{
  "id": 13914672,
  "title": "EU passes sanctions against Russia's illegal election in occupied Ukrainian territories",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/eu-passes-sanctions-against-russias-illegal-election-in-occupied",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T08:47:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/eu-passes-sanctions-against-russias-illegal-election-in-occupied-ukrainian-territories/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The European Union has unanimously approved 77 new sanctions listings against Russia for its illegal state Duma elections in illegally occupied Ukrainian territories, according to the Kyiv Independent. The sanctions target individuals who ran in and helped set up the sham election, which took place from September 18 to 20, while voting in occupied Ukrainian territories began in late August. Of the 77 sanctioned individuals, 74 ran as candidates, while the remaining three were newly elected members of Russia's electoral commission. This move follows Ukraine's sanctions on over 40 people involved in the elections on September 26, and the EU's previous election-related sanctions against Russia. The Russian State Duma elections were the first elections for Russia's lower house of parliament to be held in the occupied Ukrainian territories, following Russia's issuance of Russian passports to Ukrainians there, requiring them to renounce their Ukrainian citizenship.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "EU votes through largest ever Russia sanctions list",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/eu-votes-through-largest-ever-russia-sanctions-list",
        "published": "2026-10-12T08:32:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}