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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.

Russian troops during offensive operations after Moscow claimed control of Kutuzovka in the Donetsk People's Republic

Russia Claims Capture of Kutuzovka in Donetsk as Troops Press Offensive in Eastern Ukraine

Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that its forces had taken control of the settlement of Kutuzovka (also known as Stepy) in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), describing the development as the

June 17, 2026

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives at the G7 Summit in France amid criticism from Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova

Zakharova Mocks Zelensky at G7, Says He Tried to Be ‘Center of the Western Universe’

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova launched a scathing attack on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, accusing him of attempting to portray himself as the focal point of Western politics during the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France.

June 17, 2026

by Russia Desk

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky amid discussions over a potential meeting during diplomatic efforts at the G7 summit.

Kremlin Rejects Reports of Putin-Zelensky US Summit, Moscow Says No Proposal Received

Moscow has not received any official proposal to organize a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin

Gold bars representing Russia's central bank gold reserve sales and citizen gold purchases in 2026

Russia’s Citizen Gold Rush Meets a 27% Price Crash — and a State That Was Selling All Along

Russian households bought a record 50 tonnes of gold in 2025, trusting financial advisers who called

Named the reason for China’s reluctance to accept US Secretary of State’s visit

Beijing does not want to coordinate the visit of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, because it fears that the American side will publish the results of the investigation into the downed

April 15, 2023

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Biden says he will announce presidential race ‘relatively soon’

Biden is ready to run in the election, but isn’t ready to announce it yet Joe Biden has announced that he has made the decision to run for President of the United

October 3, 2025

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Peskov said there was no time limit to maintain a direct line with Putin

There are no exact dates yet to hold a direct line with Vladimir Putin, but it is expected to take place. This was stated by the press secretary of the President of

October 3, 2025

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The agent of one of the KHL’s top scorers announced the client’s desire to leave for the NHL

One of the KHL’s top scorers Vladimir Tkachev reunited in the NHL again Avangard Hockey Club Omsk striker Vladimir Tkachev is not determined to continue his KHL career. According to agent Shumi

April 15, 2023

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The Kremlin announced that the “direct line” with Putin will take place, but did not name the exact dates

Russian President’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said the Kremlin expects a direct line to Vladimir Putin to take place this year, but there is currently no exact date for this. “It is

October 3, 2025

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Biden tasked with investigating why leaked documents were so knowledgeable

US President Joe Biden has announced that he has been tasked with finding out why Jack Teixeira, a member of the intelligence branch of the US National Guard Air Force, was so

April 15, 2023

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Congress feared Biden’s inaction in the face of World War III

US President Joe Biden does not fully sense the danger of the outbreak of World War III and therefore does too little to prevent it. Michael Gallagher, chairman of the House Committee

October 3, 2025

Government and Politics·News

A surgeon from Sevastopol with false qualifications will be tried

The doctor is accused of stealing money from the hospital budget. The case was initiated under the Large Scale Fraud Section. The investigation believes that in the fall of 2020, the man

April 15, 2023

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Repubblica: the United States warned Italy of the possibility of Artem Uss escaping

Washington has warned the Italian authorities of the possibility that the entrepreneur, the son of the governor of the Krasnoyarsk territory, Artem Uss, escapes house arrest. This was reported by the Italian

October 3, 2025

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WSJ: Elon Musk registers rival AI company ChatGPT

American billionaire assembles a team of researchers and engineers for an artificial intelligence startup American businessman Elon Musk founded an artificial intelligence company called X.Ai. It is registered in the state of

October 3, 2025

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Russia Claims Capture of Kutuzovka in Donetsk as Troops Press Offensive in Eastern Ukraine

Zakharova Mocks Zelensky at G7, Says He Tried to Be ‘Center of the Western Universe’

Kremlin Rejects Reports of Putin-Zelensky US Summit, Moscow Says No Proposal Received

Russia’s Citizen Gold Rush Meets a 27% Price Crash — and a State That Was Selling All Along

Named the reason for China’s reluctance to accept US Secretary of State’s visit

Biden says he will announce presidential race ‘relatively soon’

Peskov said there was no time limit to maintain a direct line with Putin

The agent of one of the KHL’s top scorers announced the client’s desire to leave for the NHL

The Kremlin announced that the “direct line” with Putin will take place, but did not name the exact dates

Biden tasked with investigating why leaked documents were so knowledgeable

Congress feared Biden’s inaction in the face of World War III

A surgeon from Sevastopol with false qualifications will be tried

Repubblica: the United States warned Italy of the possibility of Artem Uss escaping

WSJ: Elon Musk registers rival AI company ChatGPT

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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