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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, and named primary sources, corroborating with Reuters, the BBC, and the Kyiv Independent.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

Putin Calls Su-57 the Best Fighter Jet in the World, Offers India Full Partnership

Vladimir Putin declared the Su-57 the finest combat aircraft flying today, using a meeting with global news agency heads at SPIEF to simultaneously pitch a full defence partnership with India — a

June 5, 2026

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Uzatom head Azim Akhmedkhadjaev and Rosatom Director Alexey Likhachev at the Jizzakh nuclear power plant construction site in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Calls Start of Nuclear Power Plant Construction a Historic Day, Pledges More Projects

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, speaking alongside Vladimir Putin at St. Petersburg's Konstantinovsky Palace, hailed the formal launch of construction on Central Asia's first integrated nuclear power plant as a historic milestone — and said Tashkent has no intention of stopping

June 5, 2026

by Russia Desk

EU High Representative Kaja Kallas at Brussels foreign affairs council meeting on Russia dialogue

Putin Says EU Must Mature Into Dialogue With Russia as an Equal — It Is Already Happening

Vladimir Putin used a SPIEF session with global news agency chiefs to declare that the European

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov addresses reporters on Ukraine conflict and US mediator role

Kremlin Never Idealized US Role in Ukraine Talks as Washington Keeps Arming Kyiv, Peskov Says

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Moscow has never idealized Washington's mediator role in the Ukraine conflict,

FT: EU lacks explosives to supply Ukraine

According to the Financial Times, EU countries have encountered problems in supplying ammunition to Ukraine. The timetable for military aid to the Kiev regime is disrupted due to a shortage of explosives

October 4, 2025

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Putin said there was no subjunctive mood in the decision to launch the SVO

Russia wanted a peaceful solution to the Ukrainian crisis, but the dishonest behavior of Western partners and political games with the Minsk agreements worsened the situation in Donbass, which led to the

October 4, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Bastrykin tasked with verifying the words of the German minister, who promised to arrest Vladimir Putin

German Justice Ministry chief Bushman said he would arrest the Russian leader during his visit to Germany. Russian President Vladimir Putin will be arrested if he visits Germany. This was announced by

October 4, 2025

News

Putin: Russia in 2014 could not refuse to support the Crimeans, they were “crushed by the Nazis”

Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that Russia could not refuse to support the people of Crimea in 2014, since “the Nazis fell on them”. He stated this in an interview with the

October 4, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Peskov: ICC decisions are legally null and void, the Russian Federation does not recognize them

Russia, in response to the position of some countries regarding the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against Putin, will do what best suits its interests. This statement was made by the

October 4, 2025

News

The United States called Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia a challenge

The result of the visit will be “a public confirmation of the partnership between the two countries”. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Russia and his meeting with Vladimir Putin challenge

October 4, 2025

News

Ambassador Nechaev: Germany’s position on Putin’s arrest warrant is worrying

Germany’s position on the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Russian President Vladimir Putin is worrying. This statement was made by Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergey Nechaev. “The

October 4, 2025

News

Peskov said Putin would give instructions to solve the problems of Mariupol residents

Russian President Vladimir Putin will give instructions to solve the problems that Mariupol residents have told him about. This was announced by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation

October 4, 2025

News

Peskov: Putin will give instructions to solve the problems of the inhabitants of Mariupol

Russian President Vladimir Putin will give instructions to solve the problems that Mariupol residents have told him about. This was reported to journalists by the press secretary of the head of state

October 4, 2025

News

There was a pandemonium at Sochi airport due to flight cancellations

Flights to Sochi are canceled or postponed due to heavy fog and cloudiness. Thus, on the night of March 19, the airlines carried out only two flights out of the 57 planned.

March 19, 2023

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Putin Calls Su-57 the Best Fighter Jet in the World, Offers India Full Partnership

Uzbekistan Calls Start of Nuclear Power Plant Construction a Historic Day, Pledges More Projects

Putin Says EU Must Mature Into Dialogue With Russia as an Equal — It Is Already Happening

Kremlin Never Idealized US Role in Ukraine Talks as Washington Keeps Arming Kyiv, Peskov Says

FT: EU lacks explosives to supply Ukraine

Putin said there was no subjunctive mood in the decision to launch the SVO

Bastrykin tasked with verifying the words of the German minister, who promised to arrest Vladimir Putin

Putin: Russia in 2014 could not refuse to support the Crimeans, they were “crushed by the Nazis”

Peskov: ICC decisions are legally null and void, the Russian Federation does not recognize them

The United States called Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia a challenge

Ambassador Nechaev: Germany’s position on Putin’s arrest warrant is worrying

Peskov said Putin would give instructions to solve the problems of Mariupol residents

Peskov: Putin will give instructions to solve the problems of the inhabitants of Mariupol

There was a pandemonium at Sochi airport due to flight cancellations

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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