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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Eight more drones downed while approaching Moscow (2025-05-27 23:49:03) Number of drones downed while approaching Moscow rises to 18 — mayor (2025-05-27 23:16:52) Number of drones downed while approaching Moscow rises to 12 — mayor (2025-05-27 22:57:35) Temporary restrictions imposed in Moscow’s Vnukovo, Zhukovsky airports (2025-05-27 22:55:53) Merz’s latest remarks show Europeans are getting ready for revanche — expert (2025-05-27 22:33:12) Russian air defenses shoot down six drones en route to Moscow — mayor (2025-05-27 21:56:54) US did not confirm lifting restrictions on range of weapons supplied to Kiev (2025-05-27 20:44:05) Iranian Security Council chief meets with Kremlin aide Patrushev in Moscow — embassy (2025-05-27 20:43:11) Trump's latest words about Russia should not be seen as disappointment — State Department (2025-05-27 20:42:08) Trump warns Netanyahu against measures interrupting negotiations with Iran — Axios (2025-05-27 20:19:23) At least three killed as Israel opens fire near aid distribution outlet in Gaza — TV (2025-05-27 20:16:36) Berlin’s rhetoric aimed at showing Trump that Russian doesn’t want peace — diplomat (2025-05-27 20:14:35) Trump refers to souring relations with Putin talking about Russia game with fire — Kellogg (2025-05-27 19:52:52) Unidentified man caught on camera trying to poison animals at Moscow Zoo — Zoo’s director (2025-05-27 19:38:30) US-Iran talks in Rome constructive, nations to meet again — State Department (2025-05-27 19:30:29) German foreign minister says Europe to continue tightening sanctions against Russia (2025-05-27 19:20:41) US delegation greets Ukrainians coldly at NATO parliamentary assembly (2025-05-27 19:19:33) Europe sabotaging Russia-US-Turkey-led peace efforts in Ukraine — Russian diplomat (2025-05-27 19:18:17) Russia’s Medvedev responds to Trump by saying 'one really bad thing' would be WWIII (2025-05-27 19:08:15) Some nations refuse to extradite criminals to Russia for political reasons (2025-05-27 18:58:31) Global Islamic banking market may grow to $6 trillion by 2026 (2025-05-27 18:55:00) Four new Covid variant NB.1.8.1 cases confirmed in Russia — sanitary watchdog (2025-05-27 18:53:17) Fico rejects Merz's comment about EU sanctions against Slovakia (2025-05-27 18:50:34) In-house fintech development to remain strategic area for Yandex (2025-05-27 18:47:35) Russian lawmaker slams Ukraine over attacks on civilian sites (2025-05-27 18:45:23) Germany's decision on weapons for Ukraine 'foreign policy illiteracy' — magazine (2025-05-27 18:43:09) Russian aviation authorities greenlight Air Serbia to fly to China over Russian airspace (2025-05-27 18:39:13) Poland plans to spend $250 mln to develop US military sites every year — minister (2025-05-27 18:13:07) Bank of Russia lowers dollar rate to 79.62 rubles for May 28 (2025-05-27 18:09:50) Inflation stabilization requires long period of tough monetary policy (2025-05-27 18:03:46) Kiev kills over 13,000 civilians since 2014 — diplomat (2025-05-27 18:02:05) Seizure of Staraya Nikolayevka lets Russian forces end mopping up near Dzerzhink — analyst (2025-05-27 18:00:00) Agreements worth over $2.6 bln signed at the Caucasus Investment Forum — Roscongress (2025-05-27 17:48:17) Kremlin reacts to Merz comments on Ukraine weapons, vows payback for drone attacks (2025-05-27 17:45:20) Israel escalating situation in West Bank to justify aggression — Palestine's authorities (2025-05-27 17:33:15) UN chief concerned about Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia — spokesman (2025-05-27 17:30:44) Turkey hopes new talks between Russia, Ukraine will be held in Istanbul — expert (2025-05-27 17:27:52) Annual inflation slowing down in May — Bank of Russia (2025-05-27 17:24:04) Preliminary results of Q1 show GDP decline — Bank of Russia (2025-05-27 17:18:47) Syria, Israel hold direct security talks — agency (2025-05-27 17:08:56) Trump says if it weren’t for him, 'really bad things' could have happened to Russia (2025-05-27 17:05:13) Russian stock indices up as trading on Moscow Exchange closes (2025-05-27 17:01:20) Russian Finance Ministry to hold federal loan bonds auctions on May 28 (2025-05-27 16:57:04) Russian army advances 10 kilometers into Sumy Region in some areas — military expert (2025-05-27 16:50:01) Donbass, Novorossiya need buffer zone — military expert (2025-05-27 16:46:01) Ukrainian official says Kiev will not accept Russia's territorial claims in any peace deal (2025-05-27 16:43:15) Import substitution in Russia’s IT sector will take no more than two years — expert (2025-05-27 16:37:17) Putin makes it clear those who bully Russia with drones will get retaliation — Kremlin (2025-05-27 16:34:18) German chancellor’s statements threaten tenuous Ukraine peace process — Kremlin (2025-05-27 16:21:15) EU sanctions harm Germany while strengthening Russia — German politician (2025-05-27 16:15:37) Most important thing now is internal mobilization of every person — Putin (2025-05-27 16:07:05) Zelensky's visit to Germany unlikely to yield agreement on Taurus missiles — media (2025-05-27 15:55:58) Lasting peace in Ukraine to require total commitment from both sides — Vatican (2025-05-27 15:55:09) Kiev regime knows that Russia strikes only military targets, says top Russian diplomat (2025-05-27 15:42:48) Terms of settlement handed over to Washington concern ceasefire — Zelensky's office (2025-05-27 15:31:28) Washington must be aware how European arms are used, Kremlin says (2025-05-27 15:03:00) Turkey’s Foreign Minister discussed Akkuyu nuclear plant project (2025-05-27 14:57:05) West’s ruling elites reduce freedom, democracy to mere window dressing — Putin (2025-05-27 14:53:03) Russia’s economic growth outpaces global average, easing monetary policy crucial — expert (2025-05-27 14:45:05) Ukrainian drone raids on Russia testify to Kiev regime’s agony — legislator (2025-05-27 14:40:14) US receives Ukraine’s term sheet for peace deal — Kellogg (2025-05-27 14:34:32) Russia-requested UNSC meeting on Ukraine to be held on May 30 — Greek mission (2025-05-27 14:31:28) Russia cannot exist without sovereignty — Putin (2025-05-27 14:26:47) Western threats forced Russia to start special op — Dodik (2025-05-27 14:08:32) Trump's emotional statements response to Kiev, EU standing in way of peace goals — Lavrov (2025-05-27 13:39:13) Russia strikes Ukrainian military sites in retaliation to Kiev’s massive UAV attacks (2025-05-27 13:34:55) Russia to make every effort to protect its ships, interests in Baltics — lawmaker (2025-05-27 13:29:04) Russia’s coal industry consistently weathers crises without aid, but now it needs support (2025-05-27 13:26:45) Putin jokes about being called 'cyborg' by friend (2025-05-27 13:11:14) Bangkok Bank stops allowing foreign tourists to open accounts since start of year (2025-05-27 12:56:37) Lavrov says Trump interested in Russia-Ukraine talks going on (2025-05-27 12:51:34) Europe continues to indirectly participate in war against Russia — Kremlin (2025-05-27 12:12:48) Russia hails lifting of anti-Syrian sanctions by the US — Lavrov (2025-05-27 12:10:30) Top Syrian diplomat has standing invitation to visit Russia — Lavrov (2025-05-27 12:07:40) Lavrov decries his French counterpart for saying Paris not in a war against Russia (2025-05-27 12:06:38) Russia says its forces liberated Staraya Nikolayevka village in Donetsk People’s Republic (2025-05-27 11:59:10) Decision to let Kiev hit with long-range weapons was made long ago — Lavrov (2025-05-27 11:48:00) US’ Golden Dome project threatens strategic stability — Russian diplomat (2025-05-27 11:30:21) More than 300 residents of Kursk Region killed during Ukrainian incursion — prosecutor (2025-05-27 11:20:57) Top Turkish diplomat calls his talks with Russian president significant (2025-05-27 11:16:10) Success of talks on Ukraine depends eliminating conflict’s root causes — Lavrov (2025-05-27 11:04:38) Kremlin mum on alleged Trump’s threats to impose new sanctions against Russia (2025-05-27 10:51:24) Russia values all opportunities provided by Turkey for Russia-Ukraine talks — Lavrov (2025-05-27 10:09:17) Shoigu displays Skat, Kub drones to Chinese official (2025-05-27 10:03:42) Press review: France seeks influence in Asia as Kiev warns of prolonged conflict (2025-05-27 10:00:00) Merz seeks to pull Trump into Kiev support by raising long-range arms issue — diplomat (2025-05-27 09:37:45) Moscow takes Norway's military preparations near borders into account in planning — MFA (2025-05-27 09:25:36) Russia’s draft memorandum on Ukraine to include potential settlement dates — diplomat (2025-05-27 08:50:35) Russian diplomat sees Zelensky trying to stifle momentum for peace (2025-05-27 08:49:30) Fact-checking network exposes methods behind recent Romanian presidential election (2025-05-27 08:39:36) West pushes Finland towards all-out confrontation with Moscow — Russian diplomat (2025-05-27 08:26:54) Rosoboronexport displays new drones at high-level security meeting in Moscow (2025-05-27 08:22:46) Russia expanding BRICS New Development Bank financing in national currencies (2025-05-27 08:10:27) Path to better Russia-US ties difficult but Moscow ready for honest dialogue (2025-05-27 08:06:02) Russia requests UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine — Russia’s UN envoy (2025-05-27 07:52:13) Decision on arms for Ukraine made 'couple of months ago' — German chancellor (2025-05-27 07:50:45) Washington starts grasping Moscow’s stance on Ukraine — Russian diplomat (2025-05-27 07:39:46) Russian stocks up as main trading session opens (2025-05-27 07:38:57) IN BRIEF: What we know about last night’s Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian regions (2025-05-27 07:01:24) In pursuit of freedom of speech West forgets about respect for feelings — UN official (2025-05-27 06:59:35) Brazil to participate in SPIEF 2025 — Russian envoy (2025-05-27 06:44:42) Turkey ready to host another round of Ukraine talks — Hurriyet (2025-05-27 05:58:48) Demand for matured UN Alliance of Civilizations is on increase — UN official (2025-05-27 05:53:55) Trump considering more sanctions on Russia this week — WSJ (2025-05-27 05:37:31) Russian troops push nearly 800 m into Ukrainian defenses near Petrovskoye in LPR (2025-05-27 05:23:49) Air defenses destroy more than 20 Ukrainian UAVs over Russia’s Voronezh over past night (2025-05-27 05:10:46) 13th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues opens in Moscow (2025-05-27 04:06:20) Over 80 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza Strip over past day — TV (2025-05-27 03:11:26) Artificial Intelligence’s development unlikely to turn humans into machines — UN official (2025-05-27 01:42:34) Up to 50 injured after car rams into crowd at Liverpool football victory parade — TV (2025-05-27 00:49:00)