Putin to address nation on eve of parliamentary elections
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced the televised speech scheduled for September 16.
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Putin to address nation on eve of parliamentary elections
Photograph: Ilta-Sanomat (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver a televised address to the nation on September 16 at 6 p.m. Moscow time.
- The address is in anticipation of the upcoming parliamentary elections.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced the president's speech.
- The parliamentary elections are scheduled to take place from September 18 to 20.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 10 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 16 of the 26 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
57/100
Hype
20/100
26 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 2 of the 10 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 is scheduled to deliver a televised address to the nation on September 16 at 6 p.m. Moscow time. The speech is in anticipation of the upcoming parliamentary elections, which will take place from September 18 to 20. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced the president's planned address.
Disagreement on election details
Ilta-Sanomat reports that Russia refers to the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia as Donbas and Novorossiya. According to Ilta-Sanomat, Russia states that residents of these areas will participate in the elections for the first time. Ilta-Sanomat also notes that Russia claims these regions as its own, even those it does not fully control. Dnevni list Danas reports that more than four million voters have registered for remote electronic voting, according to Central Election Commission chairwoman Ella Pamfilova, as transmitted by RIA Novosti.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated digests mention that Russia refers to the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia as Donbas and Novorossiya, or that Russia claims these regions as its own even if not fully controlled, as reported by Ilta-Sanomat.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 16 Sept 2026, 16:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How other outlets pictured it
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Dnevni list Danas — embedded from source
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
2 rated outlets
- The left-rated report from Dnevni list Danas led with Putin addressing citizens on the evening of September 16. It stated that Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced the president's address regarding the upcoming parliamentary elections, as reported by TASS. The report noted that this type of address is a traditional practice. It also mentioned that voting would occur over three days, from September 18 to 20, and that over four million voters had registered for remote electronic voting, citing RIA Novosti.
Centre
1 rated outlet
- The centre-rated report from Ilta-Sanomat led with Putin speaking on television that evening about the parliamentary elections. It stated that the Russian president would deliver a televised speech at 6 p.m. local time in connection with the upcoming Russian parliamentary elections, according to TASS. The report noted that Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed this. Ilta-Sanomat also explained that Russia refers to the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia as Donbas and Novorossiya, and that residents of these areas would participate for the first time. The report added that Russia claims these regions as its own, even those it does not fully control.
Right
7 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports focused on the announcement of President Putin's televised address ahead of the parliamentary elections. Sources including news-pravda.com, topwar.ru, vz.ru, and Interfax.ru stated that Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, announced the president would speak on television. These reports consistently mentioned the address would take place at 6 p.m. Moscow time on September 16, in anticipation of the elections scheduled for September 18-20. Interfax.ru described the address as a 'traditional television message'.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Putin to address nation on eve of parliamentary elections?
- Of the 10 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 20% are rated left, 10% are rated centre, 70% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 26. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Putin to address nation on eve of parliamentary elections left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 10 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Putin to address nation on eve of parliamentary elections biased?
- Putin to address nation on eve of parliamentary elections is one event reported by 26 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 to address nation on eve of parliamentary elections?
- 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 to address nation on eve of parliamentary elections?
- 26 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.
- When will Vladimir Putin address the nation?
- Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver a televised address to the nation on September 16 at 6 p.m. Moscow time. This was announced by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
- What is the reason for Putin's address?
- The address is in anticipation of the upcoming parliamentary elections in Russia. These elections are scheduled to take place over three days, from September 18 to September 20.
- Who announced the president's speech?
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced that President Vladimir Putin would deliver a televised address to the nation. He stated this to journalists.
Read it at the source
26 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
2- Putin Casts Parliamentary Election as Barometer of Support for War, Urges Russians to Vote (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
The Moscow Times — is The Moscow Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Putin Is Addressing the Citizens Tonight, and Why (opens Dnevni list Danas in a new tab)
Dnevni list Danas — is Dnevni list Danas biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
1Right
7- Putin Calls for Vote, Calls Election 'Barometer' for War (opens dagelijksestandaard.nl in a new tab)
dagelijksestandaard.nl — is dagelijksestandaard.nl biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Putin Calls for Vote, Calls Election ‘Barometer’ for War (opens Reformatorisch Dagblad in a new tab)
Reformatorisch Dagblad — is Reformatorisch Dagblad biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Putin casts parliamentary election as barometer of support for war, urges Russians to vote (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
The Straits Times — is The Straits Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- IN BRIEF: Kremlin comments on Putin’s address to Russians, US Justice Department statement (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Peskov: Putin Will Address the Russians Before the Election to the State (opens topwar.ru in a new tab)
- Putin's Teletransmission to the Russians Before the Elections Was Announced (opens vz.ru in a new tab)
- Putin Plans to Broadcast on the Occasion of the Election at 6 p.m. (opens Interfax.ru in a new tab)
Interfax.ru — is Interfax.ru biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
16- Putin: the Election Result Will Be a Response to Those Who Want to Weaken Russia (opens 1prime.ru in a new tab)
1prime.ru — is 1prime.ru biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Putin Sends a Message to the Russian People Ahead of the Duma Elections. (opens anlatilaninotesi.com.tr in a new tab)
anlatilaninotesi.com.tr — is anlatilaninotesi.com.tr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Putin: Elections Measure Support for War, Call for Vote (opens Business Daily in a new tab)
Business Daily — is Business Daily biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Putin Calls for Vote, Calls Election 'Barometer' for War (opens Nieuws.nl in a new tab)
- Putin: Participation in Upcoming Parliamentary Elections Is a Barometer for Support for the War in Ukraine (opens Naftemporiki in a new tab)
Naftemporiki — is Naftemporiki biased? Our profile of this outlet
- "Contribution to Russia's Victory": Putin Made an Appeal in the Run-up to the State Elections (opens RTVI in a new tab)
- Vladimir Putin Called on the Russians to Vote in the State Elections (opens vedomosti.ru in a new tab)
vedomosti.ru — is vedomosti.ru biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Putin, in His Televised Address to the Russians, Called Participation in the Elections "a Common Contribution to Russia's Victory" — the New Gazette (opens Новая газета - Novayagazeta.ru in a new tab)
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- Putin Presents Parliamentary Elections as Barometer of Support for War and Urges Russians to Vote (opens Capital.gr in a new tab)
Capital.gr — is Capital.gr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Kremlin: Vladimir Putin Will Deliver a Speech Today (opens Rzeczpospolita in a new tab)
Rzeczpospolita — is Rzeczpospolita biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Putin's Speech to the Nation Today at 16:00 Italian (opens Askanews in a new tab)
- Putin Will Address the Russians Today (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
- Putin Will Address the Russians About the Upcoming Elections to the State Council (opens tvrain.tv in a new tab)
- Putin to Address Russian Citizens Regarding Duma Elections (opens Apa in a new tab)
- Putin Will Speak to the Russians in the Evening in Anticipation of the Elections to the State. (opens Life.ru in a new tab)
- Putin Will Speak to the Russians: What Is Known (opens e1.ru in a new tab)
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