Russia: Steve Witkoff meets Vladimir Putin, Moscow frees an American and says it is ready to resume talks in November
the same fact, two accounts
this subject is more divergent than 15% of recent comparable stories
GermanyBerlin sees the Witkoff mission as an American diplomatic coup where Kiev and Europe are left out, and where the release of Hubbard is less significant than the uncertainty surrounding November.
What each one tells
opposition
UkraineKyiv is weighing Witkoff's visit to Putin against the security guarantees agreed upon the day before in Oslo, and is outraged by the compliment paid to the Kremlin leader.
- Germany
National interest on the sidelines
the Tagesschau notes the arrest of a German in the report of an American release.
Relying on agencies
the DW presents the release as a gesture to the American administration.
What the account puts first
Ukraineby contrast
the text contrasts Witkoff's compliment with civilian casualties documented by the UN.
- Germany
this perspective does not carry this information
What it leans on
Ukraine onlyUkraineReliance on Russian sources
the account of the meeting is based on Russian agencies cited by the Ukrainian press.
and the figures
this press does not report this figure
Civilians killed in Ukraine in September according to the UN
civilians killed
only one reports itat least 328 civilians killed