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‘Ukraine Will Make NATO Stronger,’ Zelensky Says in Vilnius

Moscow Times Zelensky is set to push NATO members for a clear timetable on bringing his country into the alliance at its summit in Lithuania. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/07/11/ukraine-will-make-nato-stronger-zelensky-says-in-vilnius-a81806

Russia’s GDP up 5.5% against last May — PM

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Mikhail Mishustin highlights that industrial production ticked up by 1.8% in January-May of this year, with the acceleration during the three months in succession https://tass.com/economy/1645507

International Cycling Union greenlights 18 Russian, 14 Belarusian riders for races

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The UCI prescribed in particular in its statement to authorize, under strict conditions, the participation of athletes as “neutral individual athletes” https://tass.com/sports/1645499

Inflation level in Russia among the lowest globally — PM

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Mikhail Mishustin stressed that inflation in annual terms is not above 3.5% https://tass.com/economy/1645505

Testing of digital ruble on real operations may start in August — lawmaker

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Anatoly Aksakov noted that before the adoption of the law in the third reading, a number of changes were made to it, including the concept of digital currencies of foreign states https://tass.com/economy/1645503

Orlan drone supplies skyrocketing — Russian defense minister

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Sergey Shoigu, the quantity of procured and upgraded armament supplied under the government defense order increased by 1.8 times https://tass.com/defense/1645501

Russia gives consent to Turkmenistan’s joining North-South corridor agreement

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Under the document, the Russian foreign ministry is also to notify Iran of its consent to Turkmenistan’s accession to the agreement https://tass.com/economy/1645497

Moscow Says Russian Forces Advanced 1.5 Km in Eastern Ukraine

Moscow Times Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu claimed that Russian forces repelled a Ukrainian offensive near the town of Lyman. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/07/11/moscow-says-russian-forces-advanced-15-km-in-eastern-ukraine-a81807

Russian forces switch to counter-attack in Krasny Liman area — Shoigu

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian defense minister added that over 70 Ukrainian personnel and eight infantry fighting vehicles had been destroyed in repelling a Ukrainian army attack near Rabotino https://tass.com/politics/1645485

Delivery of cluster munitions to Kiev will prolong conflict in Ukraine — Shoigu

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the Russian defense minister, Ukraine justifies the process in different ways, given the fact that its conventional 155-caliber ammunition has actually run out https://tass.com/world/1645471