Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
12%
2 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
withheld
no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
59/100
The Independent's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
3
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Britain would like more channels for talking to Russia, Defence Minister Wes Streeting has said, with military-to-military contact singled out as a way to lower the "risk of miscalculation".
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contact → like → miscalculation
The remarks came in a Financial Times interview published on Tuesday.
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remarks → come → Tuesday
"We have our embassy in Moscow.
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We → have → Moscow
I would much prefer there to be additional channels too, particularly military-to-military level," Mr Streeting told the FT.
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Streeting → prefer → FT
"There is always a risk of miscalculation and that's why having that direct communication is important," he said.
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he → be → communication
Russian and Ukrainian officials are planning to meet on Tuesday for two days of US-brokered talks, their first since February.
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officials → plan → February
President Donald Trump suggested last week that a broad peace deal was possible in the four-and-a-half-year-old war, a deal which could incorporate Europe's security.
Mr Streeting's comments came ahead of those talks.
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comments → suggest → talks
Relations between Moscow and most European capitals, including London, have been frozen since Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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Relations → include → Ukraine
There has been one break in the ice since the invasion: the foreign ministers of Russia and Germany met in New York in September, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
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ministers → meet → Assembly
In the encounter, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called on Russia to abandon its "dangerous path of escalation" toward Germany, Europe and the Nato alliance, a German delegation official said.
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official → call → Germany
Mr Wadephul expressed openness to a better relationship but said it required a genuine willingness from Russia’s leadership to end the war in Ukraine, according to the official.
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it → express → official
Shortly afterwards, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addressed the the General Assembly, defending the war in Ukraine and lobbing barbs at the West, including Germany.
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Lavrov → address → Germany
He made a point of blasting the notion of Germany or Japan gaining a permanent seat on the powerful UN Security Council.
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Germany → make → Council
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said last week that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to a G20 summit in Manchester because of UK sanctions against him.
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Putin → say → him
The UK has a longstanding policy not to have direct, bilateral engagement with Russian ministers since the invasion.
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UK → have → invasion
Mr Trump has invited Mr Putin to a G20 leaders’ summit at his Miami golf club in December.
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Trump → invite → December
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