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Russia Moves to Allow Convicts Join Army

Moscow Times The bill would expunge the criminal records of those who join the Armed Forces once they complete their battlefield service or receive a state award. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/06/20/russia-moves-to-allow-convicts-join-army-a81569

Russia Moves to Allow Convicts to Join Army

USC to complete basic construction of cruise ship by late August — CEO

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The liner is scheduled to make its first commercial voyage in 2024, Aleksey Rakhmanov noted https://tass.com/economy/1635557

Demand for Russian software development to grow in 2023 — expert

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Leaders in import substitution of software, further to the government sector, are financial institutions, state-run companies and industrial plants, Sergey Shilov noted https://tass.com/economy/1635553

State Duma declares September 3 as Day of Victory over Militaristic Japan

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. As the authors noted in an explanatory note, the wording about the victory over militaristic Japan “should be fixed at the level of a federal law, which reflects the principle of historical justice” https://tass.com/politics/1635551

Russia leaving it up to UN to decide about future of grain deal memorandum

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Both agreements have different expiration dates, Vershinin noted, adding that the grain deal was extended in May through July 17, whereas the Russia-UN memorandum of understanding on Russian exports of agricultural products was concluded for three years https://tass.com/defense/1635549

China ready to cooperate with Germany for common development — PRC’s Premier Li Qiang

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Li Qiang also had a working dinner with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, but no information for the press was published after the meeting. Initially, the media reported that the sides planned to discuss the situation in Ukraine, among other things https://tass.com/politics/1635547

Wikimedia Foundation fined for refusing to take down train-hopping video

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. For the Wikimedia Foundation, this is its 12th fine in Russia. In total, its fines have already reached 17.5 million rubles ($207,131) https://tass.com/society/1635545

Lithuania tightens rules for transit of goods through Russia and Belarus — customs

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The list of 57 groups of goods for which the new procedure is introduced includes electronics and its components, electrical transformers, chemical materials that can be used in the production of electronics, electric motors, generators, and telephone sets predominate https://tass.com/economy/1635541

MC-21 aircraft to get long-range version — UAC CEO

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The maximum flying distance of MC-21 currently stands at 5,100 km, according to information on the UAC’s website https://tass.com/economy/1635537