November 6, 2025 – Russia Headlines

Story gist: Russian President Vladimir Putin supported a proposal to declare 2026 the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provide no coverage, omitting any critical or alternative perspective on the decision. Center outlets like Interfax frame it neutrally as Putin supporting a proposal, emphasizing collaboration. Right-leaning outlets like RAPSI present it as a direct declaration by Putin, highlighting his authoritative role with positive, decisive tone. Overall, coverage lacks diversity, with right-leaning emphasis on leadership strength.

Story gist: The MOEX Index dropped below 2550 points on concerns about escalating global tensions. The decline occurred in Moscow’s stock market.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets omitted coverage entirely, absenting progressive critiques of market volatility or conservative emphases on economic resilience. Center outlets like Interfax framed the story neutrally, focusing factually on the index drop and global fears without tone variations, emphasis on causes, or speculative omissions.

Story gist: Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov clarified President Vladimir Putin’s directive on nuclear testing. Russia’s Defense Minister proposed resuming nuclear tests to Putin.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting any perspective on the story and leaving those viewpoints absent. Center outlet BBC framed the event neutrally as a proposal from Russia’s Defense Minister to Putin, emphasizing the initiative without alarmist tone or geopolitical speculation, focusing on factual reporting of the development in Moscow.

Story gist: Russian authorities mandated that social networks, messengers, and dating sites store users’ correspondence for three years to provide to the FSB, extending the previous one-year requirement. The law applies to communications data in Russia.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like Novaya Gazeta frame the story critically, using sarcastic tones to emphasize surveillance expansion and linking it to broader IT privacy invasions, portraying it as oppressive ‘wiretapping.’ Center outlets like 3DNews report neutrally, focusing on factual changes without judgment. Right-leaning perspectives are absent, potentially omitting supportive views on national security benefits.

Story gist: Russian e-commerce platforms Ozon and Wildberries implemented recommendations from the Federal Antimonopoly Service on rules for sellers.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting any perspective on the story and potentially downplaying regulatory compliance in e-commerce. Center outlets, like Interfax, framed it neutrally with factual headlines emphasizing fulfillment of FAS guidelines without added tone or emphasis on implications for competition or business practices.