[jimbokun]

But that's punditry, not news.

News would be accurately reporting on where the Russian troops were and what they were doing at that moment. News isn't supposed to include prediction. That's why Opinion sections were traditionally kept separate from the rest of the paper.

[Phiwise_]

News would have refused to put sugar on its porridge, too.

[marginalia_nu]

Technically yeah, but it's also what the news looks like today. By volume, it's mostly speculation, gossip, and politically flavored analysis.