Russia – Page 7079 – Prologue Journal

Russia, Turkey developing payment system for Russian tourists — newspaper

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russian tourists are said to be able “to easily use” cards of this system in Turkey with the aid of a mobile app https://tass.com/economy/1611315

Peskov Son’s Alleged Wagner Deployment Risks Backfiring for Kremlin

Moscow Times Efforts to present the children of Russia’s elite as equal participants in the war against Ukraine have sparked more questions than answers. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/28/peskov-sons-alleged-wagner-deployment-risks-backfiring-for-kremlin-a80976

Ukrainian units fail to gain foothold on left bank of Dnieper River — Kherson Region head

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Vladimir Saldo, the information from the Ukrainian side about the possibility of restoring the destroyed Antonov bridge quickly is not reliable either https://tass.com/politics/1611299

Russia to step up cooperation with Indonesia on information security — MFA

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The diplomats also pointed out that the talks confirmed the high level of contacts between Russia and Indonesia “as acting co-chairs in the mechanism of the ASEAN Regional Forum inter-sessional meeting on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies”…

Moldova moving ‘full speed’ into anti-Russian camp — Kremlin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Kremlin spokesman pointed out that the anti-Russian line taken by the Moldovan leadership does not exactly reflect the sentiment in Moldovan society https://tass.com/politics/1611293

Russian Olympic athletes urge IOC to lift restrictions on int’l tournaments participation

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The IOC recommended on March 28 that international federations allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under a neutral status, although they would still be barred from team events https://tass.com/sport/1611271

Threats to financial stability in global economy remain — Bank of Russia

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The global economy is likely to become less and less integrated,” Elvira Nabiullina noted https://tass.com/economy/1611273

Combat operations continue near Zaporozhye NPP — IAEA chief

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The increased military presence and activity in the region again underlines the importance and urgency of agreeing on the protection of the plant,” Rafael Grossi stressed https://tass.com/world/1611267

Bank of Russia anticipates gradual inflation pressure buildup — governor

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Board of Directors of the Central Bank will continue assessing feasibility of increasing the key rate to stabilize inflation near the 4% target in 2024 and further, Elvira Nabiullina said https://tass.com/economy/1611265

Key rate increase may be needed at next Board meeting — Central Bank

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Central Bank made the decision earlier to keep the key rate at 7.5% per annum for the fifth consecutive time https://tass.com/economy/1611269