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Russian court jails five for helicopter arson and sabotage 'at Ukraine's behest,' TASS reports • Apr. 15, 2025, 2:45 AM ET (Straits Times)
Syrian ambassador to Moscow requests asylum in Russia, TASS reports • Apr. 14, 2025, 8:27 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)
Putin investment envoy Dmitriev met Trump special envoy Witkoff in St. Petersburg, TASS says • Apr. 11, 2025, 11:04 PM ET (Reuters)
Russia to raise resumption of direct flights at talks with US in Istanbul, TASS says • Apr. 10, 2025, 3:57 AM ET (Straits Times)
Fall in oil prices poses risk to Russian economy, TASS cites central bank chief • Apr. 8, 2025, 6:46 AM ET (Reuters)

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Also Known As ROSTA • Informatsionnye Telegrafnoye Agentstvto Rossii-Telegrafnoe Agentstvo Sovetskovo Soyuza • St. Petersburg Telegraph Agency • TASS • Russian Telegraph Agency • Petrograd Telegraph Agency
Date 1925 - 1991
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