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Zelensky expects US envoys for talks in Kyiv and Moscow

Ukrainian president announces preliminary dates for visits by American negotiators aiming to resolve the conflict.

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Camera IconKyiv officials say Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital have wounded at least six people. (EPA PHOTO) Credit: AAP

What this story says

  • US negotiators are expected to visit Ukraine and Russia soon, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
  • Zelensky stated that preliminary dates for these visits have been set and described the meetings as very important.
  • A Russian attack on Kyiv on September 3 killed one person and damaged a residential building.
  • Six people were wounded in earlier strikes on the capital, reported Mayor Vitali Klitschko.

Who covered it

Left 31%(14)Centre 31%(14)Right 38%(17)

Percentages are shares of the 45 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 68 of the 113 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

70/100

Craft

55/100

Hype

15/100

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Missing from the left

Only 14 of the 45 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.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that US negotiators are expected to visit both Ukraine and Russia soon. He stated in a nightly video address that preliminary dates for these meetings have been set. Zelensky described the upcoming visits as very important.

On September 3, a Russian attack on Kyiv resulted in one fatality and damage to a high-rise residential building. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that six individuals were injured in earlier strikes on the capital.

Disagreement on drone type

PerthNow reported that unofficial Telegram channels indicated the Kyiv building was struck by a jet-powered drone. None of the other reports mention the type of weapon used in the attack.

What the coverage left out

None of the centre-rated or right-rated reports mentioned that six people were wounded in earlier strikes on the capital, a detail reported by PerthNow and attributed to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. No left-rated outlet ran this story at all.

Coverage settled. We checked this 14 times and stopped on 9 Sept 2026, 06:30. 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

14 rated outlets

  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were expected in Kyiv and Moscow in the coming days. Zelenskyy stated that preliminary dates had been set for the meetings. He also noted that American officials were in constant contact with Ukrainian counterparts to arrange the talks.
  • The digests reported that Witkoff and Kushner had previously visited Moscow multiple times. Some reports indicated this would be their first visit to Kyiv as part of US mediation efforts. One digest mentioned that the visit had been postponed from late July due to increased Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital.
  • One report suggested that Russian warnings and ongoing attacks on Kyiv had caused the US delegates to hesitate. Another digest stated that the envoys' visit might break down, citing an informed source. A separate report mentioned that the envoys had been hesitant over Russian warnings.

Centre

14 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated reports led on the expected visits of US negotiators to Ukraine and Russia. PerthNow and WTVB mentioned that preliminary dates have been set for these meetings. The Kyiv Independent specified that US President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to visit Kyiv. PerthNow also reported on the Russian attack on Kyiv, stating one person was killed and a residential building was damaged, and that unofficial channels reported the building was struck by a jet-powered drone.

Right

17 rated outlets

  • The right-rated reports focused on the upcoming visits of US negotiators to Ukraine and Russia. The West Australian stated that US negotiators will visit both countries to end the conflict. Topwar.ru reported that Kushner and Whitcoff are going to the Russian Federation due to problems in Kyiv, and quoted Zelensky saying preliminary dates are set. Anadolu Ajansı reported Zelensky's hope to meet US envoys in Kyiv in the 'coming days' in the context of peace efforts. News-pravda.com stated that Trump's special envoys Kushner and Witkoff confirmed their arrival in Kyiv and Moscow in the coming days, with exact dates still being negotiated.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Zelensky expects US envoys for talks in Kyiv and Moscow?
Of the 45 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 31% are rated left, 31% are rated centre, 38% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 113. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Zelensky expects US envoys for talks in Kyiv and Moscow left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 45 rated outlets on this story, 31% are rated left, 31% are rated centre, 38% 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 Zelensky expects US envoys for talks in Kyiv and Moscow biased?
Zelensky expects US envoys for talks in Kyiv and Moscow is one event reported by 113 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 Zelensky expects US envoys for talks in Kyiv and Moscow?
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 Zelensky expects US envoys for talks in Kyiv and Moscow?
113 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.
Who is expected to visit Ukraine and Russia soon?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that US negotiators are expected to visit both Ukraine and Russia soon. He stated that preliminary dates for these meetings have been set and described them as very important for resolving the conflict.
What happened in Kyiv on September 3?
A Russian attack on Kyiv on September 3 killed one person and damaged a high-rise residential building. Mayor Vitali Klitschko also reported that six people were wounded in earlier strikes on the capital.
Which US officials are expected to visit?
While most reports refer to them as US negotiators or envoys, some reports, including from The Kyiv Independent and news-pravda.com, specifically name Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as the expected visitors.

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