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  "id": 13730961,
  "title": "Zelenskyy defends attacking Russian refineries after Trump demands he stop",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/zelenskyy-defends-attacking-russian-refineries-after-trump-demands-he",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T14:03:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News (US)",
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    "url": "https://abcnews.com/Politics/president-zelenskyy-defends-attacks-russian-oil-refineries-ukrainians/story?id=137171763"
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  "account": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy defended the country's attacks on Russian oil refineries in an interview with ABC News, responding to President Donald Trump's demand to cease the strikes. Zelenskyy emphasized Ukraine's desire for peace and readiness for de-escalation, urging Trump to signal Russia not to attack Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Trump criticized Zelenskyy for choosing not to end the war, arguing that the strikes on refineries are worsening the global diesel crisis and exacerbating the price of fuel.",
  "summary": "President Volodymyr Zelenskyy exclusively joined ABC's \"This Week\" Sunday to respond to President Trump's latest criticism of the Ukrainian leader.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/russian-ballistic-missile-debris-found-in-kyiv-courtyard",
        "published": "2026-10-11T10:15:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Kyiv pushes back on Trump’s call for a new Ukrainian president as drones hit Russian data hub",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/kyiv-pushes-back-on-trumps-call-for-a-new-ukrainian-president-as",
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        "title": "Kyiv pushes back on Trump's call for new president as drones hit Russian data hub",
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        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Ukraine shrugs off Trump call to ditch Zelensky for energy strikes",
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        "published": "2026-10-11T12:11:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Kyiv pushes back on Trump’s call for a new Ukrainian president as drones hit Russian data hub",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/kyiv-pushes-back-on-trumps-call-for-a-new-ukrainian-president-as-13716821",
        "published": "2026-10-11T12:17:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Zelenskyy claps back after Trump calls for new Ukrainian president",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/zelenskyy-claps-back-after-trump-calls-for-new-ukrainian-president",
        "published": "2026-10-11T13:26:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "'Up to our people' to pick leader, Zelenskyy responds to Trump's pledge for new elections in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/up-to-our-people-to-pick-leader-zelenskyy-responds-to-trumps-pledge",
        "published": "2026-10-11T14:19:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "'Up to our people': Zelenskyy responds to Trump's election call",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/up-to-our-people-zelenskyy-responds-to-trumps-election-call",
        "published": "2026-10-11T14:21:13.000Z"
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  "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."
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