{
  "id": 11231439,
  "title": "Sledgehammer for Putin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/sledgehammer-for-putin",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T16:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/85872"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Congress has handed President Trump a sweeping sanctions bill, signed Sept. 18, that lets him hit Russia's oil, banks, and buyers like China and India by Oct. 18 unless Moscow agrees to peace talks. The author argues Trump must abandon his \"personal diplomacy\" with Putin and use the leverage, as Russia's economy weakens and public pressure mounts.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}