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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 39%(10)Centre 38%(10)Right 23%(6)

Percentages are shares of the 26 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 46 of the 72 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

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Missing from the left

Only 10 of the 26 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

A reader who follows the left would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.

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.

Tags:#UkraineWar#Russia#USDiplomacy#PeaceTalks

Coverage settled. We checked this 17 times and stopped on 12 Sept 2026, 19:00. The figures above are what it finished at.

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

10 rated outlets

  • The Kremlin does not rule out resuming peace talks with Ukraine and the United States, according to reports. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was too early to discuss specific locations or dates for such discussions.
  • The reports noted that US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Moscow and Kyiv. One outlet stated that the Ukrainian presidency described the US proposals as 'more effective'.
  • One report mentioned that territorial issues can only be resolved at the leadership level, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky. Another report suggested that the US had a new proposal to present to Moscow and Kyiv.

Centre

10 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

6 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 26 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 39% are rated left, 38% are rated centre, 23% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 72. 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 26 rated outlets on this story, 39% are rated left, 38% are rated centre, 23% 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 72 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?
72 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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