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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

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum SPIEF

Russia Accuses West of Using Film Industry to Stoke Hatred Toward Moscow

Russia's deputy security council secretary used the stage at SPIEF 2026 to charge that Western cinema — operating in coordination with the Pentagon and the State Department — is being systematically deployed

June 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Aerial view of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant with cooling towers in southern Ukraine

IAEA Sounds Alarm After Heavy Attack on Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant Threatens Nuclear Safety

The IAEA warned Wednesday that a heavy morning attack on the Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant — whose switchyard routes electricity to Europe's largest nuclear facility — has put the ZNPP's sole remaining

June 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Delegates visit the exhibition hall at the 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, June 2026

Russia Says US Is Still Committed to Ukraine Peace Despite Middle East Preoccupation, Europe Shut Out

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said Thursday that Washington remains committed to a diplomatic solution in Ukraine despite its focus on the Middle East crisis, while making clear that Europe has

June 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

FAO agrifood warning Hormuz blockade food catastrophe 2026 Laborde

Russia Pledges Intensified Push on Global Food Security at SPIEF as Hormuz Blockade Raises Catastrophe Risk

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told a Russia-Brazil session at SPIEF on Wednesday that Moscow would work with 'full intensity' on food security — a pledge delivered as the FAO warns a

June 3, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·News

NATO Has Pledged $6 Billion for US Weapons for Ukraine — But Patriot Missiles Aren’t Arriving Fast Enough

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte arrived unannounced in Kyiv on Wednesday and disclosed that allied nations have pledged nearly $6 billion to purchase US weapons for Ukraine through the PURL program —

June 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu speaks on Armenia EAEU EU integration 2026

Russia Won’t Pay for Armenia’s Western Turn, Shoigu Says Four Days Before Vote

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu said Moscow will not finance Armenia's exit from its impending economic crisis if Yerevan proceeds with EU integration, stripping away the financial safety net Yerevan has

June 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

SPIEF 2026 opening day at the Expoforum convention centre in St. Petersburg

Russia Uses SPIEF to Lay Financial Groundwork With Brazil Ahead of BRICS Summit in Rio

At the SPIEF business forum in St. Petersburg, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov committed to a bilateral financial architecture with Brazil that bypasses Western pressure — a signal of what Moscow is

June 3, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller at St Petersburg International Economic Forum SPIEF 2026

Gazprom CEO Meets AfD Lawmaker at SPIEF as Germany Scrambles to Fill Gas Reserves

Gazprom chief Alexey Miller held a working meeting at SPIEF 2026 with AfD deputy chairman Markus Frohnmaier, who called for a revision of Germany's energy policy and raised the possibility of restoring

June 3, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·Economy·News

Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev warns of nuclear risk after drone attacks on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant June 2026

Russia Raises Nuclear Alarm at SPIEF as Ryabkov Says ZNPP Situation Is Moscow’s Top Concern

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told reporters at SPIEF 2026 in St. Petersburg that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant situation is Moscow's primary concern, days after a fiber-optic drone struck the

June 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Maria Zakharova Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman speaking at press briefing SPIEF 2026

Zakharova Draws ISIS Parallel to Describe How Kiev Wages the Information War

Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a SPIEF forum audience that Kyiv's information operations mirror the tactics used by the Islamic State terror group, citing a systematic effort to distort meaning

June 3, 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

Russia Accuses West of Using Film Industry to Stoke Hatred Toward Moscow

IAEA Sounds Alarm After Heavy Attack on Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant Threatens Nuclear Safety

Russia Says US Is Still Committed to Ukraine Peace Despite Middle East Preoccupation, Europe Shut Out

Russia Pledges Intensified Push on Global Food Security at SPIEF as Hormuz Blockade Raises Catastrophe Risk

NATO Has Pledged $6 Billion for US Weapons for Ukraine — But Patriot Missiles Aren’t Arriving Fast Enough

Russia Won’t Pay for Armenia’s Western Turn, Shoigu Says Four Days Before Vote

Russia Uses SPIEF to Lay Financial Groundwork With Brazil Ahead of BRICS Summit in Rio

Gazprom CEO Meets AfD Lawmaker at SPIEF as Germany Scrambles to Fill Gas Reserves

Russia Raises Nuclear Alarm at SPIEF as Ryabkov Says ZNPP Situation Is Moscow’s Top Concern

Zakharova Draws ISIS Parallel to Describe How Kiev Wages the Information War

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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