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Russians prepare to block ZNPP staff, awaiting Ukraine’s possible counteroffensive

Pravda Ukraine Russian occupiers are taking food and water to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (the ZNPP), preparing to detain the station’s personnel there by force, fearing the widely announced Ukrainian counteroffensive. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/14/7397865/

Russian forces destroy three Ukrainian subversive groups in Kupyansk area

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Sergey Zybinsky, crews of TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower systems inflicted damage on the enemy near the localities of Novosyolovskoye, Artyomovka and Stelmakhovka by thermobaric shells https://tass.com/politics/1604283

US seeking to drag everyone into Ukrainian conflict, but Hungary not buying — Orban

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “And if a world war breaks out, it will be a nuclear war,” Viktor Orban noted https://tass.com/world/1604279

8 indicted over 2022 pre-election Tainan submachine gun attacks

Tainan, April 14 (CNA) A Tainan temple boss and seven others were indicted Friday by prosecutors investigating submachine gun attacks against a local election candidate’s campaign headquarters and the business of a senior Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) figure last November. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304140011

Ukraine to cease to exist once Western money spigot dries up, says Medvedev

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman, Viktor Orban’s message was that the armed conflict in Ukraine would end just as soon as the United States and the European Union discontinued their massive financial largesse in support of Kiev https://tass.com/politics/1604273

Evan Gershkovich’s Family Speaks Out for the First Time Since His Arrest

Wall Street Journal In an exclusive interview with The Wall Street Journal, reporter Evan Gershkovich’s family speaks out for the first time since he was detained in Russia on March 29. https://www.wsj.com/articles/evan-gershkovichs-family-speaks-out-for-the-first-time-since-his-arrest-16bc2a72

Russian Oil Exports Hit Near 3-Year High in March Despite Revenue Drop

Moscow Times Russian oil exports jumped to their highest level in almost three years in March, according to the International Energy Agency. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/14/russian-oil-exports-hit-near-3-year-high-in-march-despite-revenue-drop-a80828

Electricity consumption in Russia up 0.4% year-to-date — minister

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Deputy Energy Minister Yevgeny Grabchak said earlier in an interview with TASS that energy consumption in Russia was expected to increase by 1.5-1.6% this year https://tass.com/economy/1604269

Ireland Marks Biden ‘Homecoming’ Over 150 Years After Ancestors Fled

Wall Street Journal The warm embrace of the Irish offers the U.S. president a respite from domestic political tensions. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ireland-marks-biden-homecoming-more-than-150-years-after-his-ancestors-fled-1a5393a3

Supreme Court Faces Swift New Abortion Test With Mifepristone Case

Wall Street Journal The Justice Department is poised to ask the high court to preserve access to the widely used abortion pill. https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-faces-swift-new-abortion-test-with-mifepristone-case-b79b2a7e