Itar Tass

/ ɪˈtɑː tæs /

noun

1. a news agency serving Russia, eastern Europe, and central Asia, created in 1992 to replace the former Soviet news agency Tass

Word History and Origins

Origin of Itar Tass¹

Information Telegraph Agency of Russia, Telegraph Agency of Sovereign States

Example Sentences

Presidential aide Andrey Belousov told Itar Tass news agency on Friday that changes to Russia’s monetary policy will follow the new appointment.

From Forbes

The wall extends to the sea, Itar Tass reports "remote control systems will be installed at the sea border."

From Newsweek

Shoigu said flights along the border of the Russian Federation and over the Arctic Ocean were foreseen as part of training for long-range operations, according to state agency Itar Tass.

From Chicago Tribune

Armenia has moved increasingly closer to Russia internationally, as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced yesterday the country had successfully completed its road map to joining Russia’s economic union with the possibility of a single currency unit, Itar Tass reports.

From Newsweek

Rutgers-Newark University Prof Alexander J Motyl for CNN that Mr Putin has a "distorted view of Russian history. "A bizarre kind of simultaneously aggrieved and aggressive hyper-nationalism is now Russia's official ideology," he says. Of course, if you want a different take, you can always Tamara Zamyatina of the Russian news agency ITAR/TASS. "

From BBC