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The Eastern Herald’s Russia Desk covers Russia, the Russia-Ukraine war, Russian foreign policy, NATO-Russia relations, Eastern European security, the Baltic region and major geopolitical developments involving Moscow and its neighbors.

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

Emergency teams battle fire at Gazprom’s Salavat petrochemical complex after Ukraine drone strike

Russia Ukraine war day 1,307: Ukraine hits Russia’s refineries, as NATO jets scramble and the UN wrangles over frozen assets

Kyiv — On day 1,307 of the Russia Ukraine war, the battlefield’s center of gravity again shifted far behind the front lines, where Ukrainian long-range drones set off fresh alarms across Russia’s

September 24, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Ulaanbaatar exhibition, The Liberation, WWII photos, Russian House, Mongolia

The Liberation: Peace to the Nations photo exhibition opens in Ulaanbaatar

The Russian House in Ulaanbaatar is hosting a photo exhibition titled The Liberation: Peace to the Nations that documents the fight of the Soviet Union and Mongolia against militarist Japan. The exhibition

September 23, 2025

Event·News

Bushehr nuclear power plant expansion with cranes and reactor dome on Iran’s Persian Gulf coast.

Iran and Russia set eight-reactor build to 20,000 MW, defying the West

Moscow — Iran says it is ready to formalize an expanded nuclear energy partnership with Russia that would add eight new reactor units to its grid, a sweeping buildout anchored at the

September 23, 2025

News

Putin offers Trump a one-year new start freeze as US toys with space defenses

Moscow — Russian President Vladimir Putin offered the United States a narrowly tailored nuclear pause that would keep the world’s two largest arsenals within the New START treaty limits for one year

September 23, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Nighttime blaze at Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in Russia as Ukraine touts deep strikes

Russia Ukraine war day 1,306: NATO alarm, Russia steadies the home front

New York — The war in Ukraine entered day 1,306 with a combustible mix of Baltic airspace theatrics, refinery fires inside Russia, and showy diplomacy in New York, where Western leaders talked

September 22, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Eurofighter jets scramble over the Baltic Sea during NATO air policing on day 1306

Russia Ukraine war day 1305: Oil fires, Baltic air scares, and a jittery UN week

Kyiv — The war in Ukraine entered day 1,305 with a familiar, volatile rhythm: escalating cross-border drone strikes, nervous air defenses across Europe’s northeast, and a diplomatic calendar in New York crowded

September 22, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Rescue workers in Kyiv inspect damage after overnight drone and missile interceptions

Russia Ukraine war day 1,304 Russia escalates air war as Ukraine hits oil network and NATO patrols Poland

Kyiv — Ukraine awoke to another brutal arithmetic of the air war on Sunday, with officials tallying a nationwide wave of drones and missiles that struck nine regions overnight while fire crews

September 21, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

ukrainian drone attacking vehicle in belgorod russia

Russia Ukraine war day 1302 military and global updates

Kyiv — On Day 1,302 of the russia ukraine war, a Ukrainian drone strike targeted a vehicle in Russia’s Belgorod region, killing one person and injuring another. A Ukrainian drone strike targeted

September 18, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian and Ukrainian Military Operations with Drone and Missile Strikes on Day 1301

Russia Ukraine war day 1301: Military escalations, global reactions, and strategic strikes

Moscow — Day 1,301 of the russia ukraine war has seen a significant escalation in Russian Special military operations, strategic strikes on energy infrastructure, and heightened international diplomatic activity. russian Armed forces

September 17, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian and Belarusian forces conduct nuclear strike rehearsal with weapons deployed in Belarus

Moscow and Minsk rehearse nuclear weapon launch in Belarus as tensions with nato rise

Minsk — Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko confirmed on Tuesday that Moscow and Minsk jointly rehearsed the launch of Russian tactical nuclear weapons stationed on Belarusian soil, a move that has sharpened concern

September 16, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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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

Russia Ukraine war day 1,307: Ukraine hits Russia’s refineries, as NATO jets scramble and the UN wrangles over frozen assets

The Liberation: Peace to the Nations photo exhibition opens in Ulaanbaatar

Iran and Russia set eight-reactor build to 20,000 MW, defying the West

Putin offers Trump a one-year new start freeze as US toys with space defenses

Russia Ukraine war day 1,306: NATO alarm, Russia steadies the home front

Russia Ukraine war day 1305: Oil fires, Baltic air scares, and a jittery UN week

Russia Ukraine war day 1,304 Russia escalates air war as Ukraine hits oil network and NATO patrols Poland

Russia Ukraine war day 1302 military and global updates

Russia Ukraine war day 1301: Military escalations, global reactions, and strategic strikes

Moscow and Minsk rehearse nuclear weapon launch in Belarus as tensions with nato rise

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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