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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 Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova at SPIEF press briefing

Zakharova Says US Isolated Itself From Russian Business Through Its Own Destructive Forces

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told RIA Novosti at SPIEF 2026 in St. Petersburg that destructive political forces within the United States had cut Washington off from normal and beneficial relations

June 3, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

Aftermath of drone strike on passenger bus in Yenakiyevo Donetsk People's Republic June 2026

Seven Dead on Moscow–Crimea Bus After Drone Strike in DPR, Russia Demands International Condemnation

A Ukrainian drone struck a civilian bus on the Moscow–Simferopol route in Yenakiyevo, killing seven passengers. Russia's Foreign Ministry has called on international organizations to condemn what it described as a deliberate

June 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Damage from Ukrainian drone attacks on the Moscow region Russia May 17 2026

Russia Claims 435 Ukrainian Troops Killed in Vostok Sector as Drone War Hits New Threshold

Russia's Defense Ministry claims 435 Ukrainian troops were killed in the Vostok sector on June 3, while Moscow's air defenses reported intercepting 754 drones in a single day — the war's drone

June 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Maria Zakharova Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman speaks at SPIEF 2026 St. Petersburg

Zakharova Says Washington Signed Armenia Deal for US Interests, Not Yerevan’s

Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at SPIEF on June 3 that Washington signed its landmark strategic partnership and rare earth minerals deals with Armenia to serve American interests, not Yerevan's

June 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Russian troops at Victory Day parade Moscow 2026 amid Russia cultural soft power push

Russian Language Holds Global Appeal Despite Western Efforts to Isolate It, Moscow Says

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin said Wednesday that global appetite for learning Russian has not collapsed despite Western sanctions and cultural restrictions — a claim made as Moscow hosts the 29th

June 3, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Russian oil tanker amid US sanctions pressure SPIEF 2026

Russia Sees US Plans to Escalate Economic and Extraterritorial Pressure, Says Deputy Foreign Minister at SPIEF

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin warned on the opening day of SPIEF 2026 that Washington plans to intensify economic and extraterritorial pressure on Russia and its partners — a pointed message

June 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Maria Zakharova speaking at the Russian Foreign Ministry media forum in 2025

Russia Says West Has Sent No Serious Candidate to Negotiate as Stalled Ukraine Talks Enter New Phase

Maria Zakharova says no serious Western proposal for a negotiator has reached Moscow, as the EU prepares to discuss its own diplomatic role at a June summit and Ukraine peace talks remain

June 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Vladimir Putin delivers keynote address at SPIEF 2026 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

Peskov Admits Politics Cannot Be ‘Purified’ From Putin’s SPIEF Speech as Forum Opens in St. Petersburg

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov previewed Putin's June 5 address at SPIEF 2026 as primarily economic but acknowledged that political questions — war, sanctions, and geopolitical rupture — will inevitably surface.

June 3, 2026

Business·Economy·Government and Politics·News

Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov briefs reporters on SPIEF 2026 US delegation and forum participants

Moscow Reads US Return to SPIEF as Admission of Strategic Failure, Not Diplomacy

Maria Zakharova told reporters on the SPIEF sidelines that the first US official delegation at the St. Petersburg forum in years proves the West cannot acknowledge the corner it has backed itself

June 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk and Armenian Archbishop amid Russia-EU church tensions in Yerevan

Russia Accuses EU of Fabricating Evidence to Persecute Russian Orthodox Diocese in Armenia

Russia's foreign intelligence service accused the European Union of fabricating compromising material against the Russian Orthodox Diocese in Armenia to justify persecution, as part of a Brussels-led campaign to sever Yerevan's religious

June 3, 2026

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

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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

Zakharova Says US Isolated Itself From Russian Business Through Its Own Destructive Forces

Seven Dead on Moscow–Crimea Bus After Drone Strike in DPR, Russia Demands International Condemnation

Russia Claims 435 Ukrainian Troops Killed in Vostok Sector as Drone War Hits New Threshold

Zakharova Says Washington Signed Armenia Deal for US Interests, Not Yerevan’s

Russian Language Holds Global Appeal Despite Western Efforts to Isolate It, Moscow Says

Russia Sees US Plans to Escalate Economic and Extraterritorial Pressure, Says Deputy Foreign Minister at SPIEF

Russia Says West Has Sent No Serious Candidate to Negotiate as Stalled Ukraine Talks Enter New Phase

Peskov Admits Politics Cannot Be ‘Purified’ From Putin’s SPIEF Speech as Forum Opens in St. Petersburg

Moscow Reads US Return to SPIEF as Admission of Strategic Failure, Not Diplomacy

Russia Accuses EU of Fabricating Evidence to Persecute Russian Orthodox Diocese in Armenia

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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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