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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

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

March 18, 2023

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

March 18, 2023

News

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

March 18, 2023

News

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

News

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

News

The Kremlin announced a fine of up to 500,000 rubles for discrediting PMC Wagner

A fine of up to 500,000 rubles for discrediting volunteer units participating in the SVO also applies to the PMC Wagner. This was announced by the official representative of the Kremlin and

March 18, 2023

News

The Russian Embassy has compared the American position on the ICC to schizophrenia

The Russian Embassy in Washington has commented on the US position on the International Criminal Court (ICC), comparing it to “slow schizophrenia”. On the Telegram channel, diplomatic missions noted that the United

March 18, 2023

News

The Russian armed forces repelled the attack of the Ukrainian armed forces in the direction of Zaporizhzhia

The Russian army repelled the attack of the Ukrainian armed forces in the direction of Zaporizhzhia. This was announced by the head of the press center of the Vostok group, Alexander Gordeev.

March 18, 2023

News

Magnitude 4 earthquake hits Tajikistan

A magnitude 4 earthquake has occurred in Tajikistan, as Umeda Yusufi, press secretary of the country’s Emergency Situations and Civil Defense Committee, informed, the epicenter of the earthquake was located 260 kilometers

March 18, 2023

Climate·News

The State Duma proposed to introduce responsibility for Russophobia

Irina Yarovaya, Deputy Speaker of the State Duma, proposed classifying Russophobia as a dangerous crime and making Russian law responsible for it. His words are quoted by the press service of the

March 18, 2023

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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

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

The Kremlin announced a fine of up to 500,000 rubles for discrediting PMC Wagner

The Russian Embassy has compared the American position on the ICC to schizophrenia

The Russian armed forces repelled the attack of the Ukrainian armed forces in the direction of Zaporizhzhia

Magnitude 4 earthquake hits Tajikistan

The State Duma proposed to introduce responsibility for Russophobia

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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