Russia Desk

The Russia Desk leads The Eastern Herald's coverage of Russia, the war in Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank, and the post-Soviet space. The desk has reported continuously on the Russia-Ukraine conflict since its full-scale expansion in February 2022 and verifies through Kremlin statements, NATO briefings.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky amid discussions over a potential meeting during diplomatic efforts at the G7 summit.

Kremlin Rejects Reports of Putin-Zelensky US Summit, Moscow Says No Proposal Received

Moscow has not received any official proposal to organize a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the United States, according to Kremlin foreign policy aide Yury

June 16, 2026

by Russia Desk

Gold bars representing Russia's central bank gold reserve sales and citizen gold purchases in 2026

Russia’s Citizen Gold Rush Meets a 27% Price Crash — and a State That Was Selling All Along

Russian households bought a record 50 tonnes of gold in 2025, trusting financial advisers who called it the safest asset available. Then the price dropped nearly 27 percent, and it emerged the state's own central bank had been selling all

June 15, 2026

by Russia Desk

US President Donald Trump meets French President Emmanuel Macron at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, June 2026

Trump Says Putin and Zelensky Are Both Open to a Deal. The Kremlin Said Otherwise Hours Earlier.

Donald Trump told reporters at the G7 summit in Évian that both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One ahead of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains France June 15 2026

Trump Says Calls With Putin and Zelensky Went Well as G7 Opens in Évian

Donald Trump told reporters in Évian that his back-to-back phone calls with Putin and Zelensky ahead

Zakharova admitted she was perplexed by countries’ reaction to Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus

The reaction of a number of foreign states to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to deploy Russian tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus is puzzling. This opinion on the situation

March 28, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Ambassador Antonov called the US position on the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus duplicitous

Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov noted that the statements of the US State Department in the framework of Russian-Belarusian cooperation in the military-nuclear sphere are a vivid example of the duplicity

March 28, 2023

News

In Latvia, a monument to the legionnaires of the SS division was knocked down

In the town of Bauska in Latvia, a monument to the Latvian legionnaires of the SS division was demolished. This monument was erected in 2012. According to journalist Aleksey Stefanov, one of

October 4, 2025

News

Polyansky: Russia will return to the subject of the explosion of Nord Stream in the UN Security Council

Copenhagen, Berlin and Stockholm will somehow have to report to the UN Security Council on their investigations into the Nord Stream sabotage, said Dmitry Polyansky, Russia’s first deputy permanent representative to the

October 4, 2025

News

North Korea retests underwater nuclear drone

The National Defense Academy of North Korea from March 25 to 27 tested the “strategic underwater weapons” system for the second time. This data is provided by the Korea Central Telegraph Agency

March 28, 2023

News

Permanent Mission of China to the UN: A number of countries want to hide data on sabotage from “SP”

China’s deputy representative to the United Nations (UN) Geng Shuang said countries that did not support the UN Security Council’s draft resolution on the investigation into the sabotage of the Nord Stream

March 28, 2023

News

The Times: US may tighten strategy on Ukraine to return territory to Kiev

The strategy that Washington dictates to Kiev in terms of conducting military operations in the conflict with the Russian Federation risks taking on a harsher vector. Information about this was published by

October 4, 2025

News

Russian military in the direction of Avdiivka destroyed two United States counter-battery radars

Ivan Bigma, head of the press center of the southern group of troops, said that in the direction of Avdievsky, the group of the Russian armed forces destroyed two Ukrainian counter-battery radars

March 28, 2023

News

Polyansky said the UN Security Council expects a speedy investigation into the Nord Stream explosions

After the vote on the Russian resolution in the UN Security Council, positive changes are observed. Thus, some members expect three countries – Denmark, Sweden and Germany – to quickly investigate the

March 28, 2023

News

Air alert declared in eight regions of Ukraine

An air alert has been announced in central and eastern Ukraine, informs the official resource for alerting citizens. Sirens are sounding in Kirovograd, Mykolaiv, Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Kharkiv, Sumy, Cherkasy and Chernihiv regions,

October 4, 2025

News

Previous 1 … 583 584 585 586 587 … 699 Next

Russia Desk

Kremlin Rejects Reports of Putin-Zelensky US Summit, Moscow Says No Proposal Received

Russia’s Citizen Gold Rush Meets a 27% Price Crash — and a State That Was Selling All Along

Trump Says Putin and Zelensky Are Both Open to a Deal. The Kremlin Said Otherwise Hours Earlier.

Trump Says Calls With Putin and Zelensky Went Well as G7 Opens in Évian

Zakharova admitted she was perplexed by countries’ reaction to Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus

Ambassador Antonov called the US position on the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus duplicitous

In Latvia, a monument to the legionnaires of the SS division was knocked down

Polyansky: Russia will return to the subject of the explosion of Nord Stream in the UN Security Council

North Korea retests underwater nuclear drone

Permanent Mission of China to the UN: A number of countries want to hide data on sabotage from “SP”

The Times: US may tighten strategy on Ukraine to return territory to Kiev

Russian military in the direction of Avdiivka destroyed two United States counter-battery radars

Polyansky said the UN Security Council expects a speedy investigation into the Nord Stream explosions

Air alert declared in eight regions of Ukraine

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

Latest Posts

NYT Strands Answers Today, June 17, 2026: Hints, Spangram and Full Solution for “In the Barnyard” (Puzzle #836)

NYT Connections Answers Today, June 17, 2026 – Puzzle #1102 Fully Solved

Wordle Answer Today – June 17, 2026: Hints, Clues & Solution for NYT Puzzle #1824

Daily Horoscope Today, 17 June 2026: Moon Joins Venus in Leo and Every Zodiac Sign Feels It

Russia Desk

Follow

Latest Posts