Category: Russia
Exchange of Gershkovich ahead of Paul Whelan to become ‘betrayal’ by US — Whelan’s family
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On December 28, 2018, David Whelan, who has US, UK, Canadian and Irish citizenship, was taken into custody by the FSB in a room at Moscow’s Metropol Hotel while on an alleged spy mission https://tass.com/society/1602735
Read MoreExiting World Bank would bring Russia zero benefits — Russian executive director
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The World Bank announced the suspension of all its programs in Russia and Belarus in the spring of 2022 in light of the special military operation in Ukraine https://tass.com/economy/1602733
Read MoreRussian naval ships hunt down enemy submarine in Arctic drills
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. During several days, the crews of the small anti-submarine warfare ships will practice interoperability as part of a hunter-killer group and accomplish the objectives of hunting down, detecting and tracking a simulated enemy’s submarine, employing the entire array of shipborne sonars https://tass.com/defense/1602731
Read MoreRussia’s relations with Italy ‘far from normal’ — outgoing Russian ambassador
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Sergey Razov expressed hope that this crisis will soon be overcome https://tass.com/politics/1602729
Read MoreUkrainian security council chief says US data leak won’t affect Kiev’s military plans
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Alexey Danilov asserted that Kiev would decide when to start the planned counteroffensive “at the very last moment” https://tass.com/world/1602725
Read MoreOver 80% of Artyomovsk now under Russian forces’ control, says Wagner PMC founder
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Earlier, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported that Russian forces focused their major efforts on Artyomovsk in the Donetsk area https://tass.com/defense/1602707
Read MoreSt. Petersburg customs officers seize load of hash worth over $4.25 mln smuggled from EU
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The drugs were discovered in a hidden compartment of a cargo vehicle that carried 7,600 bars of hashish, which has an estimated black market value of some $4.25 million https://tass.com/economy/1602701
Read MoreLavrov sees Eurasia’s potential amid global economy’s shift East
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It was added that the work to form a great Eurasian partnership, the idea of which was put forward by Russian President Vladimir Putin, has begun to gain momentum https://tass.com/economy/1602699
Read MoreHungary renews agreement on extra gas supplies with Russia — Foreign Minister
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It was also resolved during talks that Hungary will be able to get “a payment deferral above a certain limit in case of an extreme rise in prices” for gas https://tass.com/economy/1602695
Read MoreBuck stops with US for bio-military occupation of Ukraine — senior Russian lawmaker
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It was noted that, with the assistance of the Kiev regime, more than 50 laboratories were established, inside the walls of which secret research and experiments were conducted on Ukrainian citizens https://tass.com/society/1602693
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