🇹🇷 Restrictions will be imposed on the export of certain goods to Israel as of April 9, 2024, the Turkish Ministry of Trade has announced

It is reported that the restrictions will remain in place until a ceasefire is declared in Gaza and uninterrupted humanitarian access is granted in the necessary quantities.

The decision to restrict Israel covers 54 groups of goods, ranging from rebar to sheet steel, marble to ceramics.

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❗️Xi Jinping met with Lavrov, who arrived on a visit to Beijing

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❗️The possibility of a high-intensity war in Europe is "no longer a fantasy," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.

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The head of Gagauzia and Russia's President Putin discussed preferential tariffs for agricultural producers of the autonomy and a discount on gas, Eugenia Gutsul said.

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🇷🇺🇹🇷 The construction with Russian participation of the first unit of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Turkiye has reached the final stage - commissioning work has begun there, Rosatom announced.

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❗️ 27 terrorist attacks have already been prevented in 2024 at transport, fuel and energy complex and defense industry facilities, the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee said.

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❗️ Ukrainian neo-Nazis and their Western patrons are organizing the commission of the most barbaric crimes on the territory of Russia, the director of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has asserted.

They are using members of the international terrorist underground, as evidenced by the tragic events in Krasnogorsk, Moscow, he explained.

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❗️ Ukrainian forces attacked the building of the training center of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant with a drone, the plant's press service reported. The flight hit the roof, there were no casualties.

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🚨 WATCH LIVE: First launch of the Russian Angara-A5 rocket from the Vostochny cosmodrome

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❗️ The first launch of the Angara-A5 rocket from the Vostochny cosmodrome has been canceled, a Sputnik correspondent reports.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳 China and Russia are on the path of peaceful coexistence and are working to achieve mutually beneficial cooperation, Xi Jinping said during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

The Russian minister conveyed Putin's greetings to the Chinese leader, noting that the latter "greatly appreciated the congratulatory message on the election results."

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❗️A new attempt to launch Angara-A5 from the Vostochny cosmodrome is planned for April 10, said Yuri Borisov, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos.

"Automation stopped the process of preparing for the launch of Angara-A5 due to a failure of the loading system of the oxidizer tank of the central unit," Borisov said.

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Will France impose sanctions on Israel?

Israel should be pressured and possibly sanctioned to open crossings for humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, France's foreign minister said.

"There must be levers of influence and there are multiple levers, going up to sanctions to let humanitarian aid cross check points," Stephane Sejourne told RFI radio and France 24 television.

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⚡️China expects Putin to visit this year, Russian Foreign Ministry confirms following Lavrov's visit to Beijing.

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❗️In the Donetsk area, Ukrainian losses amounted to 480 soldiers and a Krab self-propelled gun, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

🇷🇺🪖 More statements from the Russian MoD's daily briefing on the progress of the special military op in Ukraine:     

▪️ In the South Donetsk area, the Russian Army improved the situation along the front line. Ukrainian losses amounted to 110 soldiers;

▪️ In the Kherson area, Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian drone warehouse;

▪️In the Donetsk area, Russian forces occupied more advantageous positions and inflicted a defeat on the Ukrainian forces, including at Chasov Yar;

▪️In the Avdeyevka area, the Russian Army improved the tactical position and repelled 11 attacks by Ukrainian troops. Ukrainian losses amounted to 240 soldiers;

▪️Russian air defense shot down 236 Ukrainian drones, a Neptune anti-ship missile and five HIMARS missiles.

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