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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

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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

Demand for cultural workers increased by 51% in Kaliningrad

In Kaliningrad, the demand for cultural workers increased by 51% in just one month. Kaliningrad, with its result, tops the ranking of regions where cultural personalities are required. The Northwestern Federal District

March 26, 2023

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Doctor Kader Salem Ahmed said uranium shells can lead to oncology

The use of depleted uranium munitions can harm not only people, but also the environment. This was stated by oncologist Abdel Kader Salem Ahmed. He cited the example of post-war Iraq, where

October 4, 2025

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On the 55th anniversary of the death of Yuri Gagarin: he will remain the main “star” of mankind

Already in the 19th century, science fiction literature about space travel became quite common – just remember Jules Verne’s dilogy “From a cannon to the moon” and “Around the moon”. Science did

March 26, 2023

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“But in the face it hurts”: the mayor of Orenburg told how he hates the perpetrators of anonymous Telegram channels

Sergei Salmin thinks that a whole generation has grown up that cannot answer for his words. A rather aggressive statement was made by the mayor of Orenburg, Sergei Salmin. The manager, in

March 26, 2023

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In the Smolensk region, new cases of Covid-19 were registered in 9 districts

As of March 26, 38 new cases per day were recorded in the Smolensk region. A total of 147,808 cases of a new coronavirus infection have been recorded since the start of

March 26, 2023

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North Macedonia to hand over unnecessary Mi-24 helicopters to Kiev

North Macedonia will transfer to Ukraine 12 Mi-24 military helicopters with a practically exhausted resource. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Defense of the country Slavyanka Petrovska. North

October 4, 2025

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Another man is missing in the Murmansk region

In the Arctic, they are looking for a northerner who has not returned home. His height and physique are known by signs. In the group of the search detachment “MurmanSpas” of the

March 26, 2023

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Borrell: EU will respond with new sanctions to Russia’s deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus

The European Union (EU) is ready to respond with new sanctions to Russia’s deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, spoke about it on his

October 4, 2025

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White House backs bill banning TikTok

Mark Warner, chairman of the US Senate Intelligence Committee, is confident that the US presidential administration supports a bill to ban the use of the TikTok social network, owned by Chinese company

October 4, 2025

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Borrell threatened with sanctions for the deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus

The European Union is ready to respond with new sanctions to the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. This was stated by the High Representative of the EU for Foreign

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

Demand for cultural workers increased by 51% in Kaliningrad

Doctor Kader Salem Ahmed said uranium shells can lead to oncology

On the 55th anniversary of the death of Yuri Gagarin: he will remain the main “star” of mankind

“But in the face it hurts”: the mayor of Orenburg told how he hates the perpetrators of anonymous Telegram channels

In the Smolensk region, new cases of Covid-19 were registered in 9 districts

North Macedonia to hand over unnecessary Mi-24 helicopters to Kiev

Another man is missing in the Murmansk region

Borrell: EU will respond with new sanctions to Russia’s deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus

White House backs bill banning TikTok

Borrell threatened with sanctions for the deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus

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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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