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Putin Personally Approved Arrest of U.S. Journalist – Bloomberg

Moscow Times Hawks in Russia’s security services reportedly took the initiative with Putin’s endorsement. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/13/putin-personally-approved-arrest-of-us-journalist-bloomberg-a80812

Russian cabinet does not rule out GDP growth by 1% in 2023, by 2% in 2024 — source

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Earlier, Russian Economic Development Minister Maksim Reshetnikov said that the ministry expected economic growth in the country to exceed 0.1-0.2% this year https://tass.com/economy/1603565

Commander of Ukraine’s Ground Forces posts video of “excellent work” of Ukrainian defenders near Bakhmut

Pravda Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has reported that Ukrainian defence forces destroyed a Russian ammunition storage point on the Bakhmut front. Source: Syrskyi on Telegram Quote: “Soldiers of the 45th Separate Artillery Brigade, in cooperation with the aerial reconnaissance of the 56th Separate Mechanised Infantry…

Taiwan willing to discuss tariffs imposed on Chinese goods: Minister

Taipei, April 13 (CNA) Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua (王美花) on Thursday welcomed bilateral discussions “without preconditions” regarding an investigation launched by Beijing into Taiwan’s trade restrictions on certain Chinese goods. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304130007

Bang & Olufsen Expects China Challenges to Ease

Wall Street Journal Bang & Olufsen saw good demand in its fiscal third quarter and said it expected challenges in China to normalize, maintaining its full-year earnings and revenue guidance. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bang-olufsen-expects-covid-related-challenges-in-china-to-ease-a2df0b18

Iran’s oil minister visits Venezuela to boost energy ties

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji is in Venezuela to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral energy relations, according to the Latin American country’s foreign ministry. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/13/701455/Iran-oil-minister-visits-Venezuela-boost-energy-ties

No extension of grain deal without resolving systemic problems — Russian Foreign Ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Among the issues the ministry mentioned reconnecting the Russian Agricultural Bank to SWIFT and resuming supplies of agricultural equipment, spare parts and services https://tass.com/politics/1603557

Father of Russian girl who drew anti-war pictures extradited from Belarus to Russia

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739096

Russian forces wipe out Ukrainian mortar, howitzer in Kherson area

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is reported that overnight to Thursday, the Ukrainian military shelled five communities on the left bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson Region, firing a total of 40 tube artillery shells https://tass.com/politics/1603553

Russians blame “Ukrainian secret services” for blogger Tatarsky’s murder on: name of “agent” revealed

Pravda Ukraine Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has said that the murder of propagandist Vladlen Tatarsky was organised by Ukrainian citizen Yurii Denisov and “the country’s secret services.” Source: Russian state-owned news outlet RIA Novosti Quote: “The organisers of the terrorist attack in St. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/13/7397668/