The Russia Editor reported comments by Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for the Russian government, who had condemned offers of military assistance made by President Biden to the government of Ukraine. The Russia Editor said:

Vladimir Putin’s spokesman claimed that in Washington Presidents Biden and Zelensky had made no cause for peace, or shown any willingness to heed Russia’s concerns. He argued that supplying Ukraine with increasingly advanced weaponry would only ensure that the suffering of the Ukrainian people would continue longer than necessary. It was a typical response from the Kremlin, an example of the kind of parallel reality the Russian authorities have created regarding events in Ukraine. The Kremlin accuses the West of starting this war, and yet back in February it was President Putin who ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, to try to force the country back into Moscow’s orbit. This is very much Russia’s war.

The BBC’s Editorial Guidelines concerning due impartiality say that news correspondents may “provide professional judgements, rooted in evidence, but may not express personal views on such matters publicly”.  In the ECU’s view Mr Rosenberg’s analysis was entirely consistent with his brief as Russia Editor and did not conflict with the BBC’s editorial standards.
Not Upheld