TASS

TASS is Russia's state-owned national news agency, run by a Kremlin-appointed director general and funded through the federal budget. Its coverage of world affairs consistently reflects official Russian government positions. On the Trump administration, TASS coverage tends to be favorable when it reports areas of U.S.-Russia engagement (e.g., diplomacy, sanctions relief talk) but critical or skeptical when U.S. policy runs counter to Kremlin interests (e.g., military aid to Ukraine).