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Media watchdog to decide on unblocking Twitter in Russia — Kremlin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Access to twitter.com was restricted in Russia by order of the Prosecutor General’s Office dated February 24, 2022 https://tass.com/society/1602675

Economic ‘Momentum’ Prompts IMF to Raise Russia’s Growth Forecast

Moscow Times The International Monetary Fund raised its 2023 economic growth forecast for Russia on Tuesday. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/11/economic-momentum-prompts-imf-to-raise-russias-growth-forecast-a80795

Paks-2 nuclear plant should be built as quickly as possible — Hungary’s foreign minister

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is noted that Brussels has already understood that achieving energy security and Europe’s transition to green energy cannot take place without having nuclear power in the mix https://tass.com/economy/1602671

State Duma bans vape sales, including nicotine-free, to minors

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The bill also extends all the existing restrictions for selling and advertising tobacco products on all nicotine-containing devices https://tass.com/society/1602673

Russian foreign trade surplus down a third in January-March 2023 — statistics

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The positive balance of the financial account of the payment balance was formed by growth of foreign assets of the Russian economy and the decrease of liabilities to nonresidents with the approximately equal volume”, the regulator noted https://tass.com/economy/1602669

Russian-Kazakh allied relations help maintain stability in Central Asia — Lavrov

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The two top diplomats agreed a plan of consultations between the two countries’ foreign ministries https://tass.com/politics/1602667

Russia ready to continue providing reliable gas supplies to Hungary — Deputy PM

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The parties discussed ways to ensure safe gas transit to Hungary via the TurkStream gas pipeline and the implementation of the Paks-2 NPP project https://tass.com/economy/1602665

Russian Authorities Open Criminal Case Against RusNews Journalist

Moscow Times The criminal cases are believed to be linked to posts written by Roman Ivanov on his Telegram channel. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/11/russian-authorities-open-criminal-case-against-rusnews-journalist-a80792

Egyptian diplomat refutes reports about Cairo’s plans to supply missiles to Russia

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Washington Post said on Monday, citing a US intelligence document dated February 17 that has recently been leaked onto the internet, that Egypt was allegedly plotting to manufacture up to 40,000 missiles for Russia https://tass.com/politics/1602663

Crimea ready for Kiev’s counteroffensive, nothing catastrophic looms — region’s leader

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Crimean parliamentary speaker doubts if Kiev’s intentions to attack in this direction are realistic https://tass.com/defense/1602655