ITAR-TASS News Agency
TASS, the former Tele Agency of the Soviet Union, is a Russian news agency with a rich history. It provides comprehensive news coverage from Russia and the former Soviet republics, influencing the global news landscape.
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Zelensky confirms settlement memorandum may be signed (2025-05-19 23:46:07) No deadline for preparing memorandum with Kiev, 'devil in details' — Kremlin (2025-05-19 23:27:40) Promising talk: Kremlin on Ukrainian settlement amid Russia-US dialogue (2025-05-19 23:12:13) Trump avoids direct answer on Ukraine’s commitment to peace (2025-05-19 23:08:30) Trump says not tightening sanctions against Russia as hopes for peace in Ukraine (2025-05-19 22:17:19) Trump says believes that Putin wants peace in Ukraine (2025-05-19 20:56:25) Useful conversation, memorandum with Ukraine: statements after talk between Putin, Trump (2025-05-19 20:47:32) Ukraine won’t pull troops from DPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions — Zelensky (2025-05-19 20:41:01) European leaders stunned by Trump’s reluctance to impose sanctions on Russia — media (2025-05-19 20:28:57) Useful conversation, memorandum with Ukraine: statements after talk between Putin, Trump (2025-05-19 20:12:48) Trump says progress made in phone talks with Putin (2025-05-19 20:11:36) Russia, Ukraine will soon start talks on ceasefire, ending conflict, says Trump (2025-05-19 20:00:43) Over 8,000 people from 96 countries took part in KazanForum — Roscongress (2025-05-19 18:43:56) IMOEX2 index accelerates growth after Trump's statements about his talks with Putin (2025-05-19 18:40:02) White House dismisses concerns about UAE’s possible resale of US microchips to BRICS (2025-05-19 18:29:38) SJ-100 prototype equipped with Russia-produced engines starts certification flights (2025-05-19 18:18:41) Istanbul dialogue show that Russia, Ukraine ‘on right track’ — Putin (2025-05-19 18:12:09) Moscow ready to work with Kiev on memorandum on potential peace treaty — Putin (2025-05-19 17:43:47) Russian stock index IMOEX2 slows down growth following Putin-Trump phone conversation (2025-05-19 17:40:34) UN welcomes talks between Putin, Trump (2025-05-19 17:37:24) Russian stock indices close in the green on Monday (2025-05-19 17:30:39) Ethiopia to expand coffee exports to Russia — ambassador in Moscow (2025-05-19 17:29:53) Serbia to continue strategic cooperation with Russia despite EU pressure — lawmaker (2025-05-19 17:28:55) Hungary’s MOL to lose $500 mln a year if it stops using Russian oil — CEO (2025-05-19 17:27:27) Putin says his conversation with Trump lasted more than 2 hours (2025-05-19 17:23:39) Russian forces encircle Ukraine troops in Donetsk area’s Konstantinovka (2025-05-19 17:20:32) Iran says may consider nuclear consortium, but not to abandon uranium enrichment (2025-05-19 17:10:11) Trump committed to making Greenland part of US — the White House (2025-05-19 16:43:19) 'America first' policy guides Trump's approach to Gaza, Ukraine conflicts (2025-05-19 16:35:30) Expert describes liberation of Maryino in Sumy Region as Russian army’s strategic success (2025-05-19 16:32:07) Trump, Putin start phone talks — White House official (2025-05-19 16:28:45) Russia’s SME sector could drive non-commodity export growth — PM (2025-05-19 16:23:13) Russia, Ukraine take first step to settle conflict in Istanbul — Chinese Foreign Minister (2025-05-19 16:22:01) Russia readies lawsuits for UN court against Ukraine, some Western countries — MFA (2025-05-19 16:13:05) Russian agencies prepare framework for return of foreign companies — Deputy PM (2025-05-19 16:03:43) Russian forces hit Ukrainian military’s soft underbelly near Konstantinovka — expert (2025-05-19 16:02:51) Bank of Russia lowers dollar exchange rate to 80.41 rubles for May 20 (2025-05-19 15:59:23) Over 29.3 mln Russians employed in small and medium-sized businesses — PM (2025-05-19 15:52:03) Moscow, Beijing discuss Chinese companies’ entry into oil and gas projects in Russia (2025-05-19 15:51:00) Trump still considering secondary sanctions against Russia — White House (2025-05-19 15:41:29) Gazprom working on new gas contract with Serbia — Novak (2025-05-19 15:36:57) Investigative Committee completes probes into 430 cases of Ukrainian soldiers, mercenaries (2025-05-19 15:24:11) US to pull out of peace process on Ukraine, if parties fail to agree — DJ Vance (2025-05-19 15:21:44) Russia ready to build up oil supplies to China via Kazakhstan by 2.5 million tons — Novak (2025-05-19 15:09:35) Russia’s GDP growth rate has outpaced EU countries in recent years — expert (2025-05-19 15:06:03) Effectiveness of Iran's air defenses increases 3 times — chief of General Staff (2025-05-19 15:02:01) Trump wants peaceful resolution, ceasefire in Ukraine — White House (2025-05-19 14:56:30) Russia’s state arms seller to feature Project 22160 patrol ship at Malaysia maritime show (2025-05-19 14:56:13) African countries understand root causes of Ukrainian crisis, West’s role in it — diplomat (2025-05-19 14:51:34) EU to propose G7 to lower price cap on Russian oil to $50 per barrel — Reuters (2025-05-19 14:46:23) Moscow court fines Apple $93,000 for LGBT propaganda — source (2025-05-19 14:43:33) At least seven Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on school building in Gaza — media (2025-05-19 14:41:15) Rosoboronexport to discuss interaction with Malaysian military at LIMA 2025 (2025-05-19 14:26:35) Russia to feature advanced Supercam S350 recon UAV at arms show in Belarus (2025-05-19 14:24:31) Russians consider China, Belarus, India to be friendliest countries, latest survey shows (2025-05-19 14:14:58) Russia being rated by CCXI means partners’ confidence in it — ministry (2025-05-19 14:04:09) NATO countries are holding Brave Boar exercise in Poland near Russian border (2025-05-19 14:02:38) Russian agency investigates over 3,000 Ukrainian shelling attacks of Russian territory (2025-05-19 13:55:53) Russia discovers hundreds of civilians buried in mass graves in Lugansk People’s Republic (2025-05-19 13:54:38) Zelensky orders to set up permanent team of negotiators for talks with Russia (2025-05-19 13:29:25) Indonesian president to attend SPIEF — culture minister (2025-05-19 13:23:24) Russia in Ukraine talks follows principles set forth by Putin in 2024 — diplomat (2025-05-19 13:16:49) West to rig upcoming Moldovan elections just like it did in Romania — opposition leader (2025-05-19 13:15:34) Russia to demonstrate latest Su-57E fighter at Malaysia aerospace show (2025-05-19 13:10:13) Russia to build 100 business, tech parks to attract investments — deputy prime minister (2025-05-19 12:47:00) Russian troops liberate two communities in Ukraine operation over past day (2025-05-19 12:30:54) Normalization of relations with Russia has become Trump's priority — expert (2025-05-19 12:28:09) Ex-Moldovan leader says foreign actors meddled in Romania’s presidential rerun (2025-05-19 12:14:32) Russia hopes Iran, US reach agreement on nuclear program — deputy foreign minister (2025-05-19 12:03:18) West seeks to use UN reform to curb Russia’s global role — senior diplomat (2025-05-19 11:42:05) Bitcoin price surpasses $107,000, first time since January 24 before declining (2025-05-19 11:38:22) Russia highly values US mediation efforts on Ukraine settlement — Kremlin (2025-05-19 11:36:53) Romania’s presidential election was 'odd to say the least' — Kremlin (2025-05-19 11:35:36) Renowned Russian choreographer Yuri Grigorovich dies at age of 98 (2025-05-19 11:34:47) Preconditions for stabilization on Korean Peninsula in sight — CSTO secretary general (2025-05-19 11:34:21) European Commission forecasts Brent crude price to fall to $67.7 in 2025 (2025-05-19 11:30:13) Russia receives first sovereign rating from foreign agency since onset of special op (2025-05-19 11:17:41) Phone call with Trump to be held at 5 p.m. Moscow time — Kremlin (2025-05-19 10:57:02) West will have to stop abusing UN Charter — Russian Foreign Ministry (2025-05-19 10:55:37) Iranian parliament to approve strategic partnership treaty with Russia soon (2025-05-19 10:45:08) Prosecutor General's Office declares Amnesty International undesirable in Russia (2025-05-19 10:27:44) Expansion of exchanges between Russian, Chinese regions helps find new projects — Lavrov (2025-05-19 10:21:26) Oil giants brace for prolonged crude price downturn — FT (2025-05-19 10:20:33) Poland to hold runoff presidential election (2025-05-19 10:15:11) Conversation with Trump to be based on results of Istanbul talks — Kremlin spokesman (2025-05-19 10:12:53) European Commission lowers growth forecast for EU and eurozone (2025-05-19 10:10:25) Putin-Trump meeting depends on deadlines they decide on — Kremlin spokesman (2025-05-19 10:04:02) Press review: Russia, Ukraine may hold new talks in Istanbul as EU eyes Baltic oil flows (2025-05-19 10:00:00) Russia to prefer to achieve special operation’s goals by diplomatic methods — Kremlin (2025-05-19 09:59:52) India to continue purchasing Russian oil — envoy to Moscow (2025-05-19 09:47:49) Ukrainian army fired about 100 munitions on Belgorod Region in one day (2025-05-19 09:02:23) Imports of oil, petroleum products from Russia to Georgia up 20.7% in January-April (2025-05-19 09:00:47) European UGS facilities 44.5% filled with gas (2025-05-19 08:58:12) Dialogue between Russia, US evokes cautious optimism — CSTO secretary general (2025-05-19 08:52:08) Russia to feature battle-tested military hardware at Malaysia arms show (2025-05-19 08:40:49) Kiev lost 4,200 soldiers, mercenaries in one week near LPR — expert (2025-05-19 08:28:08) Musk supports Telegram founder’s refusal to block channels of Romanian conservatives (2025-05-19 08:22:17) Hamas denies reports about readiness to release up to nine hostages in Gaza (2025-05-19 08:17:50) Bank of Russia sells yuan worth over $80 mln with settlements on May 16 (2025-05-19 08:08:04) Russian stocks up as main trading session opens (2025-05-19 08:01:49) German-made Leopard tanks inferior to Russian armor — Rostec (2025-05-19 07:48:26) Poland’s Electoral Commission tallies 99.7% of votes, runoff ahead (2025-05-19 07:15:19) Russian paratroopers repel Ukrainian army’s attempts to land on left bank of Dnieper River (2025-05-19 06:40:33) Love for North is among key factors to have young people stay in Arctic — survey results (2025-05-19 06:37:17) Aidar militants abandoning positions on border with Dnepropetrovsk Region (2025-05-19 06:14:02) DPR thwarts over 240 Ukrainian air attacks in past week (2025-05-19 05:52:42) Ukrainian troops shell residential areas in DPR eight times in 24 hours (2025-05-19 05:36:14) Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip kill 17 people on Monday (2025-05-19 05:06:48) Australia delivers promised decommissioned Abrams tanks to Ukraine — PM (2025-05-19 04:48:22) Su-30 jets play key role in strengthening Myanmar's combat aviation capabilities — PM (2025-05-19 03:58:42) Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip kill over 150 Palestinians on May 18 — TV channel (2025-05-19 03:57:34) Israeli army begins demolition of Gaza hospital, locking 55 people inside building — TV (2025-05-19 03:05:52) At least hundred Ukrainian troops wiped out in battles for DPR's Bogatyr — commander (2025-05-19 03:01:42) Aviation agency says many countries ready to resume air traffic with Russia (2025-05-19 03:00:15) UN mission, Libyan Presidential Council form committee for Tripoli truce (2025-05-19 01:50:54) Starmer discusses Ukraine with Trump, Macron, Merz, Meloni (2025-05-19 01:50:22) Nicusor Dan wins Romania's presidential election, losing diaspora vote (2025-05-19 01:49:56) Warsaw Mayor Trzaskowski leads in Poland's presidential election — exit polls (2025-05-19 00:50:23) Zelensky fears Putin, Trump to make him face 'fait accompli' — newspaper (2025-05-19 00:15:45)