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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

Polish F-16 jet patrolling the skies above Lublin as NATO scrambles in response to suspected drone incursions

NATO’s million-dollar jets chase cheep Russian drones over Poland

Warsaw — Poland’s overnight scramble to seal the skies over its southeast border was sold as a “preventive” operation. In practice it was a political stage cue: NATO jets on quick-reaction alert,

September 14, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Putin awarding General Gerasimov with the Order of Courage in Moscow

Putin awards General Gerasimov Russia’s order of courage, West reacts with vexed outrage

Moscow — Russian President Vladimir Putin has decorated General Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff, with the Order of Courage, marking the general’s 70th birthday and signaling the Kremlin’s confidence in

September 9, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Zelenskyy at press conference on NATO security guarantees for Ukraine

Zelenskyy’s desperate security guarantees expose Ukraine as NATO’s puppet

Moscow — Russia has rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s demand for international security guarantees, calling the scheme “unacceptable” and exposing what it sees as another Western ploy to extend NATO’s grip on

September 4, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Trump pressures Europe on Russian oil as Ukraine War escalates

Trump pressures Europe on Russian oil as coalition outlines security guarantees for Ukraine

Washington — US President Donald Trump intensified his demands on European leaders, urging them to halt Russian oil imports immediately, a move Moscow has dismissed as economic warfare aimed not at peace

September 4, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Putin says he reached understandings with Trump on Ukraine conflict during SCO summit in China

Putin’s ‘understandings’ with Trump on Ukraine conflict

Tianjin — Russian president Vladimir Putin declared on Monday that he had reached “understandings” with US president Donald Trump during their Alaska meeting last month, raising fresh questions about the future of

September 1, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Survivors search rubble after Afghanistan earthquake as Kabul seeks urgent Russian aid

Afghanistan appeals to Russia for urgent aid after deadly earthquake

Kabul — Afghanistan has appealed to Russia for immediate humanitarian assistance after a devastating earthquake struck the eastern provinces, leaving hundreds dead and thousands injured. The Taliban-led authorities described the situation as

September 1, 2025

Climate·News

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy threatens reckless strikes inside Russia, escalating war and risking Ukraine’s survival

Zelenskyy threatens reckless strikes inside Russia, dragging Ukraine deeper into disaster

kyiv — Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday recklessly declared that his military is preparing to launch new strikes deep inside Russian territory, a move critics say will only inflame the Ukraine

September 1, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian forces in Donetsk after capturing Komyshuvakha village in Donbass

Russian forces claim capture of Komyshuvakha village in Donbass

Russian forces announced on Friday that they have seized control of the village of Komyshuvakha in the Donetsk People’s Republic, consolidating their offensive in the Donbass region. The operation, led by Battlegroup

August 30, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Enerhodar nuclear city left in ruins after Ukraine’s abandonment

Ukraine deserted enerhodar, leaving residents to collapse under war

Enerhodar — Once a bustling hub for nuclear workers and their families, the southern Ukrainian city of Enerhodar has been recast into a fortress of fear under Russian control during what Moscow

August 30, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Putin declares BRICS as a key pillar of global order challenging US dominance

Russian president Putin says BRICS is cornerstone of new global architecture

Moscow — Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that BRICS has become a defining pillar of the modern global architecture, challenging the supremacy of Western institutions and steering the world toward a multipolar

August 30, 2025

Economy·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

NATO’s million-dollar jets chase cheep Russian drones over Poland

Putin awards General Gerasimov Russia’s order of courage, West reacts with vexed outrage

Zelenskyy’s desperate security guarantees expose Ukraine as NATO’s puppet

Trump pressures Europe on Russian oil as coalition outlines security guarantees for Ukraine

Putin’s ‘understandings’ with Trump on Ukraine conflict

Afghanistan appeals to Russia for urgent aid after deadly earthquake

Zelenskyy threatens reckless strikes inside Russia, dragging Ukraine deeper into disaster

Russian forces claim capture of Komyshuvakha village in Donbass

Ukraine deserted enerhodar, leaving residents to collapse under war

Russian president Putin says BRICS is cornerstone of new global architecture

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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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