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Espreso says Slovakia wants Usmanov and Fridman off the EU list; Ziarul de Gardă says France alone is blocking, over Usmanov

The EU's personal sanctions on Russia need every member's consent to renew. Two reports blame different capitals for the delay, and neither names an official.

Еще одна страна ЕС заблокировала продление санкций против России: чего они требуют
Еще одна страна ЕС заблокировала продление санкций против России: чего они требуют as published by Obozrevatel · seen at Obozrevatel
Russia & Eurasia European Union Slovakia France Russia

The stall. EU ambassadors met on 21 September to renew the EU's personal sanctions on Russia. Espreso TV, citing European Pravda, says the list covers almost 3,000 people and companies. It says the list has been extended only to midnight on 22 September.

Who is holding it up. The reports disagree.

Report Who blocks Who they want removed Source
Espreso TV Slovakia; France backs part of it Slovakia: Usmanov and Fridman. France: Usmanov only Unnamed European diplomats, via European Pravda
Ziarul de Gardă France alone Usmanov HotNews
Obozrevatel "Another EU country", not named in the headline Not stated in the text we hold Not stated

The likely deal. Espreso TV says diplomats expect a 36-month extension that drops Usmanov and Fridman. It adds that a court ruling may remove two more people, with no details. No other report we hold carries this.

Tone. Espreso TV calls Putin a "dictator" in its own voice, not in a quote.

What is not settled - Which state is the main objector. Ziarul de Gardă mentions neither Slovakia nor Fridman. - Whether the compromise was adopted. The meeting was closed, and no report we hold gives the outcome. - Which country Obozrevatel means. We hold only its headline and one subheading. - Whether any government will say so on the record. No report quotes a named official.

This story is about whether the European Union keeps its sanctions on named Russian individuals, and which member state is holding that up.

How it got here. Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 and backed armed separatists in eastern Ukraine. The EU responded with a list of people and companies it says undermine Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence. Their assets in the EU are frozen and they are barred from travelling there. After Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, the list grew to include Vladimir Putin, the Russian leadership and leading businessmen. The EU added Alisher Usmanov, a metals and telecoms billionaire, and Mikhail Fridman, a co-founder of Alfa Group, in 2022.

How renewal works. EU sanctions are foreign policy, so every decision needs all 27 member governments to agree. The list lapses unless it is renewed, and it has usually been renewed for six months at a time. Any one government can refuse. Members have in the past agreed to renew in return for names coming off the list. Ambassadors negotiate in Coreper, the committee of the member states' permanent representatives. Ireland holds the rotating Council presidency and chairs the talks.

The actors. Slovakia and France are the two states named in the reports we hold. Neither government is quoted. Usmanov and Fridman are the two men whose listings are in question.

What is at stake. If every member agrees, the list stays in force. On Espreso TV's account, the new term would be 36 months rather than six. If any member refuses, the whole list lapses. The price of avoiding that may be taking named people off it.

Where it stands. Espreso TV says ambassadors failed to agree on 11 and 18 September. It says a one-week extension runs to midnight on 22 September. Ambassadors met again on 21 September. We hold no report of the result.

The story so far

Earlier stories The AI Times filed on this thread.

What is being argued about

  • Whether Slovakia or France is blocking renewal of the EU's personal sanctions on Russia
  • Removing Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the list as the price of renewal
  • A reported 36-month extension, against a stopgap that runs out on 22 September
  • An account that rests on unnamed diplomats
Who is blocking the renewal, report by reportSide by side
OutletWho blocksWho should come off the listWhose account
Espreso TVSlovakia; France backs removing Usmanov, "citing national interests"Usmanov and FridmanUnnamed European diplomats, via European Pravda
Ziarul de GardăFrance aloneUsmanovHotNews
Obozrevatel"Another EU country", not named in the headlineNot stated in the text we holdNot stated
No report quotes a named official.
Sources E Espreso TV
Centre estimate · not a score
Espreso TV 🇺🇦UA · digital · ЄС може продовжити персональні санкції проти РФ на 36 місяців, але вилучити зі списку Усманова та Фрідмана Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Espreso TV → What we have measured Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1 from 3655 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Z Ziarul de Gardă
Centre estimate · not a score
Ziarul de Gardă 🇲🇩MD · digital · Negocieri contracronometru la Bruxelles, înainte să expire toate sancțiunile contra Rusiei Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Ziarul de Gardă → What we have measured Actor named Ties the shell to Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, citing the Border Police. ×1Asserted vs attributed the attack is stated flat, then sourced to a Russian official ×1Asserted vs attributed The headline states the attack flat, while the body gives Novak as the only source for it. ×1Attribution sabotage charge attributed to Estonia ×1 from 1700 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → O Obozrevatel
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Obozrevatel 🇺🇦UA · digital · Еще одна страна ЕС заблокировала продление санкций против России: чего они требуют Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Obozrevatel → What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'occupiers' and gives 12 hurt, with no one cited as counting ×1Actor named no attacker named; the drone 'hit near' the building ×1Actor named No actor is named, and the headline puts the hit near the building rather than on it. ×1Actors left vague the neighbouring countries are not named ×1 from 9944 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
Two failed rounds and a stopgap before the deadlineTimeline
  1. 2026-09-11— no time published EU ambassadors Fail to agree the renewal. Slovakia asks for Usmanov and Fridman to be removed; France backs removing UsmanovEspreso TV
  2. 2026-09-14— no time published EU Extends the list for one week, to midnight on 22 September 1 weekEspreso TV
  3. 2026-09-18— no time published EU ambassadors Fail again; talks moved to Monday almost 3,000 people and companiesEspreso TV
  4. 2026-09-2113:15 published time, UTC Ziarul de Gardă Says France's demand to exempt Usmanov has blocked the deal for daysciting HotNews
  5. 2026-09-2113:29 published time, UTC Espreso TV Says a 36-month extension dropping Usmanov and Fridman is the likely compromise 36 monthsciting unnamed diplomats
  6. 2026-09-2113:37 published time, UTC Obozrevatel Headline: "another EU country" blocked the renewalcountry not named
  7. 2026-09-2115:00 Kyiv time, per Espreso TV Coreper Ambassadors meet behind closed doors to decideno report we hold gives the outcome
Every date before 21 September comes from Espreso TV alone.
Sources E Espreso TV
Centre estimate · not a score
Espreso TV 🇺🇦UA · digital · ЄС може продовжити персональні санкції проти РФ на 36 місяців, але вилучити зі списку Усманова та Фрідмана Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Espreso TV → What we have measured Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1 from 3655 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Z Ziarul de Gardă
Centre estimate · not a score
Ziarul de Gardă 🇲🇩MD · digital · Negocieri contracronometru la Bruxelles, înainte să expire toate sancțiunile contra Rusiei Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Ziarul de Gardă → What we have measured Actor named Ties the shell to Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, citing the Border Police. ×1Asserted vs attributed the attack is stated flat, then sourced to a Russian official ×1Asserted vs attributed The headline states the attack flat, while the body gives Novak as the only source for it. ×1Attribution sabotage charge attributed to Estonia ×1 from 1700 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → O Obozrevatel
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Obozrevatel 🇺🇦UA · digital · Еще одна страна ЕС заблокировала продление санкций против России: чего они требуют Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Obozrevatel → What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'occupiers' and gives 12 hurt, with no one cited as counting ×1Actor named no attacker named; the drone 'hit near' the building ×1Actor named No actor is named, and the headline puts the hit near the building rather than on it. ×1Actors left vague the neighbouring countries are not named ×1 from 9944 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

Who is holding it up depends on the report

One report names France as the country blocking the renewal and does not mention Slovakia. Another says Slovakia is making the demand and France is backing part of it, and it rests on diplomats who are not named. A third headline says a country blocked the renewal without naming it.

3 reports on the stalled renewal 1 reports naming France as the blocker 1 reports naming Slovakia as the lead objector 0 reports quoting a named official
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources O Obozrevatel
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Obozrevatel 🇺🇦UA · digital · Еще одна страна ЕС заблокировала продление санкций против России: чего они требуют Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Obozrevatel → What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'occupiers' and gives 12 hurt, with no one cited as counting ×1Actor named no attacker named; the drone 'hit near' the building ×1Actor named No actor is named, and the headline puts the hit near the building rather than on it. ×1Actors left vague the neighbouring countries are not named ×1 from 9944 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → E Espreso TV
Centre estimate · not a score
Espreso TV 🇺🇦UA · digital · ЄС може продовжити персональні санкції проти РФ на 36 місяців, але вилучити зі списку Усманова та Фрідмана Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Espreso TV → What we have measured Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1 from 3655 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Z Ziarul de Gardă
Centre estimate · not a score
Ziarul de Gardă 🇲🇩MD · digital · Negocieri contracronometru la Bruxelles, înainte să expire toate sancțiunile contra Rusiei Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Ziarul de Gardă → What we have measured Actor named Ties the shell to Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, citing the Border Police. ×1Asserted vs attributed the attack is stated flat, then sourced to a Russian official ×1Asserted vs attributed The headline states the attack flat, while the body gives Novak as the only source for it. ×1Attribution sabotage charge attributed to Estonia ×1 from 1700 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Claims and verdicts

disputed France is the country blocking the renewal of EU sanctions on Russia, over Alisher Usmanov.
Ziarul de Gardă, citing HotNews, says the renewal was blocked by France's demand to exempt Usmanov. Espreso TV, citing anonymous diplomats via Evropeiska Pravda, says Slovakia is demanding the removal of both Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, and that France backs removing Usmanov only.
Checked against 2 sources:
Z Ziarul de Gardă
Centre estimate · not a score
Ziarul de Gardă 🇲🇩MD · digital · Negocieri contracronometru la Bruxelles, înainte să expire toate sancțiunile contra Rusiei Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Ziarul de Gardă → What we have measured Actor named Ties the shell to Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, citing the Border Police. ×1Asserted vs attributed the attack is stated flat, then sourced to a Russian official ×1Asserted vs attributed The headline states the attack flat, while the body gives Novak as the only source for it. ×1Attribution sabotage charge attributed to Estonia ×1 from 1700 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → E Espreso TV
Centre estimate · not a score
Espreso TV 🇺🇦UA · digital · ЄС може продовжити персональні санкції проти РФ на 36 місяців, але вилучити зі списку Усманова та Фрідмана Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Espreso TV → What we have measured Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1 from 3655 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
unverified The EU is likely to renew its personal sanctions on Russia for 36 months and drop Usmanov and Fridman from the list.
Only Espreso TV carries this, citing anonymous European diplomats via Evropeiska Pravda, who describe it as the probable compromise before ambassadors meet. No other report we hold confirms the outcome.
Checked against 1 source:
E Espreso TV
Centre estimate · not a score
Espreso TV 🇺🇦UA · digital · ЄС може продовжити персональні санкції проти РФ на 36 місяців, але вилучити зі списку Усманова та Фрідмана Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Espreso TV → What we have measured Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1 from 3655 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
unverified A one-week stopgap extension keeps the sanctions in force only until midnight on 22 September.
Only Espreso TV gives the 14 September one-week extension and the midnight deadline on 22 September. Ziarul de Gardă says only that talks were racing to finish before the sanctions expired.
Checked against 2 sources:
E Espreso TV
Centre estimate · not a score
Espreso TV 🇺🇦UA · digital · ЄС може продовжити персональні санкції проти РФ на 36 місяців, але вилучити зі списку Усманова та Фрідмана Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Espreso TV → What we have measured Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1 from 3655 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Z Ziarul de Gardă
Centre estimate · not a score
Ziarul de Gardă 🇲🇩MD · digital · Negocieri contracronometru la Bruxelles, înainte să expire toate sancțiunile contra Rusiei Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Ziarul de Gardă → What we have measured Actor named Ties the shell to Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, citing the Border Police. ×1Asserted vs attributed the attack is stated flat, then sourced to a Russian official ×1Asserted vs attributed The headline states the attack flat, while the body gives Novak as the only source for it. ×1Attribution sabotage charge attributed to Estonia ×1 from 1700 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Who wrote it

Д Дарина Герцева Obozrevatel
What the bias passes found in their reporting
No actor named The headline says one more country blocked the renewal but does not say which×1
Scale word 'large-scale failure', the opposite of the company's 'minor'×1
Scale word This headline calls the failure 'large-scale'. The company called it 'minor'.×1
Who is named as acting the blocking state is not named in the headline×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed
From 280 reports we hold under this byline, at Obozrevatel. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
М Марія Дроб'язко Espreso TV
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use.×1
Anonymous sourcing The whole account rests on diplomats who are not named×1
Are the hurt counted the dead are neither counted nor named; the injured are 'dozens'×1
A second, unreconciled figure a different amount appears at the end, and no report explains how it relates to the first×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 misleading6 disputed24 unverified11 true
From 483 reports we hold under this byline, at Espreso TV. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
A Alina Vlas Ziarul de Gardă
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Blame assigned France alone is named as the country blocking the renewal×1
Capacity given as the measure what the stoppage means is expressed as barrels the unit can refine×1
Condemnation without a target the ambassador condemns 'the incident' and does not say who caused it×1
Framing label The 'shadow fleet' label is attributed to the BBC, and the attack is attributed to Telegram channels.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 disputed6 unverified5 true
From 274 reports we hold under this byline, at Ziarul de Gardă. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
The bylines on the reports this story is built from. Hover one for what our passes have measured on their reporting.

Coverage, outlet by outlet

O Obozrevatel
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Obozrevatel 🇺🇦UA · digital · Еще одна страна ЕС заблокировала продление санкций против России: чего они требуют Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Obozrevatel → What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'occupiers' and gives 12 hurt, with no one cited as counting ×1Actor named no attacker named; the drone 'hit near' the building ×1Actor named No actor is named, and the headline puts the hit near the building rather than on it. ×1Actors left vague the neighbouring countries are not named ×1 from 9944 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
Its headline says "another EU country" blocked the renewal but does not name it. We hold no more of its text.
Люксембург присоединился к Словакии и Франции в споре о продлении персональных санкций Европейского союза (ЕС) против России и требует исключить из списка олигарха Михаила Фридмана, если страны блока согласятся снять ограничения с Алишера Усманова. В ЕС ищут компромисс относительно дальнейшего действия санкций, однако Украина и ряд европейских стран категорически выступают против исключения российских олигархов из списка.К О решительных действиях Люксембурга массово сообщают европейские СМИ, а уполномоченный президента Украины по вопросам санкционной политики Владислав Власюк рассказал о нюанс
No actor named: The headline says one more country blocked the renewal but does not say which — “Еще одна страна ЕС заблокировала продление санкций против России”
Who is named as acting: the blocking state is not named in the headline — “Еще одна страна ЕС заблокировала продление санкций против России”
Read it at Obozrevatel → https://www.obozrevatel.com/ekonomika-glavnaya/fea/esche-odna-strana-es…
E Espreso TV
Centre estimate · not a score
Espreso TV 🇺🇦UA · digital · ЄС може продовжити персональні санкції проти РФ на 36 місяців, але вилучити зі списку Усманова та Фрідмана Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Espreso TV → What we have measured Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1 from 3655 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
The only report to name Slovakia and Fridman and to give the 36-month proposal. It also lists the failed meetings on 11 and 18 September. It rests on unnamed diplomats, via European Pravda.
Про це повідомили європейські дипломати на умовах анонімності, передає Європейська правда.Комітет постійних представників ЄС (Coreper) розглядає пропозицію Ірландського головування продовжити санкції на 36 місяців. Водночас Словаччина досі вимагає прибрати зі списку Усманова та Фрідмана, а Франція, посилаючись на національні інтереси, підтримує вилучення Усманова.За інформацією джерел, саме цей компроміс, ймовірно, і затвердять. Крім того, за рішенням суду зі списку можуть прибрати ще двох осіб, проте подробиць поки немає.Засідання Coreper, яке має остаточно вирішити питання, почалося 21 верес
Blame assigned: Slovakia is named as the country making the demand, and France as supporting part of it — “Франція, посилаючись на національні інтереси, підтримує вилучення Усманова”
Anonymous sourcing: The whole account rests on diplomats who are not named — “Про це повідомили європейські дипломати на умовах анонімності”
Label stated flat: The report uses the label 'dictator' in its own voice, without attributing it — “диктатор Володимир Путін”
Who is named as acting: names both states and what each wants: Slovakia two delistings, France one — “Словаччина досі вимагає прибрати зі списку Усманова та Фрідмана, а Франція, посилаючись на національні інтереси, підтримує вилучення Усманова.”
Sourcing: the whole account rests on unnamed diplomats — “Про це повідомили європейські дипломати на умовах анонімності”
Label stated flat: the report calls the Russian president 'dictator' in its own voice — “диктатор Володимир Путін”
Read it at Espreso TV → https://espreso.tv/svit-es-mozhe-prodovzhiti-personalni-sanktsii-proti-…
Z Ziarul de Gardă
Centre estimate · not a score
Ziarul de Gardă 🇲🇩MD · digital · Negocieri contracronometru la Bruxelles, înainte să expire toate sancțiunile contra Rusiei Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Ziarul de Gardă → What we have measured Actor named Ties the shell to Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, citing the Border Police. ×1Asserted vs attributed the attack is stated flat, then sourced to a Russian official ×1Asserted vs attributed The headline states the attack flat, while the body gives Novak as the only source for it. ×1Attribution sabotage charge attributed to Estonia ×1 from 1700 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
Citing HotNews, it blames France's demand to exempt Usmanov and mentions neither Slovakia nor Fridman.
Principală — Ştiri — Extern — Negocieri contracronometru la Bruxelles, înainte… Negocieri contracronometru la Bruxelles, înainte să expire toate sancțiunile contra Rusiei Sursa: Reuters Redacția ZdG 39.68 mii de articole Uniunea Europeană încă încerca luni la prânz să ajungă la un acord privind reînnoirea sancțiunilor împotriva Rusiei, demers blocat de câteva zile de cererea Franței de a-l scuti pe oligarhul Alișer Usmanov de aceste sancțiuni, transmite HotNews. Urmărește ZdG în Google News Adaugă ZdG ca sursă preferată Luni dimineață a avut loc la Bruxelles o reuniune a reprezentanților celor
Blame assigned: France alone is named as the country blocking the renewal — “blocat de câteva zile de cererea Franței de a-l scuti pe oligarhul Alișer Usmanov”
Who is named as acting: puts the block on France alone; Slovakia is not mentioned — “blocat de câteva zile de cererea Franței de a-l scuti pe oligarhul Alișer Usmanov de aceste sancțiuni”
Read it at Ziarul de Gardă → https://www.zdg.md/stiri/negocieri-contracronometru-la-bruxelles-inaint…
Checked, didn’t cover
M Meduza
Centre estimate · not a score
Meduza 🇱🇻LV · digital · exile No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Agenda given without a verdict the only report that lists what was discussed and stops there ×1Asserted versus attributed figure attributed to the leaders' own declaration ×1Attribution the release is sourced to the leaders' joint declaration ×1Attribution inside the sentence the whole account marked as one leader's telling ×1 from 1071 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → R RIA Novosti
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
RIA Novosti 🇷🇺RU · state agency · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1 from 31373 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Moscow Times
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The Moscow Times 🇳🇱NL · newspaper · exile No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted vs attributed Repeats a two-sided deal on one side's word; the second party's silence is not mentioned. ×1Asserted vs attributed headline states the nuclear warning flat, with no source ×1Attributed justification Russia's justification is carried in quotation marks and attributed. No Ukrainian response is given. ×1Attribution Attributes the threat to Moscow and repeats the ministry's list of targets unchallenged. ×1 from 429 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → S Suspilne
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Suspilne 🇺🇦UA · public broadcaster · public-service No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'the Russian army' and gives the date ×1Actor label The Russian side is called 'occupiers' in the headline. ×1Actor named The sentence is given by 'occupiers', so the actor is named and labelled. ×1Actor named hurt aged On the other side of the Dnipro, the Russian drone is named as the actor and the wounded man is given an age, not a name. The vote is called 'pseudo-elections' in the report's own voice. ×1 from 20607 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → U Ukrainska Pravda
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦UA · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor named shortages are described with no one named as causing them ×1Actor named The cancellation is pinned on a named Hungarian official's refusal. ×1Actor named The town is called 'occupied', but the lede does not name who occupies it or who blocks aid. ×1Actor named Names the EU and partners as the ones paying ×1 from 7025 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → I Interfax
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Interfax 🇷🇺RU · digital · No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured A checkable claim passed on unchecked relays the president's statistic about world cities in quotation marks with no check and no counter-voice ×1A denial carried as characterisation press reports are labelled planted, and the label is passed on in the report's own voice ×1Anonymous source The meetings are sourced to unnamed people familiar with the situation. ×1Anyone hurt named or counted injuries described in clinical detail; the man is never named ×1 from 7627 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → U Ukrinform
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Ukrinform 🇺🇦UA · digital · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor named names the occupying force ×1Actor named Names the occupying force but not what residents are fleeing from ×1Actor named No actor is named. The drone is not attributed to anyone. ×1Actor named Names the attacker and what was damaged, and states the halt flat without naming a source. ×1 from 2995 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → M Mediazona
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Mediazona 🇷🇺RU · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor named the Russian army is named as the actor, in active voice ×1A running total, and a collective actor 'two more' implies earlier removals, and the courts act as a plural with no case or plaintiff named ×1Harm counted The only report that counts people hurt, with a floor rather than a figure ×1Harm counted the only report that counts people hurt ×1 from 803 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → N Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Novaya Gazeta Europe 🇱🇻LV · newspaper · exile No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor named Names Russia as the actor in the headline and in the first line. ×1Anonymous source asserts The report's strongest claim, that results were falsified across most regions, comes from a source it does not name ×1Anonymous sourcing Everything rests on a foreign newspaper citing two unnamed diplomats. ×1A party's label carried inside a quote, unmarked the Kremlin spokesman's phrase for the Ukrainian government is reproduced without a note ×1 from 1055 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T TASS
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TASS 🇷🇺RU · state agency · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Accusation carried by a verb of fact 'Noted' presents a Russian diplomat's accusation of terror as an observation. Kyiv gives no response anywhere in the text. ×1Accusation carried unhedged a charge of terror against civilians is introduced with 'noted', which treats it as fact, and nobody answers it ×1Actor named Ukrainian forces are named as acting, in the report's own voice ×1Actor named Names 'the Western community' as the actor, in Putin's words ×1 from 6410 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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