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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.

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

June 15, 2026

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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 Zelensky are open to ending the Russian operation in Ukraine — a claim that landed hours after Zelensky publicly said Moscow had once again

June 15, 2026

by Russia Desk

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

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews ahead of G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains France June 15 2026

Trump Says Both Putin and Zelensky Are ‘Open’ to Ukraine Settlement After G7 Talks With Macron

Standing beside Emmanuel Macron at the G7 in Évian, Donald Trump said he spoke Sunday with

What flower drives away nightmares: to keep at home all the time

Plant cyclamen in the house! The humble flower has an incredible ability to protect its owners from many troubles. The strength of cyclamen is that the plant will help to deal with

March 27, 2023

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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Bogdanov says Russia is concerned about protests in Israel

Moscow is following the situation in Israel with concern amid mass protests, but at the same time sees what is happening as an internal state affair. This was stated by Russian Deputy

March 27, 2023

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The Foreign Ministry explained why Russia will not withdraw from the WTO

Russia has no intention of leaving the World Trade Organization. Dmitry Birichevsky, director of the Department of Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told RIA Novosti Russia’s readiness to participate

October 4, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

New companies have joined the ranks of members of the Serpukhov Chamber of Commerce and Industry

In March, a meeting of the board of directors of the Serpukhov Chamber of Commerce and Industry took place. By tradition, the event began with the admission of new companies to the

March 27, 2023

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Patrushev said that NATO had made Ukraine a big military camp for the dismemberment of the Russian Federation

The countries of the North Atlantic Alliance have created a large military camp from Ukraine in order to dismember Russia. Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, expressed

October 4, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The Russia-Iraq match attracted nearly 24,000 spectators to the Gazprom Arena

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March 27, 2023

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Marochko admitted that in a week the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 4.5 thousand people near Artyomovsk

The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the fighting near Artyomovsk in the DPR over the past week amounted to a total of 4.5 thousand people killed and wounded. This

March 27, 2023

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Four people were injured in the shelling of the armed forces of Melitopol

The Ukrainian army launched an artillery strike on Melitopol in the Zaporizhzhia region around 08:15 on Monday morning. This was announced on his Telegram channel by the leader of the movement “We

October 4, 2025

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“Tambov” reached the Superleague playoffs

The basketball players of “Tambov” in the last game of the Superleague regular season secured a place in the playoffs! This became known after the victory over Irkut from Irkutsk. Only “Victoria”

March 27, 2023

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MK Green fears Putin’s proposal for international yuan payments

Member of the United States House of Representatives from the Republican Party Marjorie Taylor Green said that the conflict triggered by the United States in Ukraine will prove to be bad consequences

October 4, 2025

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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

Trump Says Both Putin and Zelensky Are ‘Open’ to Ukraine Settlement After G7 Talks With Macron

What flower drives away nightmares: to keep at home all the time

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Bogdanov says Russia is concerned about protests in Israel

The Foreign Ministry explained why Russia will not withdraw from the WTO

New companies have joined the ranks of members of the Serpukhov Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Patrushev said that NATO had made Ukraine a big military camp for the dismemberment of the Russian Federation

The Russia-Iraq match attracted nearly 24,000 spectators to the Gazprom Arena

Marochko admitted that in a week the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 4.5 thousand people near Artyomovsk

Four people were injured in the shelling of the armed forces of Melitopol

“Tambov” reached the Superleague playoffs

MK Green fears Putin’s proposal for international yuan payments

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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