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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

The Guardian: Journalists will be out of work because of ChatGPT

Journalists could be out of work due to the emergence of artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT, said Matthias Dopfner, CEO of German media group Axel Springer. His opinion drives The Guardian.

October 4, 2025

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Reuters: China shows no interest in arranging conversation between Xi Jinping and Biden

The behavior of the Chinese side does not indicate its interest in holding a phone conversation between Chinese President Xi Jinping and the 46th US President Joe Biden. An article about this

March 25, 2023

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The doctor explained which bruises on the body can indicate liver problems

The therapist Alexei Khukhrev believes that serious health problems can be hidden behind the appearance of bruises on the body. According to the doctor, the appearance of large bruises for no apparent

March 25, 2023

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Biden: Western unity against Russia does not depend on the situation in Ukraine

Western countries will remain united in their opposition to Russia, no matter how long the fighting in Ukraine lasts. It was during a joint press conference held in Ottawa with Canadian Prime

October 4, 2025

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Nebenzya: Russia to issue questions to British authorities in Skripal case at UN

Russia will issue questions to British authorities on the Skripal case at the UN, said Vasily Nebenzya, permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the UN. Speaking at an informal meeting of

March 25, 2023

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“Kommersant”: Ukraine will double for Eastern Europe the transit tariff for oil from the Russian Federation through the “Druzhba”

The Ukrainian pipeline operator Ukrtransnafta intends from April 1 to double the cost of transiting Russian oil through the main Druzhba pipeline, which crosses, among other places, Ukraine and leads to Eastern

October 4, 2025

News

Sberbank told about a new online fraud scheme

Recently, online scammers started using a new system that allows them to hack users’ personal accounts in online stores, Sberbank said in a statement. In this scheme, the scammers would operate under

March 25, 2023

News

Defense News: US Air Force tests prototype AGM-183A hypersonic missile

The United States Air Force tested a prototype of the AGM-183A hypersonic missile in March this year. About this writes the publication Defense News. The material indicates that during the tests, which

March 25, 2023

News

Biden has called the Russia-China rapprochement grossly exaggerated

US President Joe Biden, speaking at a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, called the rapprochement between the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China grossly exaggerated. The

October 4, 2025

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RFU chief: IOC helping Russia get back into world football

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is involved in the work to bring Russia back into world football, RFU Secretary General Maxim Mitrofanov has said. His words are quoted by RB Sport. According

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

The Guardian: Journalists will be out of work because of ChatGPT

Reuters: China shows no interest in arranging conversation between Xi Jinping and Biden

The doctor explained which bruises on the body can indicate liver problems

Biden: Western unity against Russia does not depend on the situation in Ukraine

Nebenzya: Russia to issue questions to British authorities in Skripal case at UN

“Kommersant”: Ukraine will double for Eastern Europe the transit tariff for oil from the Russian Federation through the “Druzhba”

Sberbank told about a new online fraud scheme

Defense News: US Air Force tests prototype AGM-183A hypersonic missile

Biden has called the Russia-China rapprochement grossly exaggerated

RFU chief: IOC helping Russia get back into world football

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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