{"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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Possible locations include Israel, the UAE, or India.","category":"Politics","area":"Russia","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T16:05:15.002Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-18T15:37:05.790Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T16:05:15.002Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":57,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to named body (Reuters) and two independent outlets cited.","critic":"Reporting includes context on Germany's energy situation and AfD's political standing.","hype":"Headline promises talks on resuming gas, which is supported by the reporting."}},"tags":["#Russia","#Germany","#AfD","#Energy","#GasSupplies","#Diplomacy"],"entities":["Kirill Dmitriev","Vladimir Putin","AfD","Alice Weidel","Tino Chrupalla","Steve Witkoff","Jared Kushner"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Russia's economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev and the leadership of Germany's AfD party are preparing to meet next year to discuss resuming Russian gas supplies.","The meeting is conditional on Russia and Ukraine reaching a peace framework agreement.","Possible locations for the meeting include Israel, the United Arab Emirates, or India.","US officials stated that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were not informed or invited to the proposed summit."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Kirill Dmitriev, an economic envoy for Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the leadership of Germany's AfD party are preparing to meet next year to discuss resuming Russian gas supplies to Germany. The meeting is contingent on Russia and Ukraine reaching a peace framework agreement. Possible locations for the meeting include Israel, the United Arab Emirates, or India. AfD co-chairs Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla are expected to attend."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The discussions, which could take place as early as March, highlight the relationship between Moscow and the AfD. Dmitriev previously attended a meeting in Moscow with US representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Organisers had hoped Witkoff and Kushner would also attend the gas meeting, which would consider the reopening of the Nord Stream pipelines. However, a US official stated that Witkoff and Kushner were not informed or invited to the proposed summit."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreements on meeting details"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"While multiple reports indicate a meeting is being prepared, specific details vary. Some reports suggest the meeting could happen as early as March, while others state it is planned for next year or early 2027. The potential involvement of US representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner is also a point of divergence, with one source stating they were not informed or invited, contradicting earlier hopes by organisers."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports mention the specific figure of 43.8% of the vote in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt election that the AfD recently achieved, a detail present in the digest from BizToc."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Новая газета - Novayagazeta.ru","url":"https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2026/09/18/reuters-peregovorshchik-putina-dmitriev-i-lidery-adg-obsuzhdaiut-vozvrashchenie-rossiiskogo-gaza-v-germaniiu-news","headline":"Reuters: Putin Dmitriev's Negotiators and AdG Leaders Discuss the Return of Russian Gas to Germany — New Gazette","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T15:37:05.790Z"},{"sourceName":"EADaily","url":"https://eadaily.com/ru/news/2026/09/18/samaya-populyarnaya-partiya-germanii-dogovorilas-o-peregovorah-po-rossiyskomu-gazu","headline":"The Most Popular Party in Germany Has Agreed to Negotiate Russian Gas.","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T15:36:01.413Z"},{"sourceName":"vienna.at","url":"https://vienna.at/insider-afd-plant-treffen-mit-putin-berater-zu-gaslieferung/10478729","headline":"AfD Plans to Meet Putin Advisers on Gas Supplies","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T15:26:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"REALITATEA.NET","url":"https://realitatea.net/stiri/economie/putin-pare-sa-si-fi-gasit-aliati-in-ue-moscova-ar-putea-relua-livrarile-de-gaze-ieftine-catre-germania-rt9nz9","headline":"Little Seems to Have Found Allies in the EU. 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