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Kremlin open to Ukraine peace talks with US, says too early for details

Moscow signals possibility of trilateral negotiations following US envoy visits to Russia and Ukraine.

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Dmitri Peskov, porte-parole du Kremlin, à Moscou (Russie), le 29 janvier 2026. (SEFA KARACAN / ANADOLU / AFP)

What this story says

  • The Kremlin has indicated it is open to resuming trilateral peace talks involving Russia, Ukraine, and the United States.
  • Russian officials stated that discussions on specific locations and dates for potential talks are premature.
  • US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Moscow and Kyiv over the weekend.
  • Ukrainian President Zelensky reportedly fears the conflict will continue through the winter.

Who covered it

Left 5%(1)Centre 32%(6)Right 63%(12)

Percentages are shares of the 19 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 22 of the 41 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

59/100

Hype

20/100

41 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

Only 1 of the 19 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

The Kremlin has stated it does not rule out the possibility of resuming trilateral negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced this on Monday, following visits by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv over the weekend. Peskov noted that it remains too early to discuss specific locations and dates for any potential talks.

According to franceinfo.fr, Ukrainian President Zelensky expressed concerns that the war might extend through the winter. The same report from franceinfo.fr also stated that previous negotiation sessions between Moscow and Kyiv in 2025 had not been successful, with discussions stalling over issues such as the territories Russia claims to have annexed.

Disagreement on previous talks

franceinfo.fr reported that previous negotiation sessions between Moscow and Kiev in 2025 had not been successful. None of the other reports mention previous negotiation sessions or their outcomes.

What the coverage left out

None of the right-rated digests mention Ukrainian President Zelensky's reported fear that the war will continue through the winter, a detail included in the left-rated report from franceinfo.fr. Similarly, the detail about previous unsuccessful negotiation sessions in 2025, also reported by franceinfo.fr, was not present in any of the right-rated digests.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 7 Sept 2026, 12:45, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

1 rated outlet

  • The single left-rated report, from franceinfo.fr, led on the Kremlin's statement about not ruling out trilateral talks. It also included details about the visits of US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv, and quoted a Ukrainian presidential official who described the proposals from Trump's envoys as 'more effective'. This report also highlighted Ukrainian President Zelensky's fear that the war would continue through the winter and mentioned that previous negotiation sessions in 2025 had not been successful.

Centre

6 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated reports, from Reuters, WTVB, and 15min.lt, focused on the Kremlin's statement that it does not rule out a restart of peace talks with Ukraine and the US. These reports noted that Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was too early to specify when or where such talks might take place. The 15min.lt report also mentioned the visits by US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv.

Right

12 rated outlets

  • The right-rated reports, from La Nacion, Modern Diplomacy, The News, The Straits Times, and Asharq AL-awsat, all led with the Kremlin's announcement that it does not rule out a resumption of trilateral peace talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States. These reports also included Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov's statement that it is too early to discuss specific locations and dates for such meetings. The Asharq AL-awsat report mentioned the weekend visit by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as an effort to revive stalled talks.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Kremlin open to Ukraine peace talks with US, says too early for details?
Of the 19 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 5% are rated left, 32% are rated centre, 63% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 41. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Kremlin open to Ukraine peace talks with US, says too early for details left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 19 rated outlets on this story, 5% are rated left, 32% are rated centre, 63% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Kremlin open to Ukraine peace talks with US, says too early for details biased?
Kremlin open to Ukraine peace talks with US, says too early for details is one event reported by 41 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Kremlin open to Ukraine peace talks with US, says too early for details?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Kremlin open to Ukraine peace talks with US, says too early for details?
41 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What did the Kremlin say about peace talks with Ukraine and the US?
The Kremlin stated it does not rule out resuming trilateral peace talks involving Russia, Ukraine, and the United States. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced this on Monday, following visits by US envoys.
When might these peace talks take place?
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated that it is still too early to discuss specific locations and dates for any potential trilateral talks. He made these comments in response to questions from journalists.
Who visited Moscow and Kyiv recently?
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Moscow and Kyiv over the weekend. Their visits were in the context of seeking to restart stalled peace negotiations.

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