Consider this headline:
‘No evil’ Putin will not commit to hold on to power, Zelenskiy says
What does it seem to mean? Did it take you a while?
I read it as if it had this structure:
‘Ugly’ Putin will not commit to hold on to power, Zelenskiy says
That is, it seemed to begin with an adjective. Even knowing what it means, I have a hard time reading it properly, because quotes like that often surround a nickname adjective.
If it has said
‘No evil Putin will not commit’ to hold on to power, Zelenskiy says
I would have no problem reading it.
Alas, apparently that entire thing wouldn’t be an accurate quotation