Russia

Story gist: Rustem Umerov announced the start of the final stage of coordinating a plan for Ukraine.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets (FT/Meduza) frame skeptically, emphasizing Rubio’s claim that Rubio distanced the White House from a plan Witkoff received from Moscow and passed to Kyiv via US mediation. Center outlets (Vedomosti) report neutrally as Umerov’s announcement of the final coordination stage. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting conservative perspectives.

Story gist: Ukrainian and US delegations held negotiations in Geneva, which concluded. Ukrainian President Zelensky expressed hope for a positive outcome.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Meduza frames the talks positively as ‘possibly the most productive meeting in this whole process,’ emphasizing success. Center outlet Vedomosti neutrally reports Zelensky’s hope for positive results without judgment. Right-leaning URA.RU uses a bland, questioning title with no tone, emphasis, or assessment, omitting any positivity or details.

Story gist: Ukrainian drones attacked Shaturskaya GRES thermal power plant in Shatura, Moscow Oblast, igniting transformers. The fire was extinguished.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Meduza emphasizes Ukrainian drones striking key infrastructure near Moscow, noting three en route to the capital. Center Interfax reports only the fire’s extinguishment, omitting cause and details. Right-leaning VFokus frames it as part of wider drone attacks with explosions over Krasnodar Krai and Moscow region, stressing hits on Russian territory.

Story gist: Turkish President Erdogan plans to ask Russian President Putin to resume the Black Sea grain deal during an upcoming phone call.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets absent, omitting coverage. Center outlets like Interfax directly highlight Erdogan’s intention to request resumption of the grain deal. Right-leaning NEWS.ru emphasizes the announced date of the Putin-Erdogan phone call, focusing on scheduling details rather than the deal’s revival.

Story gist: Moscow authorities warned residents about black ice on roads. Forecasts include ice rain, wet snow, and temperatures down to 0 degrees Celsius.

Bias summary: No left-leaning outlets covered the story, leaving that perspective absent. Center outlet mos.ru emphasizes severe elements like ‘ice rain and wet snow’ and ‘worsening weather,’ amplifying urgency. Right-leaning Mail.ru adopts neutral tone, highlighting straightforward forecast of ‘black ice and up to 0 degrees,’ with less dramatic emphasis and no vivid descriptors.