{
  "id": 13785730,
  "title": "US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over refinery attacks, FT reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/us-threatens-to-block-arms-for-ukraine-over-refinery-attacks-ft",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T19:52:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-11-us-threatens-to-block-arms-for-ukraine-over-refinery-attacks-ft-reports/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United States is reportedly threatening to halt the procurement of arms for Ukraine in order to persuade Kyiv to cease its strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, according to a report by the Financial Times. Officials in Europe, who have received calls from US officials or been briefed on their intentions, confirmed to the FT that the US is urging both European capitals and Kyiv to end the attacks on Russian oil refineries. The threat includes the possibility of cutting off intelligence sharing and the Purl (Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List) mechanism for procuring US weapons for Ukraine, according to the report. The White House has not yet commented on the matter. The potential for an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, announced by US President Donald Trump, has been reported but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has yet to see the details.",
  "summary": "Oct 11 (Reuters) - The US is threatening to stop the procurement system that provides Ukraine with weapons in order to press Kyiv to halt its deep strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing officials in Europe.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over attacks on Russian refineries",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/us-threatens-to-block-arms-for-ukraine-over-attacks-on-russian",
        "published": "2026-10-11T17:19:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1691: Ukraine opens arms exports to 18 makers as defense output hits $55 billion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/russo-ukrainian-war-day-1691-ukraine-opens-arms-exports-to-18-makers",
        "published": "2026-10-11T20:33:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "EU to provide Ukraine with 3 billion euro tranche of military funding this week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/eu-to-provide-ukraine-with-3-billion-euro-tranche-of-military-funding",
        "published": "2026-10-11T22:16:42.000Z"
      }
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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."
}