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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

CIA Director John Ratcliffe who visited Moscow proposing Trump-Putin-Zelensky summit rejected by Kremlin

Moscow Gives Ratcliffe His Answer: No Summit Until the Deal Is Already Done

Kremlin spokesman Peskov said a Trump-Putin-Zelensky summit is possible only to formalize agreements that don't yet exist, rejecting CIA Director Ratcliffe's Moscow proposal. The response relocates the burden to Washington: build a

August 31, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Russian official commenting on European Union Schengen restrictions on Russian tourists

Moscow Says Europe Is ‘Shooting Itself in Foot’ With Russian Tourist Ban

Russia's Foreign Ministry said European countries are harming their own tourism sectors by restricting multi-entry Schengen visas for Russian citizens, with consular department head Oleg Studennikov saying the policy has simply redirected

August 30, 2026

Government and Politics·News

NATO ministerial meeting at alliance headquarters in Brussels Belgium

Russian Ambassador to Belgium Calls NATO ‘Main Warmonger’ Standing in Way of Ukraine Peace

Denis Gonchar, Russia's ambassador to Belgium, said NATO's stance on the Ukraine conflict is 'exceptionally destructive, provocative and escalatory,' calling the alliance the 'main warmonger and obstacle to political and diplomatic resolution'

August 30, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Emergency services respond at transport logistics center struck by Russian drones near Kyiv Pirogovo 2026

Russia Strikes Pirogovo Logistics Hub Near Kyiv, Claiming UAV Parts Were Stored There

Russian strike drones hit a transport and logistics center outside Kyiv on Sunday, with the Russian Defence Ministry claiming the site stored UAV components alongside civilian cargo. Ukraine's military had not confirmed

August 30, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Black smoke billows over residential buildings in Kyiv western suburbs after Russian drone struck ammunition warehouse in Myla village August 28 2026

Russian Drone Strike Kills 27 Near Kyiv, Zelenskyy Orders 1,000 Daily Strikes on Russia

A Russian drone struck an ammunition warehouse in Myla village, five kilometres west of Kyiv, on August 28, killing 27 people and injuring 42 including four children. Hours later, Zelenskyy ordered the

August 29, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Ukrainian air defense operation in the Odessa region as Russia conducts strikes on southern Ukraine

Ukraine Turns to F-16s for Odessa Air Defense as Patriot Stocks Run Low

Ukraine is rotating F-16 jets into air defense duties over Odessa as Patriot missile stocks run low, a pro-Russian source told RIA Novosti. The claim, unverified by Kyiv, highlights growing pressure on

August 29, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Russia Strategic Missile Forces conduct ICBM mobile launch exercise in field

Russia Launches ICBM as Ukraine Peace Talks Enter ‘Deep Pause’

Russia launched a solid-fuel ICBM from Plesetsk Cosmodrome on Friday, hours after the Kremlin declared Ukraine peace talks in a 'deep pause' with no new proposals — and three days after CIA

August 29, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Russian air defense systems target Ukrainian drones during overnight interception operation August 2026

Russian Air Defenses Down 85 Ukrainian Drones Over 12 Hours, Ministry Says

Russia's Defense Ministry said 85 Ukrainian drones were intercepted across seven regions and the Black Sea in 12 hours Saturday. The geographic spread from Belgorod to Kaluga reflects Ukraine's strategy of simultaneous

August 29, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Cargo and container ships navigating the Black Sea shipping lane

Drone Strikes Turkish Rescue Vessel Responding to Earlier Black Sea Attack

Two Turkish vessels were struck by drones in the Black Sea on Thursday: the cargo ship Bordo Mavi, and then the rescue vessel L Kocatepe dispatched to help its crew. The double

August 29, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian military electronic warfare equipment in the Transnistria region

Russia Warns of Immediate Response to Any Threat in Transnistria

Moscow has put Moldova on notice. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin warned Russia would respond decisively and without delay to any threat in Transnistria, where some 1,500 Russian troops remain stationed

August 29, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·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

Moscow Gives Ratcliffe His Answer: No Summit Until the Deal Is Already Done

Moscow Says Europe Is ‘Shooting Itself in Foot’ With Russian Tourist Ban

Russian Ambassador to Belgium Calls NATO ‘Main Warmonger’ Standing in Way of Ukraine Peace

Russia Strikes Pirogovo Logistics Hub Near Kyiv, Claiming UAV Parts Were Stored There

Russian Drone Strike Kills 27 Near Kyiv, Zelenskyy Orders 1,000 Daily Strikes on Russia

Ukraine Turns to F-16s for Odessa Air Defense as Patriot Stocks Run Low

Russia Launches ICBM as Ukraine Peace Talks Enter ‘Deep Pause’

Russian Air Defenses Down 85 Ukrainian Drones Over 12 Hours, Ministry Says

Drone Strikes Turkish Rescue Vessel Responding to Earlier Black Sea Attack

Russia Warns of Immediate Response to Any Threat in Transnistria

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