United States: Donald Trump suspends the Russia sanctions passed by Congress
the same fact, two accounts
this subject is more divergent than 80% of recent comparable stories
SpainMadrid sees the suspension as a calculation of domestic politics: three weeks before the legislative elections, Donald Trump is draining of its substance a law of Congress that he himself had enacted, after the diesel pact with Putin.
What each one tells
same framing
BrazilBrasília sees the suspension of sanctions as an arbitration by Trump between oil prices and midterm elections, before viewing it as a blow to Kiev.
- Spain
Electoral
the narrative puts the legislative election schedule and the price of gasoline front and center.
Relying on a Russian source
Moscow's reaction opens the narrative, followed by Kiev's.
What the account puts first
BrazilEconomic and electoral
Veja's narrative highlights the price of energy and the midterm election calendar.
Focus on the two belligerents
the article mainly reiterates the statements of the Russian envoy, without any other independent source.