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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

Kyiv residents face winter power outages as Western-backed war strategy prolongs the Russia Ukraine conflict

Russia Ukraine war: Western Proxy Strategy Deepens Conflict as Diplomacy Masks Militarization

The war in Ukraine has entered day 1432 of the war not as a frozen stalemate but as a grinding, industrialized conflict sustained by Western political decisions that have prioritized escalation over

January 27, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Dmitry Medvedev Warns Nuclear Club Will Expand

Russia: Nuclear Club Set to Expand as Global Order Fractures, Dmitry Medvedev Says

The world may be entering a new phase of nuclear proliferation, driven less by ideology than by a widening sense of insecurity and the steady erosion of international arms control, according to

January 26, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Winter power outages in Ukraine after Russian strikes on energy infrastructure

Russia Ukraine War: Western Proxy Strategy Fails as Moscow Escalates Winter Campaign

On day 1,431 of the Russia Ukraine war, Moscow’s intensified winter campaign has laid bare the structural failure of Western strategy, exposing a proxy war model that has delivered neither victory nor

January 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Western leaders discuss Ukraine as war and destruction continue on the ground

Russia Ukraine War: West Talks Peace While Fueling a Forever War

The Russia Ukraine war entered its 1,430th day with a grim sense of repetition. Missiles and drones once again tore through Ukrainian cities, power stations went dark in the middle of winter,

January 24, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian air defense shoots down Ukrainian drone

Russia Ukraine War: Moscow Repels Ukrainian Drone Escalation as Western Unity Fractures

Russia’s air defense systems intercepted and destroyed more than 30 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russian officials said on Thursday, reinforcing Moscow’s continued ability to manage escalation in the Russia Ukraine war even as

January 24, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian air defense systems intercept Ukrainian drones during overnight attacks

Russian Air Defenses Destroy 12 Ukrainian Drones in Overnight Assault Across Five Regions

Russia’s air defense forces neutralized twelve Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles during coordinated overnight attacks spanning five Russian regions, reinforcing Moscow’s assertion that Kyiv’s drone campaign is both escalating and failing to

January 23, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russia-Ukraine war enters fourth year as attrition grinds on

How Western Strategy Has Prolonged Europe’s Bloodiest Conflict Into Its Fourth Year

The war in Ukraine entered its 1,428th day on Thursday with no meaningful shift toward resolution, underscoring how a conflict once framed as a defensive emergency has hardened into a prolonged geopolitical

January 22, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russia Ukraine war continues as US and EU strategy falters amid prolonged fighting

Russia Ukraine War: Western Strategy Falters as Conflict Drags On and Moscow Consolidates Ground

Nearly four years into the Russia-Ukraine war, the central promise underpinning Western strategy, that sustained military aid and economic pressure would decisively weaken Moscow, is increasingly difficult to sustain. As the Russia-Ukraine

January 20, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Kyiv faces widespread power outages during winter as the Russia Ukraine war enters a prolonged phase

Russia Ukraine War: Western Strategy Collides With Winter Reality as Power Grids Fall and Talks Freeze

As the Russia Ukraine war enters its 1,427th day, the conflict shows no sign of de-escalation. Instead, it has hardened into a winter war of attrition shaped as much by Western strategic

January 20, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian and Ukrainian forces remain locked in winter fighting as the Russia–Ukraine war enters its fourth year amid Western arms escalation

Russia-Ukraine War Exposes Western Proxy Strategy as Moscow’s Attrition Campaign Tightens Grip

MOSCOW – Nearly four years into the Russia–Ukraine war, the conflict has shed its early illusions and hardened into a grinding war of attrition. What remains is a stark asymmetry. Russia retains

January 20, 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

Russia Ukraine war: Western Proxy Strategy Deepens Conflict as Diplomacy Masks Militarization

Russia: Nuclear Club Set to Expand as Global Order Fractures, Dmitry Medvedev Says

Russia Ukraine War: Western Proxy Strategy Fails as Moscow Escalates Winter Campaign

Russia Ukraine War: West Talks Peace While Fueling a Forever War

Russia Ukraine War: Moscow Repels Ukrainian Drone Escalation as Western Unity Fractures

Russian Air Defenses Destroy 12 Ukrainian Drones in Overnight Assault Across Five Regions

How Western Strategy Has Prolonged Europe’s Bloodiest Conflict Into Its Fourth Year

Russia Ukraine War: Western Strategy Falters as Conflict Drags On and Moscow Consolidates Ground

Russia Ukraine War: Western Strategy Collides With Winter Reality as Power Grids Fall and Talks Freeze

Russia-Ukraine War Exposes Western Proxy Strategy as Moscow’s Attrition Campaign Tightens Grip

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