Russia

Story gist: Russian sources announced a slowdown in annual inflation. Banks reported it has fallen below 7%.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting critical economic analyses or pro-government interpretations. Center outlet Banki.ru framed positively with ‘already below 7%’, emphasizing decline and relief without caveats on methodology or broader context.

Story gist: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated Moscow’s reaction to Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan for Ukraine. He said Russia will not accept abandoning the ‘spirit of Anchorage’ in the plan.

Bias summary: No left-leaning outlets covered the story, leaving that perspective absent. Center outlet Interfax neutrally summarized ‘Moscow’s Reaction to Trump’s Plan’ without emphasis. Right-leaning Expert focused on Lavrov’s quote rejecting deviation from ‘Anchorage spirit,’ emphasizing Russia’s firm conditions and principled stance on Ukraine peace talks.

Story gist: Sberbank CEO Herman Gref stated that Sber does not oppose discounts on marketplaces but expressed dissatisfaction with ‘trade slavery’ practices.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting those perspectives entirely. Center outlet Interfax reported the story using the exact headline, framing it neutrally as a direct statement from Gref without additional tone, emphasis on implications, or contextual analysis.

Story gist: Russia’s cassation court upheld a lower court decision to transfer Domodedovo Airport to state ownership.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets omitted the story entirely, leaving their perspectives absent. Center outlet Interfax used a neutral, factual headline directly quoting the court ruling, focusing solely on the legal outcome without added context, tone, or emphasis on implications for private property or state control.

Story gist: Trump stated that a peace plan for Ukraine was reduced from 28 to 22 points.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Meduza neutrally attributes the peace plan’s reduction to 22 points to Trump’s statement. Center outlets like Vedomosti citing CNN emphasize Ukraine rejecting three key Russian conditions, highlighting Ukrainian resistance. Right-leaning coverage absent, omitting pro-Trump or negotiation-positive perspectives that might praise the plan’s progress.