Russia
The world's largest country by area — a nuclear power and major oil-and-gas exporter.
Coverage of Russia is holding steady : 135 signals on the latest tracked day, up 114% from its three-week baseline of 63, across 11 domains (down from 54 a week ago). That makes it the #1 most-covered of the 337 concerns we track.
What’s changed
7 of the last 7 tracked days ran above the three-week baseline — a sustained move, not a one-day spike.
- Ukraine opposes political delistings from EU Russia sanctions, deputy PM says · Latest News From Euronews | Euronews RSS · 2026-09-22
- Europe Today: Trump, Zelenskyy to meet at UN as EU fails to agree on Russia sanctions · Latest News From Euronews | Euronews RSS · 2026-09-22
- Trump set to press Zelenskyy at UN to agree energy ceasefire with Russia · The Guardian · 2026-09-22 · usually covers Australia
- Russia's ruling pro-Putin party wins wartime election with over 57% of vote, near complete results show · Reuters · 2026-09-22 · usually covers Intelligence
- Russia election 2026: What Putin’s strengthened majority means for Hungary · Daily News Hungary · 2026-09-22 · usually covers Immigration Labor
- Russia adapts a training missile to lead its ballistic onslaught of Ukraine · Reuters · 2026-09-22 · usually covers Intelligence
What the reporting says
Across 2,652 tracked stories from 269 outlets, reporting on Russia most often describes military action (243), public statements (196), meetings or visits (176), sanctions or trade (120), elections (92), disaster (46).
It shows up alongside Ukraine (1321 — meetings or visits ×21, ceasefire or deal ×6, sanctions or trade ×5), European Union (572 — sanctions or trade ×13), Putin (520 — meetings or visits ×18), Germany (472), China (971 — sanctions or trade ×7, meetings or visits ×4), Iran (813 — sanctions or trade ×14, meetings or visits ×2), Trump (727 — meetings or visits ×8, sanctions or trade ×8, ceasefire or deal ×5), Oil (689 — sanctions or trade ×18).
Two steps out: AI (through China, 971 shared stories on the weaker link); United States (through China, 971 shared stories on the weaker link); Hormuz (through Iran, 813 shared stories on the weaker link); Israel (through Iran, 813 shared stories on the weaker link).
Tracked since Dec 16, with coverage on 70 separate days — concentrated in Europe Politics.
What the crowd is pricing
The odds the crowd puts on “Putin out as President of Russia by December 31, 2026?” fell 4 points between Aug 12 and Sep 26, from 8% to 4%.