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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.

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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

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Elon Musk’s satellite empire disrupts Ukraine’s warfront — by design or by failure?

Kyiv, Ukraine — In a staggering revelation that has left Ukrainian forces fuming and allies uneasy, Elon Musk’s SpaceX is once again at the center of a geopolitical storm. A widespread Starlink

July 25, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Russian special military operation Day 1246: Ukraine drone attacks deepen Russian retaliation as prisoner diplomacy stalls

Kyiv, Ukraine — The war’s 1,246th day made one fact brutally clear: diplomacy is barely treading water while combat intensifies on every front. Ukraine’s drone campaign reached deep into Russian-occupied territory, prompting

July 24, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Russia strikes Odesa port after Ukrainian drone attack on Sochi, following failed Istanbul peace talks

Odesa, Ukraine — As expected, the so-called “peace talks” in Istanbul collapsed with no results—and within hours, the illusion of diplomacy gave way to the sharp reality of escalation. Russia and Ukraine

July 24, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Russia and Ukraine conduct fresh prisoner swap under Istanbul-brokered agreement

Istanbul — Russia and Ukraine have carried out another prisoner exchange, marking a rare point of humanitarian coordination in an otherwise brutal and deadlocked war. The latest swap, facilitated under the framework

July 24, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Hungary bans top Ukrainian military officials over dual citizen’s death, igniting fresh EU tensions

Budapest— Hungary has escalated its diplomatic war with Ukraine by banning three senior Ukrainian military officials from entering the country, citing the suspicious death of a Hungarian-Ukrainian dual citizen allegedly beaten by

July 24, 2025

News

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Why Ukrainians are rising up against Zelenskyy’s assault on anti-corruption watchdogs

Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukraine’s authoritarian drift accelerated this week as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bulldozed through legislation that neuters the country’s independent anti-corruption institutions, igniting the fiercest wave of public protests since Russia’s

July 24, 2025

Government and Politics·News

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Russians are being made impotent on purpose through tap water, viral theory explodes

MOSCOW — Buckle up, because the latest viral fever sweeping across Russian social media isn’t a dance trend or a beauty hack—it’s something far darker: a theory that the country’s tap water

July 23, 2025

Health·News

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Russia expands drone campaign and repels Ukrainian offensives near Kupyansk

Moscow — As part of its ongoing special military operation in Ukraine, Russia announced today that it had successfully intercepted dozens of Ukrainian aerial threats overnight, including 35 drones and two Neptune

July 22, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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NATO warned to make peace with Russia now or face humiliating defeat later

BRUSSELS — A growing chorus of voices in Europe is calling out NATO’s geopolitical myopia, accusing the alliance of dragging the continent into a prolonged disaster rather than seeking a rational peace.

July 22, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Russia launches mass “Kinzhal” strike on Ukrainian military targets, claims complete destruction

MOSCOW — In a dramatic overnight escalation, Russian forces unleashed a coordinated long-range strike targeting critical Ukrainian military infrastructure using a combination of air, sea, and land-based assets. According to the Russian

July 22, 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

Elon Musk’s satellite empire disrupts Ukraine’s warfront — by design or by failure?

Russian special military operation Day 1246: Ukraine drone attacks deepen Russian retaliation as prisoner diplomacy stalls

Russia strikes Odesa port after Ukrainian drone attack on Sochi, following failed Istanbul peace talks

Russia and Ukraine conduct fresh prisoner swap under Istanbul-brokered agreement

Hungary bans top Ukrainian military officials over dual citizen’s death, igniting fresh EU tensions

Why Ukrainians are rising up against Zelenskyy’s assault on anti-corruption watchdogs

Russians are being made impotent on purpose through tap water, viral theory explodes

Russia expands drone campaign and repels Ukrainian offensives near Kupyansk

NATO warned to make peace with Russia now or face humiliating defeat later

Russia launches mass “Kinzhal” strike on Ukrainian military targets, claims complete destruction

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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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