Category: Russia
China warns US against selling weapons to Taiwan
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “China urges the US to respect the One-China principle and three joint communiques, end military ties with and weapons supplies to the island, and stop introducing factors that can cause contradictions in the Taiwan Strait,” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said https://tass.com/world/1605803
Read MoreEvan Gershkovich’s Interviewee Detained in Russia – Reports
Moscow Times The Yekaterinburg-based PR expert Yaroslav Shirshikov aided Gershkovich with his reporting shortly before his arrest on spying charges. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/18/evan-gershkovichs-interviewee-detained-in-russia-reports-a80865
Read MoreEAEU-UAE talks on free trade zone creation to start shortly — Russian ministry
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russian Deputy Economic Development Minister Dmitry Volvach also noted the ongoing talks on the free trade zone creation with India and Egypt, the plans to shift to a full-fledged free trade zone agreement with Iran, as well as a decision made to start…
Read MoreSituation in Donbass radically different from Ukrainian reports — Azov battalion fighter
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. A prisoner of war and former Ukrainian combatant Yury Suvala said that there had been an entire propaganda unit in the regiment, whose task was to instill in fighters the need to carry out an operation to regain control over the liberated territories…
Read MoreRussia records 5,257 daily COVID cases, 37 deaths — crisis center
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russia’s COVID-19 recoveries rose by 8,416 over the past day, reaching 22,165,514 https://tass.com/world/1605783
Read MoreRussia Says Surveillance System Helping to Find Draft Dodgers
Moscow Times Moscow’s chief draft officer Maxim Loktev said it was necessary to find up-to-date information for the addresses of men eligible for military service. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/18/russia-says-surveillance-system-helping-to-find-draft-dodgers-a80864
Read MoreArmenia, Azerbaijan must recognize each other’s territorial integrity, says Pashinyan
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the Prime Minister, “it is vital to form international mechanisms guaranteeing a peace treaty, otherwise a new war or a new escalation may break out the next day after the signing of the agreement” https://tass.com/world/1605773
Read MoreRussian tech firm consolidates military output to boost advanced arms supplies to troops
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “We intend to consolidate enterprises of the artillery armament sector to concentrate all the competences for developing, producing, repairing and providing maintenance to artillery systems in one place,” Rostec said in a statement https://tass.com/defense/1605771
Read MoreRussian assets to remain immobilized until Ukraine conflict resolution — G7 statement
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “We are determined, consistent with our respective legal systems, that Russia’s sovereign assets in our jurisdictions will remain immobilized until there is a resolution of the conflict that addresses Russia’s violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the statement reads https://tass.com/world/1605757
Read MoreRussian forces thwart Kiev’s attempt to ferret out positions in southern Donetsk area
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Units of the battlegroup East destroyed a Ukrainian reconnaissance group, eliminating up to 10 militants, the spokesman said https://tass.com/politics/1605761
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