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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

Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia at the UN Security Council stakeout reacting to conflict-related sexual violence listing

Russia Calls UN Listing Over Sexual Violence ‘Biased,’ Vows Counter-Report on Ukraine

Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told a Security Council stakeout on Thursday that Moscow was 'extremely disappointed and indignated' by Secretary-General António Guterres's decision to list Russian armed forces in his conflict-related

June 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russia natural resources minister rare earth deposits licensing SPIEF 2026 St. Petersburg

Russia Has Issued 12 of 18 Rare Earth Licenses — Six Deposits Still Await Investors, Kozlov Says at SPIEF

Russia has licensed 12 of its 18 rare earth deposits on the state balance sheet, but six remain unallocated — waiting for investors to trigger state auctions, Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov

June 4, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Damaged Starobelsk college dormitory after Ukrainian drone strike, May 22 2026

UN Human Rights Chief Responded to Russia’s Letter on Starobelsk Attack, Kremlin Adviser Says

Russia's Presidential Human Rights Council chairman Valery Fadeyev disclosed at SPIEF that UN High Commissioner Volker Turk personally responded to his letter on the Starobelsk college attack — a rare acknowledgment from

June 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Kirill Dmitriev, head of RDIF and Russia's special presidential envoy, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2026

Russia and US in Active Talks on Joint Arctic Projects, Dmitriev Says at SPIEF

Russia's sovereign wealth fund chief Kirill Dmitriev said on Thursday that Moscow and Washington are actively preparing joint investment projects in the Russian Arctic, high-tech sectors, and infrastructure — with Witkoff and

June 4, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Delegates inside the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum exhibition hall during peace talks discussions

Russia’s Peace Envoy Dmitriev Says US-Russia Dialogue Is Constant, Washington Pressing Kyiv to End Provocations

Kirill Dmitriev, Russia's special presidential envoy and the man who sat with Steve Witkoff at every peace round from Abu Dhabi to Miami, said Thursday that US-Russia back-channel talks on Ukraine have

June 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Ukrainian soldier operating a 122mm self-propelled howitzer at the frontline in Donetsk region during the Russian operation in Ukraine

Russia Claims Over 1,420 Ukrainian Troops Killed Across Six Fronts, Vostok Sector Leads Again

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on Thursday that Ukrainian forces suffered more than 1,420 personnel losses across all six battlegroups in a single day, the highest figure Moscow has published in over a

June 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian soldiers in Zaporizhzhia region Ukraine frontline advance Vostok Group

Russia Captures Komsomolskoye as Vostok Group Eyes Orikhiv in Zaporozhye Push

Russian forces have taken Komsomolskoye in the Zaporozhye region, the Defense Ministry confirmed, as the Vostok Group's stated operational objective — the logistics hub of Orikhiv — comes into sharper focus after

June 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk at the SPIEF 2024 commodity exchange signing ceremony with Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan

Russia-Belarus Trade Could Hit $70 Billion in 2026 as Union State Integration Deepens

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said at SPIEF that bilateral trade between Russia and Belarus could reach $70 billion this year, up from $62 billion in 2025, as the two countries

June 4, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Scene from Ukraine following Russian strikes amid ongoing military operation on the eastern and western fronts

Russia Claims 640 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed by Eastern and Western Groups in Single Day

Russia's Defense Ministry said its Eastern Group of Forces killed up to 430 Ukrainian soldiers and its Western Group killed up to 210 more in a single day, claiming a combined toll

June 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Denis Manturov Russian First Deputy Prime Minister in Beijing China May 2026

Russia to Achieve Full Rare Earth Metal Production Capability by 2028, Manturov Says at SPIEF

Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov told the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum that the country expects a full spectrum of rare earth extraction capability — from light to medium-heavy metals

June 4, 2026

Business·Economy·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

Russia Has Issued 12 of 18 Rare Earth Licenses — Six Deposits Still Await Investors, Kozlov Says at SPIEF

UN Human Rights Chief Responded to Russia’s Letter on Starobelsk Attack, Kremlin Adviser Says

Russia and US in Active Talks on Joint Arctic Projects, Dmitriev Says at SPIEF

Russia’s Peace Envoy Dmitriev Says US-Russia Dialogue Is Constant, Washington Pressing Kyiv to End Provocations

Russia Claims Over 1,420 Ukrainian Troops Killed Across Six Fronts, Vostok Sector Leads Again

Russia Captures Komsomolskoye as Vostok Group Eyes Orikhiv in Zaporozhye Push

Russia-Belarus Trade Could Hit $70 Billion in 2026 as Union State Integration Deepens

Russia Claims 640 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed by Eastern and Western Groups in Single Day

Russia to Achieve Full Rare Earth Metal Production Capability by 2028, Manturov Says at SPIEF

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