QATAR PERSPECTIVE

Qatar: Al Jazeera and Gulf Times cover May 9 with the equidistant distance characteristic of Qatari media. Al Jazeera publishes both photos of the reduced parade and the Ukrainian statement on the risks of the truce. Qatar, a habitual mediator of regional conflicts, has no official position on the Ukraine war but observes with attention signals of conflict resolution. Gulf Times soberly headlines 'Trump announces 3-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia,' directly linking the parade to the diplomatic context of the truce. Al Jazeera's coverage gives significant space to reactions from Global South countries, which follow the conflict's evolution with hope that American diplomacy leads to genuine peace.