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Interpol has issued a red notice for a Ukrainian woman suspected of a parcel bombing in Monaco targeting a Russia-linked Ukrainian oligarch. On the run across Europe, she has become a flashpoint in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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FRAMING GAP
84/100HIGH
Perspectives diverge strongly
Here are the main framing differences identified between media coverages.
ANALYSIS BY COUNTRY
AUSTRALIADOMINANT ANGLE
Australia views the Monaco attack as a revealing episode of violence linked to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict: a Ukrainian suspect disguised as a man, being tracked by Interpol across Europe.
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
KEY POINTS
- •Australians are closely following a case in which Interpol has issued a red notice for Anastasiia Berezovska, a 39-year-old Ukrainian woman who speaks German, on charges of attempted murder, planting an explosive device, and criminal conspiracy
- •The suspect had disguised herself as a man during the attack and was only identified as a woman after an extensive review of surveillance footage and a witness testimony
- •The presumed target, Vadym Yermolaiev, had renounced his Ukrainian citizenship and had been subject to Ukrainian sanctions since 2023 due to alleged ties to Russia
BIASES
Criminal procedural framework: Australian coverage prioritizes investigation details and Interpol mechanisms over geopolitical analysisPreference for official sources: information relies on statements from Monaco prosecutors and Interpol, without independent voicesLimited coverage of motivations: the background and presumed motives of suspect Berezovska are absent, with coverage limited to identification elements
RUSSIASTATEDOMINANT ANGLE
Moscow identifies the SBU as the likely mastermind behind the Monaco attack on Yermolayev, framing the incident as a clandestine Ukrainian operation on European soil.
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
KEY POINTS
- •Moscow resident Vadim Yermolayev renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2019 and was subject to sanctions imposed by Kyiv in 2023 (TASS)
- •According to sources cited by Le Figaro and relayed by TASS, Monaco's investigators are inclined to believe that Ukraine's SBU is behind the attack
- •The bomb was remotely detonated by a remote control at the moment when the victim's companion, Anna Nasobina, was walking past the device (BFMTV/TASS)
BIASES
Moscow-centered framing: the trail of Ukrainian services is presented as the dominant angle of the investigation, marginalizing other hypothesesPreference for the victim's judicial past: emphasis on Kiev's sanctions and fraudulent call centers implicitly frames responsibility towards UkraineLimited coverage of Ukrainian voices: neither Kiev nor the SBU are quoted to contest or confirm the relayed accusations
RUSSIASTATEDOMINANT ANGLE
Moscow identifies the SBU as the likely mastermind behind the Monaco attack on Yermolayev, framing the incident as a clandestine Ukrainian operation on European soil.
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
KEY POINTS
- •Moscow resident Vadim Yermolayev renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2019 and was subject to sanctions imposed by Kyiv in 2023 (TASS)
- •According to sources cited by Le Figaro and relayed by TASS, Monaco's investigators are inclined to believe that Ukraine's SBU is behind the attack
- •The bomb was remotely detonated by a remote control at the moment when the victim's companion, Anna Nasobina, was walking past the device (BFMTV/TASS)
BIASES
Moscow-centered framing: the trail of Ukrainian services is presented as the dominant angle of the investigation, marginalizing other hypothesesPreference for the victim's judicial past: emphasis on Kiev's sanctions and fraudulent call centers implicitly frames responsibility towards UkraineLimited coverage of Ukrainian voices: neither Kiev nor the SBU are quoted to contest or confirm the relayed accusations
AUSTRALIADOMINANT ANGLE
Australia views the Monaco attack as a revealing episode of violence linked to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict: a Ukrainian suspect disguised as a man, being tracked by Interpol across Europe.
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
KEY POINTS
- •Australians are closely following a case in which Interpol has issued a red notice for Anastasiia Berezovska, a 39-year-old Ukrainian woman who speaks German, on charges of attempted murder, planting an explosive device, and criminal conspiracy
- •The suspect had disguised herself as a man during the attack and was only identified as a woman after an extensive review of surveillance footage and a witness testimony
- •The presumed target, Vadym Yermolaiev, had renounced his Ukrainian citizenship and had been subject to Ukrainian sanctions since 2023 due to alleged ties to Russia
BIASES
Criminal procedural framework: Australian coverage prioritizes investigation details and Interpol mechanisms over geopolitical analysisPreference for official sources: information relies on statements from Monaco prosecutors and Interpol, without independent voicesLimited coverage of motivations: the background and presumed motives of suspect Berezovska are absent, with coverage limited to identification elements