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Russia to Close Red Square 2 Weeks Ahead of WWII Victory Parade

Moscow Times Authorities have never closed Red Square for such a long period ahead of the annual military showcase. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/25/russia-to-close-red-square-2-weeks-ahead-of-wwii-victory-parade-a80932

Medvedev says US has all European politicians under its thumb

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Dmitry Medvedev said there was a simple explanation for this: Europe had voluntarily ceded economic control to Washington https://tass.com/politics/1609351

One civilian killed, four more wounded in Tokmak as result of shelling by Ukrainian troops

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Local emergencies services said on Tuesday morning that Ukrainian troops had shelled Tokmak from US-made HIMARS systems https://tass.com/defense/1609349

US may be preparing biological war against Russia, security official warns

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Experts claim that the use of such technologies can [lead to] and has already prompted a social transformation,” Nikolay Patrushev said https://tass.com/defense/1609345

Russia-IAEA dialogue on safety of Zaporozhye NPP improved, says Rosenergoatom official

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Renat Karchaa stressed that the main result of Grossi’s second visit to the Zaporozhye NPP was the assertion that attacks on the plant were unacceptable and that the idea of demilitarizing its territory was abandoned https://tass.com/defense/1609339

Soldier in Rostov-on-Don sentenced to 14 years in jail on high treason charges

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is noted that the verdict has not gone into effect and can be appealed as the law allows https://tass.com/society/1609333

Presidential aide urges to treat Western firms’ return to Russia with caution

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is stressed that this is a separate question whether Russia should let them back because once they lost their space, they cleared the space for Russian business https://tass.com/economy/1609331

Russian, Iranian, Turkish, Syrian defense ministers discuss security measures in Syria

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The sides reiterated their commitment to Syria’s territorial integrity and agreed that it is necessary to invigorate efforts to facilitate the return of Syrian refugees https://tass.com/defense/1609313

Trade turnover between Russia, Central Asia countries saw rise in 2022

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is reported that growth over the last year against the prior year of 2021 was up 15% https://tass.com/economy/1609307

First secretary of Moldova’s embassy in Moscow declared persona non grata — source

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that an employee of the Moldovan embassy in Moscow had been declared persona non grata as a measure taken in response to Moldova’s unmotivated decision of April 19 to declare a Russian embassy employee persona non…