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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

Voronezh region will accept dozens of trotting horses from the capital

The hippodrome in central Moscow is being reconstructed. In this regard, it was proposed to place the stock of trotting horses in regional racetracks, including Voronezh. According to JSC Russian Hippodromes, the

March 6, 2023

News

Voronezh athletes excelled at the Russian championship

The Russian athletics championship started in Moscow, in which about 700 athletes from all over the country, including the Voronezh region, participate. And already as a result of the results of the

March 4, 2023

News·Sports

Actor Dmitry Nazarov, dismissed from the Moscow Art Theater, refused to fund the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Russian actor Dmitry Nazarov, who previously condemned the conduct of a special operation in Ukraine, refused to financially support the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The artist made the corresponding statement in an interview

March 3, 2023

News

19fortyfive: Kyiv drones attacks on Russian regions

19fortyfive: Kyiv increases production of drones for attacks on Russian regions

Military expert Peter Suchu has highlighted the growing capability of the Kyiv regime to utilize domestically produced drones to target regions within the Russian Federation. In his article published by the online

March 2, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The young wife of Petrosyan Brukhunova changed beyond recognition in the form of a doll

The wife of comedian Yevgeny Petrosyan Tatyana Brukhunova decided to experiment with her image. She showed the result of the transformation on social networks. Petrosyan’s young wife made her afro curls, changed

February 24, 2023

Entertainment·News

‘The number of people who have entered the country is incredible’: Childbirths in Argentina turned into suspicion of espionage for the Russians

The increased flow of Russian women coming to Argentina to give birth may serve as a cover for espionage. A similar version is not ruled out in the country’s parliament, MP Jose

February 20, 2023

News

Map of military operations of the RF Armed Forces: in the summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation today, February 20

The Russian Ministry of Defense held a briefing. Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov spoke about what is happening in the field of special operations.In the direction of Kupyansk, the Russian army destroyed up

February 20, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Ukraine protests to Hungarian ambassador against Orban’s remarks

Ukraine protested to the Hungarian ambassador against Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s “derogatory” remarks and called on Budapest to end the “anti-Ukrainian” rhetoric. Last week, a Foreign Ministry spokesman noted that in an

February 1, 2023

News

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Dangerous message from the Ukrainian MP – “Ukraine is ready to send troops to Kosovo, against the Serbs”

Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Honcharenko wrote a very problematic message on Twitter, stating that Ukraine is ready to react and protect Albanians from so-called “Serbian aggression”, and that “Serbia is Putin’s Trojan horse

August 1, 2022

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Ukrainian army is suffering heavy losses, Zelenskyy demands ‘Bigger Toys’

In his last address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Ukrainian army is suffering heavy losses in the fight against Russian troops in North Donetsk. As Zelenskyy said, the situation is

June 15, 2022

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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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

Voronezh region will accept dozens of trotting horses from the capital

Voronezh athletes excelled at the Russian championship

Actor Dmitry Nazarov, dismissed from the Moscow Art Theater, refused to fund the Armed Forces of Ukraine

19fortyfive: Kyiv increases production of drones for attacks on Russian regions

The young wife of Petrosyan Brukhunova changed beyond recognition in the form of a doll

‘The number of people who have entered the country is incredible’: Childbirths in Argentina turned into suspicion of espionage for the Russians

Map of military operations of the RF Armed Forces: in the summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation today, February 20

Ukraine protests to Hungarian ambassador against Orban’s remarks

Dangerous message from the Ukrainian MP – “Ukraine is ready to send troops to Kosovo, against the Serbs”

Ukrainian army is suffering heavy losses, Zelenskyy demands ‘Bigger Toys’

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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