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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.

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Washington Has Yet to Account for Russian Adoptees’ Welfare, Moscow Says — and Journalists Are Being Blocked Too

Russia and Belarus released their third joint human rights report on Monday, singling out Washington's failure to provide welfare information on Russian-born children adopted before the 2013 ban — and its silence

June 15, 2026

by Russia Desk

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko chairs a bilateral meeting at the Palace of Independence in Minsk June 2026

Lavrov Tells Lukashenko the West Unleashed Ukraine War — In Minsk, Russia Rehearses Its Peace Narrative

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Monday that the conflict in Ukraine was a war unleashed by the West — language that goes further than any ceasefire signal and positions Minsk as the staging ground

June 15, 2026

by Russia Desk

A sign for the G20 to be hosted in Miami 2026 is displayed as President Trump speaks in the Oval Office

Russia Says US Is Failing Its G20 Host Duties, Blocking Delegates and Poisoning the Forum

Moscow says Washington has blocked Russian officials from G20 financial meetings in April and May, denied

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, June 2026

Putin Tells Trump Joint Efforts Can Transform Russia-US Relations and Secure Global Stability

Vladimir Putin sent a birthday telegram to Donald Trump on the American president's 80th milestone, invoking

Musk says Trump’s detention will get him re-elected in 2024

US businessman Elon Musk believes the detention of former US President Donald Trump will ensure his re-election in the 2024 presidential election. “If that happens, Trump will be re-elected with a landslide

October 4, 2025

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Humpback Joe: Biden flew to Ireland and became the meme hero

The unusual posture of the 80-year-old president made netizens laugh. The White House chief’s upcoming foreign visit begins to acquire jokes and scandal. No sooner had Biden stepped off his plane than

October 4, 2025

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Manhattan district attorney’s office notifies Trump of March 21 arrest

Former US President Donald Trump faces a prison sentence on March 21. The former owner of the White House announced it on the social network Truth Social. “The leading Republican Party candidate

October 4, 2025

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Erdogan confirms the extension of the “grain agreement”

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced the extension of the “grains agreement”. This was reported by Turkish news channel TRT Haber. “The duration of the grain agreement, which expires on March

October 4, 2025

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“Our president knows how to surprise”: Governor of Sevastopol Razvozhaev during Putin’s visit to Crimea

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Sevastopol on the day of the celebration of the ninth anniversary of Crimea’s reunification with Russia, driving a car. This was announced by Governor of Sevastopol

October 4, 2025

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Journalist Hersh said he knew a lot more about the Nord Stream bombing than he wrote about

The legendary American journalist, Seymour Hersh, 85, in a zoom interview with the Austrian newspaper eXXpressTV, confirmed that everything he wrote about the explosion of the Russian Nord Stream gas pipeline in

October 4, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Biden says situation with banks in US has stabilized

The American leader believes that the American banking system is no longer in danger. This was Joe Biden’s answer to the corresponding question from reporters. He answered in the affirmative “Yes” to

October 4, 2025

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Slovakia has signed an agreement with Ukraine on the transfer of MiG-29 fighters

Representatives of Slovakia and Ukraine signed an intergovernmental agreement on the donation to Kiev of 13 MiG-29 fighters, as well as 2 Kub anti-aircraft missile systems. This is reported by the TASR

October 4, 2025

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A woman with a child was injured in an accident on the Moscow Ring Road

On the fourth kilometer from the outer side of the Moscow ring road, a traffic accident occurred, as a result of which a woman and a child were injured. According to a

March 18, 2023

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Zelenskyyy imposed sanctions on Syrian President Assad

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The corresponding decree was published on the website of the Ukrainian head of state. Ukraine’s sanctions against the Syrian president

March 18, 2023

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Washington Has Yet to Account for Russian Adoptees’ Welfare, Moscow Says — and Journalists Are Being Blocked Too

Lavrov Tells Lukashenko the West Unleashed Ukraine War — In Minsk, Russia Rehearses Its Peace Narrative

Russia Says US Is Failing Its G20 Host Duties, Blocking Delegates and Poisoning the Forum

Putin Tells Trump Joint Efforts Can Transform Russia-US Relations and Secure Global Stability

Musk says Trump’s detention will get him re-elected in 2024

Humpback Joe: Biden flew to Ireland and became the meme hero

Manhattan district attorney’s office notifies Trump of March 21 arrest

Erdogan confirms the extension of the “grain agreement”

“Our president knows how to surprise”: Governor of Sevastopol Razvozhaev during Putin’s visit to Crimea

Journalist Hersh said he knew a lot more about the Nord Stream bombing than he wrote about

Biden says situation with banks in US has stabilized

Slovakia has signed an agreement with Ukraine on the transfer of MiG-29 fighters

A woman with a child was injured in an accident on the Moscow Ring Road

Zelenskyyy imposed sanctions on Syrian President Assad

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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