{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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Medvedev claimed Zelensky harms US interests more than past US confrontations with Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T23:05:12.505Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-25T21:27:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T23:05:12.505Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":59,"hype":68,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to \"Nexta\" and \"Max\" without named sources, and no independent outlets corroborated.","critic":"Most outlets provided digests, not full reports, limiting depth. Some headlines promised more than digests delivered.","hype":"Headlines used loaded language like 'assassinate,' 'extermination,' and 'kill' for a statement from a Russian official."}},"tags":["#DmitryMedvedev","#DonaldTrump","#VolodymyrZelensky","#RussiaUkraineWar","#USPolitics"],"entities":["Dmitry Medvedev","Donald Trump","Volodymyr Zelensky","CIA","US Military","Russian Security Council"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, suggested Donald Trump should order the CIA and US military to 'deal with' or 'resolve' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.","Medvedev made these statements on the social networking platform Max.","He accused Zelensky of harming US interests more than US confrontations with Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran combined.","Medvedev's remarks were reported by multiple international outlets."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, has publicly called on Donald Trump to direct the CIA and US military to 'deal with' or 'resolve' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Medvedev made these statements on the social networking platform Max. He also accused Zelensky of harming US interests more than US confrontations with Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran combined."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Specific Wording"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"While multiple outlets reported Medvedev's call for Trump to use US intelligence and military against Zelensky, the exact phrasing attributed to Medvedev varied. unn.ua reported Medvedev suggested Trump should \" поручити американським військовим і ЦРУ 'розібратися' з українським лідером\" (order the American military and CIA to 'deal with' the Ukrainian leader). Digi 24 and Ziare reported Medvedev suggested Trump should \"convoace ministrul Apărării și directorul CIA și să le ceară să rezolve această neplăcută problemă\" (convene the Minister of Defense and the director of the CIA and ask them to resolve this unpleasant problem). EADaily reported Medvedev recommended Trump instruct the CIA to 'deal with the head of the Kiev regime'. London Loves Business quoted the phrase 'Take care of this problem'."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports mentioned Dmitry Medvedev's claim that Zelensky harms US interests more than US confrontations with Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran combined. The left-rated report from unn.ua also included details about Medvedev accusing Zelensky of stealing US aid and creating a threat of nuclear conflict, which were not present in the right-rated digests."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"parapolitika.gr","url":"https://parapolitika.gr/diethni/article/1811640/apisteuti-dilosi-medvedef-kalese-ton-trab-na-diataxei-tin-exodosi-zelenski","headline":"Medvedev's Incredible Statement: He Called on Trump to Order the Extermination of Zelensky","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T21:27:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Pentapostagma","url":"https://pentapostagma.gr/kosmos/rosia/7395795_akraia-epithetikotita-mentbentef-pros-zelenski-kalei-ton-tramp-na-ton","headline":"Medvedev's Extreme Aggression Towards Zelensky: He Calls on Trump to Eliminate Him","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T20:59:04.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Dnes.bg","url":"https://dnes.bg/a/2-svyat/739840-medvedev-prizova-sasht-da-ubiyat-zelenski-i-gi-posavetva-kak-da-go-napravyat","headline":"Medvedev Called on the US to Kill Zelensky and Advised Them on How to Do It - News From Dnes.bg","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T20:07:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"dailymail.com","url":"https://dailymail.com/news/article-16237567/Putin-Trump-assasinate-Zelensky.html","headline":"Putin crony calls on Trump 'to order the assassination of Zelensky'","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T19:22:16.000Z"},{"sourceName":"REALITATEA.NET","url":"https://realitatea.net/stiri/extern/delir-total-propagandistul-rus-care-cere-asasinarea-lui-zelenski-9zsfku","headline":"Total Delir: Russian Propagandist Calling for Zelenski's Murder","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T19:10:02.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Ziare","url":"https://ziare.com/razboi-ucraina/medvedev-cerut-trump-elimine-fizic-zelenski-2043683","headline":"Dmitri Medvedev Asked Donald Trump to Use the Pentagon and the CIA to Physically Eliminate Volodimir Zelenski. \"To Correct a Regrettable Misunderstanding\"","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T17:27:20.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Aleph News","url":"https://alephnews.ro/guvern/dmitri-medvedev-ii-sugereaza-lui-trump-sa-il-asasineze-pe-zelenski-cu-sprijinul-cia-si-al-pentagonului-sa-rezolve-aceasta-neplacuta-problema","headline":"Medvedev Suggests to Trump to Assassinate Zelenski","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T16:38:30.000Z"},{"sourceName":"unn.ua","url":"https://unn.ua/news/medvediev-zaklykav-trampa-pozbutysia-zelenskoho-rukamy-tsru-ta-amerykanskykh-viiskovykh","headline":"Medvedev Called on Trump to “Get Rid” of Zelensky by the Hands of the CIA and the US Military","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T16:25:04.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Unknown","url":"https://obozrevatel.com/ukr/section-novosti-rossii/news-metod-i-mistse-ne-mayut-znachennya-myedvyedyev-zaklykav-trampa-doruchyty-pentahonu-ta-tsru-usunuty-zelenskoho-25-10-2026.html","headline":"“Method and Place Do Not Matter”: Medvedev Called on Trump to Instruct the Pentagon and the CIA to Remove Zelensky","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T16:23:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Digi 24","url":"https://digi24.ro/stiri/externe/medvedev-cere-statelor-unite-sa-l-asasineze-pe-zelenski-si-ii-spune-lui-trump-cum-sa-faca-asta-4008185","headline":"Medvedev Asks the United States to Assassinate Zelenski and Tells Trump How to Do This","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T15:55:42.000Z"},{"sourceName":"London Loves Business","url":"https://londonlovesbusiness.com/take-care-of-this-problem-kremlin-demands-trump-has-zelensky-assassinated","headline":"‘Take care of this problem’: Kremlin demands Trump has Zelensky assassinated","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T15:33:46.000Z"},{"sourceName":"jauns.lv","url":"https://jauns.lv/raksts/arzemes/734968-medvedevs-aicina-trampu-nogalinat-zelenski","headline":"Medvedev Calls on Trump to Kill Zelensky","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T15:02:24.000Z"},{"sourceName":"EADaily","url":"https://eadaily.com/en/news/2026/10/25/medvedev-advised-trump-to-instruct-the-cia-to-deal-with-zelensky","headline":"Medvedev advised Trump to instruct the CIA to deal with Zelensky: EADaily","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T14:08:27.570Z"},{"sourceName":"Mediafax","url":"https://mediafax.ro/politic/un-lider-rus-sugereaza-ca-americanii-ar-trebui-sa-l-elimine-pe-zelenski-23831314","headline":"A Russian Leader Suggests that the Americans Should Eliminate Zelenski","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T12:46:51.615Z"}],"analysis":{"distribution":{"percent":{"left":17,"centre":16,"right":67},"count":{"left":1,"centre":1,"right":4},"totalSources":14,"untracked":8,"rated":6,"observedAt":"2026-10-26T00:00:26.345713+00:00"},"lifecycle":{"state":"developing","lastCheckedAt":"2026-10-26T00:15:12.171Z","closedAt":null,"checks":5,"changes":0,"reopened":false},"framing":{"left":["The single left-rated report from unn.ua led with Dmitry Medvedev calling on Trump to 'Get Rid' of Zelensky by the Hands of the CIA and the US Military. 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