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Albania, its government and citizens featured in Russian coverage of EU enlargement, defense cooperation and a possible longevity record. Vzglyad, Lenta.ru and other outlets relayed Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama’s claim that Brussels was misleading Ukraine about membership and that Kyiv could not join under standard accession rules. Several outlets cited Politico’s reporting on proposed EU accession roadmaps for Albania and other candidates. Vzglyad reported that Albania would consider a joint Adriatic defense system with neighboring countries. Lenta.ru relayed NASA’s announcement that Albania had joined the Artemis lunar program, while Komsomolskaya Pravda reported that documents were being checked for an Albanian woman who might be the world’s oldest person.

Across 68 articles over the last 30 days, Albania was presented neutrally in 66 and as hostile to Russia in two. The coverage cast it as a threat in one article and as an object of ridicule in one. The two hostile portrayals appeared in EADaily and Argumenty i Fakty. By contrast, the reports relaying Rama’s criticism of EU promises to Ukraine were rated neutral across the outlets carrying them.