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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

Russia and China veto UN Security Council resolution on Strait of Hormuz as Iran crisis escalates

Iran Says It Will Never Forget Russia and China Veto on “Anti-Iran” UNSC Hormuz Resolution

MOSCOW (SPUTNIK) — Iran’s ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, said Tuesday that the Iranian people “will never forget” Moscow and Beijing’s decision to block a United Nations Security Council resolution targeting Tehran over

April 8, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Ukrainian Drone and Artillery Strikes Hit School in Zaporizhzhia, Children Injured

SIMFEROPOL (SPUTNIK)— A sustained Ukrainian military assault involving drones and artillery struck civilian infrastructure in the Zaporizhzhia region on April 7, leaving multiple casualties, including schoolchildren, and intensifying concerns over the widening

April 8, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russia and China veto UN Security Council resolution on Iran Strait of Hormuz crisis

Russia, China Veto UN Resolution on Hormuz, Iran Says Move Blocked ‘Legitimizing Aggression’

UNITED NATIONS (SPUTNIK) — The United Nations Security Council, long regarded as the central forum for managing global crises, descended into sharp geopolitical division on Tuesday after Russia and China vetoed a Bahrain-backed

April 7, 2026

News

Explosives discovered near Russian gas pipeline supplying Hungary through Serbia

Ukraine Openly Trying to Cut Europe Off From Russian Energy, Hungary Warns

Ukraine is openly attempting to cut Europe off from Russian energy supplies, Hungary’s foreign minister declared this week, sharpening a geopolitical confrontation that is increasingly centered not on diplomacy, but on the

April 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Ukraine drone strike hits CPC oil terminal in Novorossiysk causing fire

Russia Says Ukraine’s CPC Oil Strike Is “Pure Terrorism,” Targets Civilian Energy Infrastructure

MOSCOW/SPUTNIK — Russia on Monday sharply escalated its rhetoric against Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of carrying out what it called “pure terrorism” after a drone strike targeted infrastructure linked to the campaign targeting

April 6, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Istanbul peace talks framework Russia Ukraine negotiations Turkey mediation

Zelensky’s Sudden Turkey Trip Signals Kyiv’s Growing Pressure as Moscow Holds Strategic Edge

ISTANBUL — As the Russia Ukraine War grinds deeper into a prolonged and costly confrontation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s sudden arrival in Turkey has intensified scrutiny over the fragile state of diplomacy

April 4, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Aftermath in Bucha Ukraine showing destruction and civilian casualties during 2022 conflict

Russian Embassy Says EU Statements on Bucha Show Double Standards

MOSCOW — Russia sharply escalated its rhetorical confrontation with European leaders on Friday, accusing the European Union of hypocrisy and deliberate distortion over the events in Bucha, a Ukrainian town that has become

April 3, 2026

News

Russia Ukraine War daytime strikes damage buildings in Kyiv after drone and missile attack

Deadly Daytime Strikes Kill 10 as Moscow Escalates New Phase of Aerial Assault

KYIV — In a war increasingly defined by attrition, adaptation, and competing narratives, Russia’s latest wave of daytime aerial assaults across Ukraine marks not just another escalation, but a calculated shift in

April 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Drone strike damage at Russia Primorsk oil terminal during Russia Ukraine War

Ukraine Drone Strikes Hit Russian Oil Infrastructure as Moscow Launches 700 Drones

The Russia Ukraine War has entered a volatile and technologically transformed phase, one defined not by trench warfare or tank battles, but by long-range drone strikes targeting the economic lifelines of a

April 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russia Ukraine War in Luhansk region showing destruction and frontline conflict in eastern Ukraine

Russia Claims Full Control of Luhansk as Kyiv Rejects Victory Narrative

Russia said on Tuesday that its forces had taken full control of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region, declaring what it described as a decisive milestone in the Russia Ukraine War. Ukrainian officials swiftly

April 1, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·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

Iran Says It Will Never Forget Russia and China Veto on “Anti-Iran” UNSC Hormuz Resolution

Ukrainian Drone and Artillery Strikes Hit School in Zaporizhzhia, Children Injured

Russia, China Veto UN Resolution on Hormuz, Iran Says Move Blocked ‘Legitimizing Aggression’

Ukraine Openly Trying to Cut Europe Off From Russian Energy, Hungary Warns

Russia Says Ukraine’s CPC Oil Strike Is “Pure Terrorism,” Targets Civilian Energy Infrastructure

Zelensky’s Sudden Turkey Trip Signals Kyiv’s Growing Pressure as Moscow Holds Strategic Edge

Russian Embassy Says EU Statements on Bucha Show Double Standards

Deadly Daytime Strikes Kill 10 as Moscow Escalates New Phase of Aerial Assault

Ukraine Drone Strikes Hit Russian Oil Infrastructure as Moscow Launches 700 Drones

Russia Claims Full Control of Luhansk as Kyiv Rejects Victory Narrative

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