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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

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi inspects the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine

Putin Warns Spent Fuel Tanks at Zaporizhzhia Could Spread Radiation to Europe After Reactor Strike

Speaking at the SPIEF plenary session Friday, Vladimir Putin warned that Ukrainian drone strikes on Zaporizhzhia's spent fuel storage tanks risk a radiation release with no guarantee the contamination stays east of

June 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant during ceasefire negotiations for Dniprovska power line repairs

Grossi Demands Ceasefire Compliance at ZNPP After Ukraine Strikes Russian Mine Clearance Team

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi called for maximum military restraint and full ceasefire compliance at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on Friday, hours after Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Defence Ministry mine-clearance

June 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

SPIEF 2026 exhibition hall delegates Russia economy St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

Russia’s Sanctioned Tycoons Accuse Kremlin of Setting an Economic Trap at SPIEF 2026

Russia's sanctioned business elite used the St. Petersburg forum to voice a rare public grievance: the Kremlin has forced them to repatriate assets while offering no viable domestic investment environment — a

June 5, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·Economy·News

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

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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

June 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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 launch of construction on Central Asia's first integrated nuclear power plant as a historic milestone —

June 5, 2026

Business·News·Science

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 Union will eventually have to engage Russia as an equal — framing Brussels not as an

June 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov addresses reporters on Ukraine conflict and US mediator role

Kremlin Never Idealized US Role in Ukraine Talks as Washington Keeps Arming Kyiv, Peskov Says

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Moscow has never idealized Washington's mediator role in the Ukraine conflict, pointing to the uninterrupted flow of American weapons to Kyiv. His remarks arrive days after Secretary

June 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a public address regarding his open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin

Kremlin Says It Saw Zelensky’s Letter to Putin, Repeats Invitation to Moscow

Zelensky's open letter called for European and American participation in talks and proposed a meeting in a third country. The Kremlin said Putin hadn't read it yet — and that Zelensky could

June 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Participants at the 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum with Vladimir Putin on screen, June 3 2026

Putin Says Europe May Resume Ties With Russia, as France and Germany Quietly Seek a Path Back

Vladimir Putin told the heads of global news agencies at SPIEF on Thursday that any European party wishing to resume contacts with Russia is free to do so. The remark coincides with

June 5, 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

Putin Warns Spent Fuel Tanks at Zaporizhzhia Could Spread Radiation to Europe After Reactor Strike

Grossi Demands Ceasefire Compliance at ZNPP After Ukraine Strikes Russian Mine Clearance Team

Russia’s Sanctioned Tycoons Accuse Kremlin of Setting an Economic Trap at SPIEF 2026

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

Kremlin Never Idealized US Role in Ukraine Talks as Washington Keeps Arming Kyiv, Peskov Says

Kremlin Says It Saw Zelensky’s Letter to Putin, Repeats Invitation to Moscow

Putin Says Europe May Resume Ties With Russia, as France and Germany Quietly Seek a Path Back

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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