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Rubio: there was no pause in intelligence sharing with Ukraine, sanctions put off for 60 days for the sake of talks; a Trump–Putin–Xi meeting is under discussion

Place: Uzbekistan, WashingtonRegion: Ukraine-wide and the front lineautomatic summary

Russia : coveredUkraine : coveredIndependent : not found
discrepancy: wordingomissionone of the groups does not cover it

Where the versions diverge

Russian and Ukrainian sources relay Rubio's words closely but with different emphases. Russian agencies headline his denial of a "pause" in intelligence sharing, his call on Zelensky to focus on a settlement, his explanation of the sanctions suspension and the discussion of an APEC meeting. A TASS headline says Rubio blamed Ukraine's air defence problems on a software glitch; according to the recording cited by RBC-Ukraine, Rubio spoke of a software problem with the early warning system a few nights ago and said he did not know what happened last night. Russian sources do not mention the EUCOM review or the Washington Post report, while RBC-Ukraine does not relay his remarks on sanctions and APEC. There are no independent reports in the sample.

What Russia reports

automatic summary RIA Novosti, TASS and Interfax relay remarks US Secretary of State Marco Rubio made to journalists in Uzbekistan on the morning of 19 October. According to him, Trump suspended new sanctions against Russia for 60 days to see whether the talks with Ukraine and Russia can lead to something positive; the US will keep doing everything it can to end the war, and Trump is "open to anything he can do". Asked whether Moscow is open to talks, Rubio replied that this is diplomacy, "not a criminal case". A meeting of Trump with Putin and Xi Jinping at the APEC summit is under discussion, he said, but he does not know whether anything has been finalised. Responding to Zelensky's claims that intelligence sharing had been suspended, Rubio said "there was no pause" and that he would not comment on everything Zelensky says in interviews; Zelensky, he said, should focus on a settlement. A TASS headline says Rubio blamed Ukraine's air defence problems on a software glitch.

“Он решил приостановить действие санкций на 60 дней, потому что хочет посмотреть, есть ли возможность, могут ли переговоры, которые сейчас ведутся как с Украиной, так и с Россией, привести к чему-то позитивному”

“Мы делаем все, что можем, и продолжим делать все, что можем, чтобы помочь способствовать завершению этой войны”

Interfax, original: Russian

“Это не уголовное дело. Это дипломатия. И в дипломатии нужно продолжать попытки”

Interfax, original: Russian

“Думаю, что есть разговоры о встрече. Я не знаю, было ли что-то решено окончательно”

“Я не собираюсь продолжать комментировать и отвечать на все, что он говорит в интервью прессе”

“Владимир Зеленский должен акцентировать внимание прежде всего на поисках путей к урегулированию конфликта”

“Рубио объяснил проблемы ПВО Украины сбоем программного обеспечения”

What Ukraine reports

automatic summary RBC-Ukraine, citing Radio Liberty's Washington correspondent Alex Raufoglu, quotes Rubio's answer to the question of why Ukraine received no warning of the ballistic missiles fired at Kyiv: he does not know exactly what happened last night, while a few nights ago there was a software problem with Ukraine's early warning system, which US European Command (EUCOM) is looking into. Rubio stressed that the US had not stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine, wondered where Zelensky gets such information and why he tells the press about it, and said Zelensky should focus on ending the war. The outlet recalls the Washington Post report that US intelligence had warned Ukraine's embassy that the sharing would be stopped if strikes on Russian refineries continued.

“Кілька ночей тому виникла програмна проблема”

“Європейське командування ЗС США (EUCOM) вивчає це питання.”

“Жодного призупинення не було.”

“Саме на цьому йому слід зосередитися.”

“американська розвідка попередила посольство України, що обмін даними зупинять”

What independent sources report

no reports found

Confirmation

Confirmation: both sides report it, no independent sources

Both Russian and Ukrainian sources describe the event, but there are no international independent sources in the selection.

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