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Russia Arrests Bellingcat’s Grozev In Absentia

Moscow Times Grozev was accused of illegally crossing the Russian border, although it is unclear when he was supposed to have done this. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/21/russia-arrests-bellingcats-grozev-in-absentia-a80904

Saboteurs may have absconded in submersible after lighting Nord Stream fuse — Bloomberg

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is noted that official public interactions among the countries affected by the incident has been minimal https://tass.com/world/1607849

Defunct old platforms for dialogue with Germany to give way to new ones — diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It was reported on April 20 that members of the Russian-German Petersburg Dialogue public forum had finally endorsed the 2022 decision to dissolve the platform, which was set up in 2001 at the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the then German…

Sberbank CEO says share of Russia’s non-residents among shareholders down to one third

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian government is the main shareholder of Sberbank with a stake in capital amounting to 50% plus 1 share https://tass.com/economy/1607843

Deferment does not mean West intends to forgive Kiev’s debt — Russian MFA

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that scandals in the Ukrainian Defense Ministry and the plundering of humanitarian aid coming in exacerbate the situation in the country’s financial and economic sphere https://tass.com/politics/1607841

Sberbank CEO says bank’s windfall tax to total around $123 mln

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Earlier, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that the Finance Ministry was working on amendments to tax legislation that would allow large businesses to make a contribution to the budget https://tass.com/economy/1607837

Italy’s Marcegaglia inks agreement on Severstal’s subsidiary acquisition

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is highlighted that EU sanctions rendered operations of Severstal’s distribution arm in Europe impossible https://tass.com/economy/1607833

Russian air defenses intercept three US-made HIMARS rockets in Ukraine operation

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is reported that Russian forces destroy 10 Ukrainian troops in Kherson area https://tass.com/politics/1607831

West’s discussion of Ukrainian offensive proves direct involvement in conflict — statement

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Russian Foreign Ministry also pointed out the “de facto ultimatum,” Kiev gave to NATO regarding the need to bring Ukraine into the alliance https://tass.com/politics/1607827

Arctic consortium, Chinese university to cooperate in tourism, medicine

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The consortium’s initiators are the North-Eastern Federal University and the Northern Forum international organization https://tass.com/economy/1607825