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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

In St. Petersburg, an operation was performed to remove a hernia of the anterior abdominal wall

Valery Strizheletsky, chief medical officer at St. George’s Hospital, performed a laparoscopic operation to remove an anterior abdominal wall hernia. The details emerged in the health committee’s telegram channel. It is worth

March 25, 2023

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American mercenaries in Ukraine spoke of conflicts and fraud

Many American mercenaries fighting alongside Ukrainian nationalists are at odds with each other, have no military experience, and engage in fraud in an attempt to profit from the conflict. This is confirmed

October 4, 2025

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Boris Elkin: Nearly 1,000 trees in Pskov must be felled

Almost 1,000 trees growing on the territory of Pskov must be demolished. This was announced on his Telegram channel in the context of today’s incident with the fall of poplar trees on

March 25, 2023

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Putin and Erdogan discussed extending the grain deal over the phone

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This was reported to the Kremlin. As noted, the President of Turkey gave a positive assessment of Moscow’s

March 25, 2023

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In Lipetsk, traffic police inspectors rescued a sick driver

In Lipetsk, traffic police inspectors rescued a driver who fell ill. In this regard, a letter of thanks was received by the State Traffic Inspectorate of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs

March 25, 2023

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Media: EU pushes Xi Jinping to negotiate with Zelenskyyy and Putin

The European Union is pushing Chinese President Xi Jinping to negotiate with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. This is reported by the Financial Times, quoting an EU official

March 25, 2023

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In the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, work on children’s vouchers for a summer camp has intensified

Young northerners will rest on the Black Sea coast of the Krasnodar Territory; The head of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Yuri Bezdudny, has instructed to take a proactive stance in providing children’s

March 25, 2023

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Putin and Erdogan discussed the situation in Ukraine

Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by telephone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about the situation in Ukraine, as well as the extension of the grain agreement. This was reported in

October 4, 2025

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Ticks woke up in the Orel region

The tick season has started in the Orel region. It’s time to be careful and take care of your safety. At least that’s what the photos and comments from the “City of

March 25, 2023

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The Ministry of Health has denied data on the sudden death of men in Russia

The Russian Ministry of Health has denied data that more than 80% of men die suddenly. Earlier, this was stated by the director of the Research Institute of Urology and Interventional Radiology

March 25, 2023

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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

In St. Petersburg, an operation was performed to remove a hernia of the anterior abdominal wall

American mercenaries in Ukraine spoke of conflicts and fraud

Boris Elkin: Nearly 1,000 trees in Pskov must be felled

Putin and Erdogan discussed extending the grain deal over the phone

In Lipetsk, traffic police inspectors rescued a sick driver

Media: EU pushes Xi Jinping to negotiate with Zelenskyyy and Putin

In the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, work on children’s vouchers for a summer camp has intensified

Putin and Erdogan discussed the situation in Ukraine

Ticks woke up in the Orel region

The Ministry of Health has denied data on the sudden death of men in Russia

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