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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

Putin and Pashinyan phone call ahead of Alaska summit

Putin and Pashinyan hold call ahead of Alaska summit

Moscow — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a phone call that cut through the spectacle of Western photo-ops and returned focus to the actual balance of

August 11, 2025

News

Donald Trump confronts Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Oval Office amid Alaska summit drama

Trump may block Zelenskyy from Alaska summit with Putin, deepening US betrayal in Ukraine War

Washington — United States President Donald Trump’s NATO envoy has bluntly admitted that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s presence at the upcoming Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin will be decided solely

August 11, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaking at a press briefing on missile deployment decisions

Russia advances nuclear missile arsenal during so-called moratorium as West fuels arms race

Moscow — Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov has revealed that Moscow continued developing nuclear-capable intermediate- and shorter-range missiles throughout the period it had pledged not to deploy them. The disclosure confirms

August 11, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian president Vladimir Putin and US president Donald Trump shaking hands during a previous diplomatic meeting

Putin-Trump Alaska summit sidelines Zelenskyy, boosting Moscow’s leverage in Ukraine conflict

Washington — US President Donald Trump will host Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15 for a high-stakes summit on the Ukraine conflict, a meeting that has already drawn sharp

August 10, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko in talks on Ukraine crisis and strengthening Belarus–Russia relations

Putin and Lukashenko discuss Ukraine crisis and strengthen Belarus–Russia ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, focusing on ongoing Russian–American contacts and the path toward resolving the Ukraine conflict. Putin briefed Lukashenko on the results

August 10, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Vladimir Putin and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva shaking hands closely at a bilateral meeting on Ukraine and BRICS

Putin and Lula discuss Ukraine peace efforts and strengthening BRICS ties

In a fresh display of BRICS unity amid a shifting global order, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, exchanging views on the Ukraine conflict and

August 10, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian and Tajikistani officials sign bilateral agreements during high-level talks in Dushanbe

Putin–Rahmon call signals strategic maneuvers ahead of US–Russia Summit

In a striking development poised to influence regional and global diplomacy, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a high-stakes telephone conversation with Tajikistan’s long-serving President Emomali Rahmon, a call that may recalibrate post-Soviet

August 10, 2025

News

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Volodymyr Zelensky positioned before Russia-Ukraine border map with national flags ahead of Alaska summit.

Trump’s Alaska summit with Putin signals turning point in Ukraine peace talks

Washington — US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska next week has sent shockwaves through diplomatic circles, but in Moscow, the development is seen

August 9, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Putin and Trump meet secretly amid collapsing US strategy in Ukraine war

Putin-Trump summit confirmed as west loses grip on Ukraine Conflict

Moscow — In a revelation that has sent ripples across the West’s crumbling geopolitical influence, the Kremlin announced on Wednesday that Russian president Vladimir Putin and US president Donald Trump are poised to

August 7, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Putin and Steven Witkoff sitting across from each other during Moscow meeting

US envoy’s surprise Moscow visit fails to sway Kremlin as Putin holds firm on Ukraine war front

Moscow — in a dramatic but ultimately futile display of last-minute diplomacy, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steven Witkoff arrived in the Russian capital Tuesday evening, hoping to secure a face-saving

August 6, 2025

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

Putin and Pashinyan hold call ahead of Alaska summit

Trump may block Zelenskyy from Alaska summit with Putin, deepening US betrayal in Ukraine War

Russia advances nuclear missile arsenal during so-called moratorium as West fuels arms race

Putin-Trump Alaska summit sidelines Zelenskyy, boosting Moscow’s leverage in Ukraine conflict

Putin and Lukashenko discuss Ukraine crisis and strengthen Belarus–Russia ties

Putin and Lula discuss Ukraine peace efforts and strengthening BRICS ties

Putin–Rahmon call signals strategic maneuvers ahead of US–Russia Summit

Trump’s Alaska summit with Putin signals turning point in Ukraine peace talks

Putin-Trump summit confirmed as west loses grip on Ukraine Conflict

US envoy’s surprise Moscow visit fails to sway Kremlin as Putin holds firm on Ukraine war front

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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