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Putin says peace proposals on table, blames Ukraine for attacks

Russian president states readiness for talks but cites Ukrainian strikes on Moscow and polling stations.

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Camera IconPresident Vladimir Putin says the Kremlin will make its decisions based on the interests of Russia. (AP PHOTO) Credit: AAP

What this story says

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin said all proposals for a settlement in the war with Ukraine are available for discussion.
  • Putin stated Russia was ready to resume negotiations with Ukraine after Russian parliamentary elections.
  • He accused Ukraine of launching attacks on Moscow and polling stations, warning of a sustained response.
  • Putin also asserted that Russia is not preparing for war with Europe.

Who covered it

Left 16%(5)Centre 31%(10)Right 53%(17)

Percentages are shares of the 32 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 50 of the 82 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

57/100

Hype

41/100

82 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

Only 5 of the 32 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.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that all proposals for a settlement in the war with Ukraine remain on the table. He also indicated that Russia was prepared to resume negotiations with Ukraine following the Russian parliamentary elections. Putin accused Ukraine of launching attacks on Moscow and polling stations during the election period. He warned that Ukraine would face a sustained response for these actions.

Disagreement on timing of readiness for talks

PerthNow and rbc.ua report that Putin said Russia had been ready to resume negotiations after last week's Russian parliamentary elections. Stirile Pro TV and ANSA also state Russia was ready for peace negotiations after the elections. However, Obozrevatel states Putin "again accused Ukraine of allegedly ‘disrupting’ negotiations", and Protothema reports Putin stressed that "all proposals for a peaceful settlement are on the table, but Russia must consider which ones are in its interests." Zouglag.gr quotes Putin saying, "We were ready for talks, but new attacks took place - They will suffer the consequences first."

What the coverage left out

None of the left, centre, or right-rated reports mention Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's statement that he asked US President Donald Trump to press Chinese President Xi Jinping to use his influence to get Russia to end its war in Ukraine. Nor do they mention Zelenskiy's statement that the United States is pushing for a three-way meeting involving delegations from the US, Ukraine, and Russia, with officials holding technical talks in that format without the countries' leaders.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 25 Sept 2026, 19:15, and will add the sides that appear.

How other outlets pictured it

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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

5 rated outlets

  • The single left-rated report, from rbc.ua, led with a headline stating "Putin Made a Cynical Statement About Peace Talks with Ukraine". It quoted Putin saying Russia was ready to resume negotiations after the "elections" but that Ukraine had "attempted to strike Moscow and attacked polling stations", which he "fantastised" about. The report also noted Putin called "provocation" statements about the threat of Russia to European countries and the need to prepare for war with it, quoting him saying "Russia is not preparing for war with Europe, for this there are no motives and grounds."

Centre

10 rated outlets

  • Centre-rated reports led with Putin stating that all peace proposals for the war with Ukraine remained on the table, but that Russia needed to assess what was in its best interest. PerthNow, Devdiscourse, WTVB, and ANSA all carried this framing. PerthNow and ANSA reported Putin's claim that Russia had been ready to resume negotiations after the Russian parliamentary elections but that Ukraine had launched attacks on Moscow and polling stations. PerthNow quoted Putin saying, "They are the ones who started it. Everywhere, on every front. Are these playthings, child's play?" He added, "They should therefore be made to feel Russia's retaliatory strikes and understand that no provocative actions, no stirring up the situation to secure a result will work. They're only making things worse for themselves."

Right

17 rated outlets

  • Right-rated reports focused on Putin's statement that all peace proposals were on the table, but that Russia would weigh its interests. Headlines from The West Australian, The Straits Times, and regionalmedianews.com carried this emphasis. These reports also included Putin's claim that Russia had been ready to resume negotiations but blamed Ukraine for attacks on Moscow polling stations. vz.ru and Interfax.ru highlighted Putin warning Ukraine of Russia's response to provocations. vz.ru quoted Putin stating, "They must feel Russia's counter-attacks and realize that no provocative action, no triggering the situation... will work."

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Putin says peace proposals on table, blames Ukraine for attacks?
Of the 32 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 16% are rated left, 31% are rated centre, 53% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 82. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Putin says peace proposals on table, blames Ukraine for attacks left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 32 rated outlets on this story, 16% are rated left, 31% are rated centre, 53% 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 Putin says peace proposals on table, blames Ukraine for attacks biased?
Putin says peace proposals on table, blames Ukraine for attacks is one event reported by 82 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 Putin says peace proposals on table, blames Ukraine for attacks?
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 Putin says peace proposals on table, blames Ukraine for attacks?
82 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 Vladimir Putin say about peace talks with Ukraine?
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that all proposals for a settlement in the war with Ukraine remain on the table. He also said Russia was ready to resume negotiations after the Russian parliamentary elections but accused Ukraine of launching attacks on Moscow and polling stations, warning of a sustained response.
Did Putin say Russia is preparing for war with Europe?
No, Putin stated that Russia is not preparing for war with Europe, asserting that there are no motives or grounds for such a conflict.
What reason did Putin give for potential delays in negotiations?
Putin accused Ukraine of launching attacks on Moscow and polling stations during the Russian parliamentary elections. He suggested these actions were provocative and would lead to a sustained response from Russia, implying this would affect the resumption of talks.

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