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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

Belarusian armed forces on patrol as NATO aerial surveillance intensifies along Belarus border 2026

Belarus Reports 24 NATO Reconnaissance Flights in a Single Week as Aerial Surveillance Intensifies

Minsk reported 24 NATO surveillance sorties targeting Belarus in one week, as Defense Minister Khrenin's earlier warnings about daily foreign aircraft along the country's borders prove prescient.

June 1, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Russian Yug Group of Forces advances in the Donetsk People's Republic near Tikhonovka and Kostiantynivka

Russian Forces Seize Tikhonovka Settlement in Donetsk, Moscow Says

Russia's Defense Ministry announced Monday that units of the Yug Group of Forces have seized the settlement of Tikhonovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, adding the village to a string of recent

June 1, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Ukrainian soldier assists injured comrade during medical evacuation Druzhkivka Donetsk region February 2026

Russia Claims 455 Ukrainian Troops Killed in Vostok Sector on June 1 — Losses Across All Fronts Top 1,335

Russia's Defense Ministry reported 455 Ukrainian soldiers killed in the Vostok battlegroup zone alone on June 1, with combined losses across all six battlegroups exceeding 1,335 — figures Kyiv disputes and independent

June 1, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Bank of Russia headquarters Moscow EU General Court lawsuit frozen assets Ukraine 2026

Russia’s Central Bank Takes EU to Court Over Frozen Assets Used to Fund Ukraine

Russia's central bank has challenged EU Regulation 2026/467 at the General Court of the European Union, calling the mechanism that pledges frozen Russian assets as collateral for Ukraine's €90 billion loan an

June 1, 2026

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

French Navy personnel approach the sanctioned oil tanker Tagor in the Atlantic Ocean

Russia Calls France’s Seizure of Tanker Tagor ‘Piracy’ as Kremlin Vows Response

The Kremlin called France's detention of the sanctioned oil tanker Tagor in the Atlantic Ocean illegal and tantamount to piracy, as Dmitry Peskov warned Russia would take measures to protect its cargo

June 1, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Aerial satellite view of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine

Ukrainian Drone Hits Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Turbine Hall in First Targeted Strike on Reactor Equipment

A Ukrainian fiber-optic drone struck the turbine hall of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant's Unit 6 on Saturday, breaching a wall just meters from the reactor hall in what Rosatom called the first-ever

May 31, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Romanian emergency services at the scene of drone strike on residential building in Galati, Romania, May 2026

Russia’s Envoy Calls Romania’s Drone Accusations ‘Primitive Russophobia’ as Constanta Consul Faces Expulsion

Russia's Permanent Representative in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, condemned Romania's accusation over the Galati drone strike as 'primitive Russophobia,' while Bucharest declared the Russian consul in Constanta persona non grata before any investigation

May 30, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Defense officials at the 23rd IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2026 in Singapore

Dutch Defense Chief Says Ukraine Would Lose Without AI — and He Has Seen the Command Posts

Netherlands Chief of Defense Onno Eichelsheim told the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore that Ukrainian command posts would not survive on the battlefield without artificial intelligence — and said he had personally observed

May 30, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Conflicts, Military and War·News·Technology

Fire burns on the roof of a 10-story apartment building after a Russian drone strike in Galati Romania May 29 2026

Putin Questions If Drone That Struck Romania Was Russian, NATO Vows to Defend Every Inch of Allied Territory

Vladimir Putin cast doubt on whether the drone that struck a Galati apartment block was Russian, as NATO condemned Moscow's recklessness and Romania expelled the Russian consul in Constanta.

May 29, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

First responders at a Galati apartment block hit by a Russian drone in Romania

Romania Closes Russian Consulate, Expels Consul After Drone Hits Galati Apartment Block

Romania declared Russia's consul general in Constanta persona non grata and ordered the consulate closed after a Russian drone struck an apartment block in Galati, injuring two people.

May 29, 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

Belarus Reports 24 NATO Reconnaissance Flights in a Single Week as Aerial Surveillance Intensifies

Russian Forces Seize Tikhonovka Settlement in Donetsk, Moscow Says

Russia Claims 455 Ukrainian Troops Killed in Vostok Sector on June 1 — Losses Across All Fronts Top 1,335

Russia’s Central Bank Takes EU to Court Over Frozen Assets Used to Fund Ukraine

Russia Calls France’s Seizure of Tanker Tagor ‘Piracy’ as Kremlin Vows Response

Ukrainian Drone Hits Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Turbine Hall in First Targeted Strike on Reactor Equipment

Russia’s Envoy Calls Romania’s Drone Accusations ‘Primitive Russophobia’ as Constanta Consul Faces Expulsion

Dutch Defense Chief Says Ukraine Would Lose Without AI — and He Has Seen the Command Posts

Putin Questions If Drone That Struck Romania Was Russian, NATO Vows to Defend Every Inch of Allied Territory

Romania Closes Russian Consulate, Expels Consul After Drone Hits Galati Apartment Block

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