Andrii Sybiha

Sybiha used Davos as a platform to maintain international attention on Ukraine's security situation at a critical moment. His 349 quotes ranked him 59th among 492 world leaders, with an exceptionally favorable 73.7% positive sentiment indicating sympathetic coverage across outlets.

The geographic distribution of coverage reflects European media engagement. German outlet N-tv provided the largest platform with 119 quotes, while Ukrayinska Pravda (27), Austrian newsORF.at (10), and outlets from Ireland, Italy, and Poland rounded out his top sources. This European media concentration aligns with his diplomatic objectives of maintaining EU support.

Sybiha's messaging was uncompromising. He described Russia as an 'aggressive and lawless terrorist state' and argued that 'Putin's place is not at Trump's Board of Peace, but in the dock of the special tribunal.' His warning about Russian attacks on nuclear power infrastructure provided concrete security intelligence that generated coverage.

The timeline reveals two distinct coverage spikes: January 20 (153 quotes) coinciding with condemnation of Russian attacks, and January 24 (133 quotes). The January 20 peak included 63 tier-1 source quotes, indicating major outlets carried his statements on that date. Throughout, Sybiha maintained message discipline, keeping 96% of coverage within geopolitical framing.