Asked about a strikes-only truce, Putin answered with one word.

Ukraine offered to stop hitting Russian refineries if Moscow stopped hitting its energy grid.

Putin said Ukrainian refinery strikes cost Russia 1% of GDP, and Moscow now responds in kind.

Ukraine says Moscow deliberately targets civilians, and a Russian drone hit a Kyiv school Thursday as winter nears.

How each outlet framed it

drawn from 550+ reports worldwide

Le Monde.fr leans critical
Hindustan Times leans critical
Putin threatens 'all types of weapons' if Kaliningrad attacked; Ukraine deploys FP-7 ballistic missile; NATO warns of Russian sabotage/arson
Al Jazeera Online
adds Trump-Zelenskyy Sept 22 context: Zelenskyy proposed mutual ceasefire on refineries; Putin admits 1% GDP cost but escalating
Українська правда leans critical
foregrounds Putin's explicit Kaliningrad/nuclear threats, distinguishing Foreign Ministry statement from actual nuclear policy implications

Sources: Українська правда, Le Monde.fr, Hindustan Times, Al Jazeera Online