed two platoon strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction of Kupyansk The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as a result of active

April 23, 2023

News

State Duma deputy Nikolai Bortsov dies aged 78

Nikolai Bortsov, deputy of the State Duma of United Russia, died at the age of 78. About it on Sunday, April 23, reported Governor of Lipetsk region Igor Artamonov in his telegram

April 23, 2023

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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

Media: counter-offensive for Ukraine is the only choice

Chinese media called the advantage of S-400 air defense systems over Patriot air defense systems

Trump’s book release will be marked by a lawsuit over harassment allegations

“Rains”: in Estonia they believe that only bad weather prevents the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Zelenskyy baffled Ukraine with a large-scale name change: Will Odessans become Hadzhibeys

RF Armed Forces destroyed a workshop where drones were being repaired near Kharkiv

Conclusion: the data on the alleged landing of the Ukrainian army on the left bank of the Dnieper are a lie

The head of Taiwan’s foreign ministry has suggested how the military conflict on the island will transform for the global economy

Russian troops destroyed two strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction of Kupyansk

State Duma deputy Nikolai Bortsov dies aged 78

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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